Tuesday 22 January 2013

Collaborative Drawing Swap

 Each person Draws something in the top quarter, and sends it to the next person on the list. Then the next person uses the second quarter to draw something that connects to the first quarter. Sending along to the third person, she ONLY allows herself to see the last bit of the drawing (so the second piece) and draws something connecting onto that. Sends along to fourth person, who ONLY allows herself to see the last bit of the drawing (the third piece) and finishes off the drawing.
 And here is the one started by me and added to by redcrystal, dreamlily and neca84. A huge thank you to all for adding to my drawing and making it unique. Hugs and kisses to you all. 

Thursday 6 December 2012

AD/FREE Post Card Swap #4



 

These are the first Swap-Bot cards I have receive its from Liz AKA Kogeliz from the Ad/Free PC Swap #4. Thank you Liz Love the Little Kitten Stickers.

Tuesday 27 November 2012



SHEKA
AKA Bub, Little Miss Stinky. Born 24th Dec 2008.
Her Motto " Lots of new smells out there to explore and new people to throw the ball."

I used to work for a man who breeds Red Kelpies (working dogs) and his wife owned a Tenterfield Terrier. She like him so much she decided to breed the Tenterfield terriers herself. So she got a Breeding pair and her first litter where so cute all the staff at the catering company were oohing and ahhing about how cute and tiny and just plain adorable the 4 of them were. Sally (mum) and Sparky (dad) where very happy I’m sure. The 3 boys were promised to good homes in days after the birth but the little girl wasn’t. The big day (week 6) arrived that Sally had waited for, the boys left home and were happy with their new parents, the little girl was still unnamed and had no home. The Boss quietly said to all us staff that he will have to put the girl down if no one can take it home. I wasn’t working that day but heard the girls mention it a few days later and I went to the bosses wife and said I will have the girl and take her home today.
So my life with a little Puppy started. I had owned a Maltese terrier 10 years ago, but he died from a broken Jaw (kicked by a horse) and I promised myself I wouldn’t have another pet ever, as the pain of losing him was too great. But here I was with a Puppy.
I looked on Google to find a name to suit her and could find none. Girl’s names, boy’s names, pet names and random names were no help. I went to colour and found a name of the red/brown colour her patch was (to this day I can’t remember the Colour) and shortened it and she ended up being called Sheka.
I was living by myself when I brought her home and I had no fence on the yard so I had to keep her inside all day while I was at work. So toilet training was impossible to start with. I tried everything Newspaper on the floor, a litter tray and puppy pee pads. Nothing helped until I moved to a new place with a fence and she could go outside during the day to pee. Yeah.
I was sure when I got Sheka that she would be like my Maltese Gizmo, calm lap dog who was afraid of his shadow. But no Sheka is a hyper active, always on the go, super quick puppy. In the beginning I taught her to chase a ball and bring it back to calm her down. That didn’t work still hyper active. So I had her desexed, for 24 hours she was calm and was a sit on your lap dog, then back to hyper active again. I gave up trying to calm her down.
I remember when she was younger I had fallen down the step at the back door and sprained both my ankles. She sat with me until I had stopped crying and crawled into the house to bed. When my Niece call in to take me to hospital, to see if I had broken them(they hurt a lot) she wouldn’t let my niece get close to me. She was not overly unfriendly growing or the like but she made it known that she was not happy with my niece being there, getting in the way of her looking at my ankles and not being happy to see her like she normally is. Normally she loves my niece as much as she loves me. (Used to live with us for a year during the early puppy years.)
Sheka does not Yap like most little dogs. Mainly because I trained her to only bark when there was a reason for it e.g. someone at the door or a car pulling up at the front of the house.  She has added to the list of things to bark at, unexplained noises. But I let her have that one. Of course when she finds out that the person is someone she knows, her bark changes to I’m so glad you have come to see me, I’ll get my ball and we can play. Sheka Loves people, Any visitors are there to see her. Pizza delivery guy to family member and door to door sales people.
