Fall Orchard Time

Mo-Jo on the left and Jazzy on the right....they both look like they are laughing at something really funny.....notice their closed eyes!

German Shepherds

One on the left.....
and one on the right!

Thursday

Here are a few more pictures taken on Monday. I ventured out to the mail box this morning. It was pretty scary as there was a thin coat of ice on the ground this morning. Yikes!

Snow Day Today, No School

It is again snowing in central Ohio today. This is not the like the heavy snow that we had on Friday. It is colder, so it is more powdery. It is coming down steadily and school was cancelled today. There is snow in the forecast for a few days. The pictures above were just some more of what I took on Saturday. I'm not ready to go out into this today!

Vintage Coro Rhinestone Brooch/Pin

It Snowed Last Friday

We had about eight inches of snow last Friday that came down in the afternoon and later that night. The bushes and trees were bending over from the heavy weight. It was a pretty wet snow. I guess we were very lucky compared to other parts of the country.

Egyptian Goddess Earrings

Sammie Joins the Pack

We are caring for my sister-in-laws German Shepherd until she can get back on her feet. Here she is (in the middle) joining in to catch a ball that Landon has thrown for them. She is feeling more at home now and has been patrolling the back yard and sometimes leads the pack when letting us know that strangers are around.

Pretty Jazzy!

•:*¨¨*:•.Jazzy (Age 3) •:*¨¨*:•.

•:*¨¨*:•.Mo-Jo (Age 4) Jazzy (Age 3) •:*¨¨*:•.

I think the sunflowers are around 9-10' tall now! More have opened up since this picture was taken on Sunday. We have about 14 flowers opened up now. Every morning I go out and count and.....smile!

•:*¨¨*:•.Vintage Rhinestone Brooch •:*¨¨*:•.

Bandanna Mo-Jo and Jazzy

Today I was out shopping for summer clothes for Landon and I and found these bandanna's for Mo-Jo and Jazzy.

I installed an older version of Adobe Photoshop Elements on my PC yesterday and this is my first attempt at doing anything in this program. Not the greatest but it was a learning experience and I really enjoyed it. I love playing around with software. I was a typesetter/form's designer for many, many years before I started designing jewelry. I was the lead typesetter for a fortune 500 company before I left and started my own home-based typesetting/design business. I did this from my home successfully for about five years. It's incredibly easy for me to loose track of time when working with a program that I like!

Mo-Jo and Jazzy Enjoying a Sunny Day Outside

This week has been extremely sunny. I don't think I have seen one cloud in the sky! I was sitting outside on the brick patio taking a break and just had to grab my camera and take some new pictures of Mo-Jo and Jazzy. Mo-Jo decided he would hang out in the shade. Jazzy decided to sun herself on the brick patio. It got up into the low 80's.....a bit too warm for me! Today and tomorrow will probably be the same. We went for our walk this morning on the wooded path on the back side of Hoover Dam......much, much cooler!

♥Sea Opal♥

Listed these pretty earrings today. The stones are vintage, unfoiled Sabrina glass with hints of green and blue (aqua). They have an opal or milky appearance and are wrapped in hand oxidized, filigree brass.

Mintern's German Shepherds

I have been asked many times for information about where we found Mo-Jo and Jazzy. Kellie has a wonderful site for you to explore (just click on the pic). I thank you Kellie everyday for these wonderful companions! You have always been there for me!

King of Hearts

This is my new listing today in my Etsy Shop......King of Hearts!

This is an older picture of my husband with Hannah and Mo-Jo (puppy). She was the best stand-in mommy for Mo-Jo. We really miss her lots! You just had to say her name.....and her tail would thump!

Updated Pics of Mo-Jo & Jazzy

Here are some updated pictures of Mo-Jo and Jazzy taken Monday evening. It was in the 80's that day so the doggies were hot! Today it's in the 70's and overcast. We didn't get much rain but there's a 70% chance of it tomorrow. The lawn is being cut right now. The mower that we share with my husband's sister was not working. My husband had to tear it apart and clean the carburetor. He's already doing a project in the kitchen and he will be replacing the sink in the upstairs bathroom.....it's leaking! Someone gave us a nice sink years ago and that's what is going in there as soon as he can get to it. He's been a busy man! We are so fortunate that he is handy at fixing things!

