Life With Jules, and other stuff

In honor of my Irish ancestry and St. Patrick’s Day, I give you the Irish Setter: The Irish Setter VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL All images found through Google search.

My neighbor and I went to a local PetSmart Saturday afternoon in Tampa. While we were there, we checked out the dogs that were up for adoption: While walking around the store, we came upon cats: Snakes: Frogs:   You kinda have to look past the glare. The store lights were just terrible to work around, but the frog is the dark blotch with a bit of shine along the nose. A very cute parrot: and Lizards: This last puppy (well, he’s actually about 9 years old) reminded me of one from a blog I read. His name is Gizmo: I wished I could adopt another cat or two and maybe a dog, but alas I don’t have my own place yet. My neighbor was wishing the same thing when she spotted this little cutie: No, that’s not me in the background. She was one of the women holding the dog adoption.

I have always been a cat owner, but once in a while there was a dog in my life. This little fella came to live with me and my younger brother when we went to visit our dad in Wyoming. One of his friends gave us the dog and we brought him home to Michigan with us at the end of the summer – and BOY was our mom surprised, LOL. While we didn’t have him long (he was killed by a an idiot and his car that winter) he was a pleasure to have and very loved! If I were ever to get another dog (and I hope someday I will), I would want another dog like Toby (or Jasmine – who will be introduced in a later post)!

Late last year I completed a cute little pattern of a cat and dog laying together on a pillow. It gave the option to stitch the lettering in English, French, or Spanish. Since I was giving it to a good friend of mine - who also happens to be from France - I chose French. The saying in English is "A friend knows all about you - and still likes you!" Below is a picture of the completed and framed project. "A Friend Knows" Dimensions #16725