She can jump very high but is yet to understand that she can jump higher than the fence and get out. PS the fence is 4 foot high and she could clear it easily.
When we moved to Brisbane I was living with a family who spoke Greek as a second language and they taught her to sit, stay, get off the lounge, where’s the ball, etc. So I have a bilingual Dog.
 Her best friend is a red Kelpie who is 13 years old, Buzz. But he lives back in Country NSW where we used to life. So only gets to see him 3-4 times a year now.
We moved in with 2 Nurses in March, Sheka meet the neighbours before we did because she had them throwing the ball for her. She also taught the girls to throw the ball when they go outside to have a smoke, (she thinks the word smoke means go outside and throw the ball, sigh she can also understand when the girls spell it). They don’t think its cute anymore. The door opens and out she goes to play. Woo hoo Ball.
Nurse #1 has a cat called Meeka. Pronounced MEE KA Sheka Pronounced SHE KA. Her affectionate name is Bub also Well we thought after a few months that the cat and dog would become friends but no. SHEKA HATES CATS. She chases the cat back into its master’s bedroom every time it has the nerve to be seen moving where she is. It’s ok if she is sitting still on the lounge but the cat moves to a better spot fair game it gets chased back to her room. Meeka will not let the dog into its room she will arch her back, stand sideways and chase the dog out of her room. (Now that is funny to see).
When the cat goes missing Nurse #1 asked sheka to find the cat… Woo Hoo she thinks its ok the chase the cat because she has permission to.
She wakes me up in the middle of the night for her to go outside to the toilet by putting her cold nose on my nose, if that doesn’t work she will give me a kiss and if that doesn’t work lots of kisses. On her midnight pee break she runs around the outside of the house to see that it is possum free then pees.
She puts her cold nose under your armpit to get you to move your arm and she sits there waiting to be patted if you do not pat she will do it again. Don’t know how she does it but her nose always seems to be freezing when she makes contact with human skin.
She loves to visit my mum as she lives on a Farm and there is sooo many smells there, Chooks, peacocks, cows, kangaroos, parrots and lots of cool things to smell and get really dirty. Reason for the name Little Miss Stinky. Loves the smell of really stinky and rolls in it every time.
So that’s all I can think of about my little Girl Sheka. I know she has given me 4 years of joy so far and I pray for many more years of friendship. Next year we hope to travel Australia most Weekends and 4 weeks Holiday at Christmas. Lots of new smells out there to explore and new people to throw the ball. I know she can travel 3 hours to visit mum on the farm with one smell break usually at a beach near Byron Bay or dog park near Tweed heads. So its looking positive to happen in 2013.
A few pictures of the times I have been able to get her to sit still. Not very often.
 

Tuesday 20 November 2012



 Another day in the life of Carolyn,
My Nephew's partner had a baby the other week and I found myself making  this Journal for the baby(2 whole days, one weekend in total). So before I give it to them I took Pics to show everyone.
Its Pink cause it was a Baby Girl. The bottles and other plastic embelishments were on the table at the baby shower so I grab some to add to the Journal.

 I was Born on... Rose bud cheeks... my name is...
 At precisely... a little bit of heaven...
 A baby is born with the need to be loved and never outgrows it... My eye colour is... Cute button Nose...
 My Weight and height is... A new baby is the beginning of all things wonderful hope dream of possibilities...Little girls are just like angels who haven't yet spread their wings...

 My Hair colour is...we made a wish and you came true...
 Bundle of Joy...
 Mommy's Girl... Daddy's Girl...
 Our Precious little baby...
My Parents are... a brand new little baby to fill lives and hearts with joy.

Tuesday 21 August 2012

Me and my Bub,
She has a hoodie on so cute.
Ps this is a test page to see if i can add a pic and to see if i can hook it up to pinterest.

Its My First

This is my first ever Blog and im so excited.