Jazzy and Mo-Jo - Really Best Buds!

I was able to go and grab my camera and get this picture. Jazzy was laying her head on Mo-Jo's arm. They are really best buds! It was cooler here today with just a bit of drizzle. A little bit of grass seeding was done on the front lawn. My oldest cooked dinner. It was orange roughy fish in a special sauce served over lettuce and topped with sliced almonds. It had fresh lemon and garlic. I usually don't like fish that much but this was extremely delicious! Plus, I always love it when someone else cooks!

Jazzy and Mo-Jo

Best Friends!
They are half sister and brother....Mandie was their mommy! Diesel was Jazzy's daddy and Gizmo was Mo-Jo's daddy.

Mo-Jo, Jazzy & Mo-Jo

This is one of my husband's favorite pictures of Mo-Jo as a puppy. His ears were up but leaning to the middle somewhat! What a cutie!

And my husband says that Jazzy (as a puppy) looks like a beanie baby in this picture (kinda flat)! She is really, really snoozing!

Walking The Dogs

Walking Mo-Jo (on my right) and Jazzy (on my left) is something that I do pretty much every day unless it is icy out. German shepherds need to be walked every day and require lots of attention. Giving them attention is not hard to do at all as they follow me around everywhere I go. While everyone is off to work or school, I am pretty much there at home every day working on my jewelry unless I am out running errands. Mo-Jo loves playing ball and chasing the Frisbee. Jazzy likes to catch the balls that bounce. They are an incredible blessing and an absolute joy to have around.

Snow Ice Day In Central Ohio - Schools are Closed! (Just Click on the Pic to See a Larger View.)

Yes, we were part of that winter storm with a very wintry mix of ice and snow. We are now in a Level Two Snow Emergency. I did pick up my son from work. I mostly went 15 miles an hour but did get up to 30 once! Here are some pics of my youngest and the two German shepherds out enjoying all of this as they go crunching through the ice/snow!

I Dremmel My Dog's Nails

Well today I was in DJ's feed store to pick up more dry kibble for the GSD's. (See my post from yesterday.) I was lucky to have met Jim and Benjamen while I was there. Benjamen is such a sweet boy! We got into a discussion about clipping their nails while I was there. Lately, I have been using my dremmel to trim their dark nails. I started using it about a month and a half ago and they have become accustomed to it. I feel that is a great way to shorten their nails without them being sharp. I believe that the pressure from the regular nail clippers stresses them out more. They were first exposed to the dremmel just by being around me when I use it to work on my jewelry....drilling holes, polishing brass. It required two of us at first but now they are so used to it that I can do the job by myself. I really love my dremmel! Mine even has an attachment to sharpen the lawn mower blades. We used it last summer and it did an incredible job.

If you click on the above picture, it will take you into the article that I found that shows you how to dremmel your dog's nails. It inspired me and I decided to give it a try. I am pleased with this method now that they have become accustomed to it. It had to be introduced slowly but well worth the patience!

Getting Over the Flu!

I have had the flu since Friday. Feeling a little bit better today. It has snowed every day and we are expecting extreme cold in the next few days. I need to go to the grocery store sometime....maybe tomorrow! My son is hoping that school will be canceled!

I am posting a picture of our German shepherd's grandfather. Our dogs both have the same mother. Mi Chief Braveheart (Bubba) passed away just recently. He did some modeling at one time for Dog Bloom Vitamins. He was an outstanding and truly loved German Shepherd. If you click on the above picture, it will take you to the Mintern's German Shepherd web site. If you like German shepherds, you will spend quite a bit of time on Kellie's site enjoying yourself. At the bottom of the page is a sepia of my two shepherds (Mintern's Old Fashioned German Shepherds, Jazzy and Mo-Jo Best Friends).

After Christmas

Well Christmas day was sunny. The day after it poured. Yesterday it was in the high 60's and rained again. Today it is sunny again and probably in the 40's. The pic shows my youngest Landon with our two German shepherds on Christmas day. We recovered one of our dinning room chairs last night.....only five more to go!