How Sleeping Dogs Lie

 

A photo study of different ways Poppy sleeps...

Snoring loudly here

Sleeping on the air vent to keep cool

Sleeping in the water she deliberately spilled to keep cool.

Camping--Fire Starter Tip

 

Teaching During a Pandemic

 What are we learning about teaching during a pandemic?

Check out what students and teachers have to say in a brief video created by SafeSchools

Preparing for a New Puppy

2 Problems: 

    1. How do we block off the kitchen in preparation for a new puppy? 

    2. The backyard fence is falling apart.

Solution 1: I used plastic lattice from Home Depot to create the right sized gates for our space. It took one 8 x 4 sheet of lattice to make these gates (see photos below).

Hooks and eyes in the back keep the gates secure, and there is no hardware on the front side. The gates are light and easy to unlatch and move.

And there were enough leftover scraps to made this portable stair-blocker.

Solution 2: I replaced the fence with post and rail and new gates. Also checked the perimeter and repaired gaps in the fence.

Before...

Along the way and after...

So far, they work!

Caning a Small Chair

This is my third caning experience. I'm getting better at seeing mistakes--hope that means my skills are improving.

Pandemic passtime...

My Second Caning Adventure

I finished the corner chair two years ago and recently turned my attention to this bent-wood rocking chair. You can view photos of the deconstruction and the finished corner chair in my 2019 post, Can I Cane a Chair?

Honey, an elderly Norwich Terrier, is my caning companion.

A rolled up piece of cane is soaking in the purple tub for about 10 minutes before I can use it. I found clothes pins helpful in keeping the the roll under water.

It was so exciting to get to this final stage of adding the edge over the holes in the seat. At this point I was seeing the cane pattern on the backs of my eyelids whenever I closed my eyes!

Completed project--not perfect, but it'll do.