This & That

 new ... improved ... washed ... and ... groomed ... westies

 Well here they are direct from the groomers minus all that

winter coat which was getting out of hand even with me

brushing and trimming it up.

 It's always a semi-stressful day when they are left at Ms. D's

house of barking dogs day spa.  I'm told once I leave

they settle down but once I come to pick them up they

act like little maniacs trying to escape from the house of horrors.

Forgot to mention this sock monkey quilt-in-progress is for Kate's

{see picture a few posts ago} grandson who is 15 months. 

 While the westies are being groomed I do a little shopping

in the Glen Burnie area which is a mecca of stores compared to the

area we live in on the eastern shore.   My favorite spots to

hit are Home Goods, Hancock Fabric, BJ's Wholesale.

 Isn't this the sweeties Scottie fabric?  I purchased 2 yards [just

to have] at Hancock Fabric as well as the paw print one below.  

The only thing I don't like is this fabric is paper thin -

meaning it's not {in my opinion} a good quality fabric to
use in making a quilt or even a pillowcase so I'll probably use
it to make some American Girl doll dresses or maybe use is
for a binding on a quilt top.

A better quality fabric from Hancock.

 Julep giving me the old evil eye because she didn't like that

I placed the fabric on her back for this picture.

 Trying to figure out what fabric I'll use on the top and

bottom of the quilt to frame the center.  I was thinking of using the

light sock monkey fabric [in the middle of the pinwheels] but then

thought about a 15 month old dragging it around the floor ...

so I'm looking at a darker color. 

Throw-back Friday & my first introduction to westies.  

Rocky {in the back} and that cute little fellow stealing a drink of water

 from my glass is Murphy.  They belong to our friends Stan & Leslie.

 Without this introduction to the westie breed Wilson & I would have 

went with a mini bull terrier as our pet of choice.  So ... thank you Stan & Leslie!

Stan just happened to be volunteering at the local shelter when someone

dumped a westie - he was in such bad shape the shelter didn't want to take him

due to his medical {skin} issues. But Stan talked them into accepting him so

Opie came home to nursed back to wellness.  I knew Opie wouldn't 

go back to the shelter when he got well and now Opie

is a member of the pack living the good life with his brothers.   

The thing with westies is skin issues and a lot of people get frustrated

with the medical expense when all it takes it giving them the RIGHT 

food as well as supplements to boost their immune system.  I

could write a book on this dealing with all the questions I get

on WESTIES HEALTH -- FROM EARS TO TAIL facebook page.

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Happy Friday & a good weekend to all.