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Bridget painting class Springfield MO Dec 10 2015

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  Becca arranged for her and me to go to a Paint Your Pet class Dec 10 2015 They provided the paint and canvas. They drew some pencil outlines from a photo  submitted in advance.  We mixed our own colors and in 3 or so hours, all had reasonable portraits of our animals.

Smudge face - Heart beside his nose

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  I know that I have been truly adopted by my newest cat, because, yesterday (6days after bringing him home), he followed me to the bathroom, and scratched on the door to get in.   He was rehomed from the niece of Jenna, my expert nail lady, who had him in an apartment that had a no-pets rule.

Paint by Number Cliffs

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 Christmas present from Donnie Finished Jan 30

Purple shorties for Heather

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  64-stitch basic

pink sockwool for Heather

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  64-stitch basic

mint n white for Lynnette

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  Hawthorne 64-stitch basic with mistake rib on leg

a new cat

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  So, long story long...  I never look at the local Dog Pound FB page. But somehow, one of my friends reposted a few pictures of Gray man. I've wanted cat since my old lady cat got hit by a car, but I didn't want a kitten. I talked to Jerry, called the pound. They don't do cats, but post pictures to help people out. They gave me a number. I called.   It seems that this cat lived mostly outside with 4 other cats and at least one dog. His owner died. That person's son re-homed the others, and Grayman was left, alone, outside an empty house, and was fed twice a day. The son offered to get him neutered and vaccinated, and we picked up the cat from the vet.  As soon as he came out of the crate, he slunk downstairs, and then UNDER the stairs. He didn't come out for 30 hours. During that time, I took him some food, and he ate. The second time I took him food, He came to the laundry room, and actually let me touch him for a second. Now I have his food upstairs, and he s...