Almost Moving Day

Goodbye to the summer

Goodbye to the sun

Goodbye to the leaves and the flowers

Goodbye to my house

Goodbye

New Shabby Stars and Hearts

New Shabby Stars and Hearts

Now available in my Etsy Store

Gift Ideas for Christmas!

On the remodeling note:

The trailer is all painted white inside, photos coming!

Love, Linda

My New House Is . . .

a Trailer! or Mobile Home!

(It's not mobile though)

Two bedrooms, one bath, living room, eat in kitchen.

The park is nice.

The yard is nice.

The trees/landscaping is nice.

The outside is well-kept.

The inside is EERRRRK!

Pretty awful!

So, I got a really good price for a fixer-upper.

You are invited on this journey as I

fix it up!

Before photos!

 Yow! Red floor! This jutting-out piece is called a "tip-out" in the living room.

(I'm learning trailer-ease)

 The plastic blinds are already gone - the walls are going to be "Swiss Coffee"

an off-white.

 Next is the kitchen - I'mmmm, going to need a microwave

mine is built-in.

 That cabinet at the end is coming out - my baker's rack is going there.

The tall cabinet is staying . . . for now.

 Yow! red walls in the dining end of the kitchen! I see many coats of paint

in my future.

 This floor is peel and stick . . . wood grained vinyl

Washer and dryer is in the bathroom . . . for now.

Duke is checking out the bathroom - the good thing:

somebody really cleaned!

The whole place smelled like Ajax!

Bedroom is an awful color with nasty carpet

Enough said

The best part of all . . .

NO mortgage!

Love, Linda

Sorrrry!

I know I have been neglecting my blog.

I have bought a new house, although still living at the house of

beautiful dogs - still for sale.

The price has been lowered, so we are having

new showings. Duke is refusing to

get in the car . . . we had to use cheese today.

I will share photos of the house on Monday,

today, the other big news is . . .

the pouch is finished! It will go to my cousin Marybeth.

This is the back:

 This is the pouch closed:

Close-ups of the back:

This is the inside:

The lettering reads

"Other things may change us,

but we start and end with family"

Made for Marybeth Bond Scott by Linda Bloom 2013

Love, Linda

Updates and Progress on the Pouch

I am packing to move house.

What a challenge!

My house isn't sold yet, but I have bought a mobile

home in the town of Bath, PA

It needs work.

But,

It is in a nice park on a nice lot.

So this blog may become

"The Trailer of Beautiful Dogs."

That is why my blogging has become sporadic,

but I hope to continue regular posting

in October or November.

I will continue sewing, cooking, lots of doggie pics,

as well as ongoing remodeling and decorating

of my trailer. It has nice flower gardens

which I will continue to expand.

So I hope you will travel along with me.

That said, I have a beautiful blue hydrangea

bush here.

So I took cuttings, so I will have lots of shrubs for my new house.

Here is the update on my needlework pouch.

I will keep you updated.

Duke is taking a sunbath.

Love, Linda

Duke here . . .

Hey, I haven't posted for awhile.

A lot has happened this summer and I have been busy

helping mom eat up the leftovers,

and guarding the house, and making sure

those men fixing the road don't come any closer.

This morning mom asked if I wanted to go for a walk!

I hurried.

 She put on my "no pull" harness. HA HA

 and off we went! There were lots of things to sniff

 I left a lot of calling cards! Ha ha!

 I got tired and sat down for awhile.

 More calling cards!

I really like walking in the middle of the street.

One of the neighbors had pretty flowers. Calling card left!

When we got home I had to lie down and pant!

And I was all out of calling cards!

Love, the Duke