Dorkies (Yorkshire Terrriers)

My great friend, Beth http://bethleintz.typepad.com/ did the nicest thing for me.  (Or maybe she did it for herself so she wouldn’t have to listen to me whine about not having a banner over and over??)  She is buying me a banner for my blog for my birthday!  I should have just gone ahead and done it myself, after drooling over all the great ones I see out there, but I was being cheap.  Like I tend to be. 

• I dig junk out of dumpsters or pick up trash along the road to fix up.
• I make old things work instead of buying new.
• I cut my dog’s hair myself instead of taking them to a groomer, even though people make fun of the way the dogs look when I am done.
• I buy clothes at Goodwill or garage sales, when I can, clearance at TJMAxx when Goodwill doesn’t have any I need.
• I drink store brand cola
• I horde my best paper collage supplies because I don’t want to waste them (what good are they in a drawer?)
• I pick up rocks along the side of the road to use in my landscaping
• I buy my paint when it goes on sale half price at the surplus store, then make do with what colors they have
• I willingly go only to restaurants I have a coupon for, I go under protest without one
• I am CHEAP. I try to pretend that I am thrifty- but I know the truth- I AM CHEAP.
• Did I mention that my husband has a great job, and I do pretty good too? I’ve had mural jobs that pay over $1,500 a day. Well, not everyday, that is for sure, but hey, I am employable. I am not poor, I am cheap, there is a big diff. I’ve been poor before, so I know. Hey, maybe that is why I am so cheap now?  You can take the girl out of the trailer, but you can’t take the trailer out of the girl.

But, I have a generous friend, and she has given me a very nice gift that I was too cheap to give myself.  I’m busily sketching away to make the banner just exactly what I have been day dreaming about.  Thanks, Beth!

Another thoughtful friend, Jen, (what would we have if we didn’t have friends?) took this photo for me on the day that my fairy grandbaby, Sugar Wings, was born. She photographed the sunset over my house that day, and what do you think was there??? My dog, Sparkle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look at this cloud- it is a leaping Dorkie!

Here is a picture of Sparkle for you to compare.  Imagine her without the frou frou stuff, and leaping away, like she’d really rather be doing instead of being dressed up like an idiot, I mean, like a princess.

One more thing, thanks to all the inquiries about the blue bucket, it is going to Mrs. Staggs, http://ahappymiscellany.typepad.com/ how kind of her to ask to buy it.  I might try to paint a few more, they are fun to do. 

I finished this painting today, wanted to use soft, dreamy colors and keep it simple. It is a mix of watercolor and acrylic paint on watercolor paper. 

Hey, one thing I am not cheap about is gifts.  I love to give presents.  So don’t forget about the May Bucket Giveaway, it is not too late to enter- and I have more to add to it!  Also, looks like we will have a 2nd place prize –to be announced.

Yesterday was my lucky day!  As I was wondering if I should do some sort of give away, my name was being drawn by http://vickichrisman.blogspot.com/ and I won her prize!!  I guess that means, it is my turn to give back, so I will come up with something arty and hand painted and let you know.  Thanks, Vickie, for the wonderful surprise!!

Even more good luck yesterday- I got a new puppy.   She’s 7 weeks old and is spoiled already. She came from a home that was full of little girls who couldn’t get enough of snuggling with her.  Good thing, because here at my cottage, my fairy grand baby is doing some cuddling with the puppy and the puppy seems to take right to her and stays with her.   They are destined to be best friends.

Our other female Dorky (Yorkshire Terrier) is named Sparkle.  I am thinking Twinkle might be a good name for this little girl.  I’ve also thought about flower names.  It might take a few days to find just the right name, but Twinks isn’t bad.

We put a glittery little belled collar on her and she is jingling from one end of the house to another.  Its lively around here, babysitting for Sugarwings and chasing the new puppy.

I have a brand new white velvet chair that the store I bought it from guarantees that if it doesn’t come clean, they replace it for 5 years. With these two around, we will be testing that promise to its limits. 

One more really lucky thing that happened on Friday the 13th, my grocery store had clearance roses for $1.99 a dozen!!  Now how lucky is that?   I wanted to buy them ALL.   I bought a couple dozen for myself and some to share with friends.