A bit shabby

Today, that title could have so many meanings!

My naughty, naughty Sparky dog escaped yesterday was on the loose for four hours. The most frustrating bit is we knew where he was... little blighter was having a whale of time in the reeds at the pond ACROSS THE ROAD! We tried every tactic we could think of to lure him out and then we tried some others that helpful neigbours made up. Finally just as we'd given up all hope Zoe's friend Lydia reached down and grabbed him - he was filthy - black from head to tail and oh so happy.

A bath restored his coat but a couple of hours later we noticed that both his eyes were swollen and sore - an examination yielded a grass seed from each - ouch! We continued to monitor him but as the evening progressed he was unable to open either eye - so we took a trip to the emergency vet. He had ulcerated both corneas and has to have drops and ointment three times a day for a week - what a dog!

But what else is shabby? Well hopefully this LO I did for Scrapability:


Another pic of Rob's Mum - this time aged 9. I made the green flower - took me ages to get it to stay together and then I crushed it under the heel of my hand and it was perfect lol.

Here's another LO I did over the weekend - it didn't turn out quite as I was hoping - probably because I was so in love with the photo that doing it justice proved a struggle.


And now, just for Kate, here are another two pics of the baby cousins.

First up is Mio (the big sister - born moments before her brother).

And Hayato - don't you love his pose? International baby body language for relaxed :)


Apparently Mio looks like her Dad and Hyatato looks more like his Mum - in these photos you can see that they are quite different. It will be fun to watch them grow.

TFSB :)