Posts Tagged ‘blazer’

Posted on August 21, 2009 - by deborahfillmer

Dogs On Thursday // Blazer

This was not the post I had planned for today, but today was the day Blazer needed to leave us.  He had been with us for 16 years, outlived his brother by two years and his body finally succumbed to the natural degradation that is old age.

We got Blazer as a baby from a breeder in Alabama while we were students at UAB.  Here he is in the back yard of our house in Homewood, AL at about 6 months old.

And, 2 years:

Blazer spent a lot of time with his brother and his cousin Tanya in Auburn, espceially during the college football season.  Here are the three of them together paying attention to their various interests.  Aubie (the cocker) is looking at the camera (his daddy), Tanya is in the middle and is watching some people play nearby, and Blazer, as always, is looking for the next rabbit to chase.

We have so many photos of him and his brother from the past 16 years, so I am just sharing a few.  Here he is after we moved out to the farm in 2006.

Here he is doing what he did best.

And, finally, a shot of him last Halloween when he posed for me so gallantly.

We loved him and will miss him, but we know he will no longer have to struggle to walk, control his bladder, or hold down his food.  Blazer is now at peace, August 21, 2009.

Posted on December 18, 2008 - by DK

Virtual Knitting Guild – Let’s Start Something New

How many of you attend a knit or stitch meeting?  Do you attend once a week, month, or other?  I do not attend a knitting meet up outside of my home.  It is not that I haven’t tried.  I just love knitting at home more than visiting and chatting (and a little knitting) at someone elses home.  Having said that, I have been thinking about ways to “visit” with other knitters, face to face, without having to leave the comfort of my own home.

Then it hit me.  I have a google (gmail) account and a webcam.  That is all I need!  See, gmail is free, and they have recently added a video portion to their chat (gtalk) window.  It works great and best of all, is free!!!

So, here is the idea…

I would like to set a date and time that some of us could get “together” on video chat and visit.  All those who participate will be able to see everyone else who is participating.  We will be able to knit (or whatever) while visiting because we won’t have to be typing, like in regular chat.  Everyone will have access to their own knitting stuff, their own coffee, food, etc…

If it works out, then we could “meet” at regular intervals (to be determined later).

I know there are several other ways of doing this same thing.  There are several sites that you can log in to in order to accomplish this same type of thing.  But, I thought I would try it through gtalk first to see how many of you are interested and then we can go from there.

All you need is a computer, a webcam, and a willingness to have some fun and try something new.  If you are interested, let me know via email at: nautical.knitter@gmail.com.  I think I will probably limit the group to about 5 or so at first to see how it goes.  Come on, you know you wanna…

On the Dog’s on Thursday front, here is a photo of the progress that Blazer has made in accepting Elf this week.  Not the greatest view of Blazer, but I took what I could get while they were cooperating.  I can’t believe we have had her a week and a half already!

Posted on December 4, 2008 - by admin

He Does That

Yesterday, I received a package in the mail from Jaimi at Plays With Yarn!  It is a beautiful skein of Smooshy sock yarn that I won by entering a contest on her blog.  Whoo hoo!

As for the Dog on Thursday…this is the way I found him when I came out of the kitchen this morning…

He does that…

Posted on November 20, 2008 - by DK

Can we talk?

My Dogs on Thursday post this week gives you all an idea of how Blazer and I communicate.  This is the expression that Blazer gives most of the time he is listening to what you have to say.  He loves to carry on a conversation and he will let you know his position as well.

Posted on October 31, 2008 - by DK

Happy Halloween Everyone, Stay Safe