Ol' Timer "Stump"

Our ol' buddy "Stump" won best in show at the Westminster. The lumbery Sussex is such a crowd pleaser and I love watching him. At 10 he is also the oldest dog ever to win this distinction. Hurray for old critters!!! (Both 4 legged and 2 legged). Erica decided to take the Japanese prints. This past weekend my buddy, Sal, and I went to the Cheyenne Botanical Gardens as they were having a stained glass and art glass display. Made me want to get started on a piece, but after voting for a very exquisite 3 piece panel, I realize that I will never be disciplined enough to get to the level as some of those artists. It was however a beautiful display of pieces and the gardens were such a pleasant treat for the senses in this wintery season. Earlier, before Christmas, we trekked to a shop north of town called "Teacups and Twigs." It is open on a seasonal basis, but filled with wonderful cottage type articles and antiques as well as floral displays. One of the thing that caught our eye was a chandelier made with teacups and saucers. So we have been haunting places looking for items so that we can make our own version. As you can see, we found a chandelier and were successful in drilling holes in the china. These particular pieces were only for practice as Sal has her own cups and saucers for the actual chandelier and was able also to find a chocolate pot for the top..(thanks to the sharp eyes of our buddy Bonzerelli.) Progress on this project will be posted as we get brave enough to continues with the real cups and saucers.