Showing posts with label Project 365. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Project 365. Show all posts

Friday, April 4, 2014

L.B.'s Wings


This is a fantastic design by Dog-Gamuttt.com that I accidentally came across while trying to find ways to fix the holes at the bottom of our fence where L.B. was slipping out and making us run for our lives to catch him before he reached the highway.  We recently realized that the bottom of the wire that covers our four board horse fence that make up the dog yard was cut in many places allowing L.B. to easily slip out.  The only thing we can figure is that the wire was cut last fall while weed-eating around the fence area.  L.B. learned that those areas that were cut could easily be squeezed through...and squeeze through he did.

So during my futile attempts to locate an fast and simple temporary fix, I came across this brilliant dog harness design.  It's your everyday dog harness with a metal rod built into a nylon sleeve that adds several inches to his width, thus preventing him from squeezing through the small holes.

We lovingly call these his "wings" and until we get the fence permanently fixed, he wears these anytime he goes outside.  They don't seem to bother him any more than wearing a harness normal bothers him and I've seen him try to get out with it on - and failed miserably because he was too wide to fit through the hole.  Perfect!  Just for fun I plan on buying a cheap Batman kite and fixing the wings onto the harness bar for a fun photoshoot.  ;)



Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Guard Dogs- Back to Back


Ahhh, my boys. Such ferocious beasts guarding their yard.  Back to back to cover all angles.  Ha - they wish! This just ensures they see and bark at every. single. thing. that moves be it leaf, plane, bird or cloud.  And bark they do.  Luckily our neighbors aren't too close.  But hey, we built a dog yard for a reason...stand guard and bark on!

Monday, March 31, 2014

House Shopping

Northern Bluebird
A sure sign that Spring has sprung is the arrival of the Northern Bluebirds and the Goldfinches.  The bluebirds arrived about two weeks ago and I just spied my first goldfinch in the yard yesterday...yay Spring!  This is a photo of one of the Northern Bluebirds taking claim over one of our fence post birdhouses.  We have three, currently, and they almost always take them all.  They aren't really the nicest of birds - trying to lay claim to all the houses and the feeders.  The others will usually give up the houses, but they will stand their ground at the feeders.

Ford Tough

We have two bird feeders near the driveway that stay busy all day long.  The birds love to perch on the tires of "Big Nasty", our Ford F350 Diesel truck.  My guess is the black rubber absorbs the heat from the sun, plus the wheel well provides shelter from aerial predators.  Pretty smart!

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Bottle Crafts


I've always liked the shape of Kirklands Vodka bottles - and the red coloring in the base.  I really want o do something crafty with this, just not sure what yet.  First off I need to fine a way to remove the labels on the bottle.  ( Well, first I have to get the bottle emptied - LOL! )  I'm thinking it could make a pretty cool looking decorative vase for a corner...or something.  Maybe I'll work something out.  I'm open to any suggestions!

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Low-Carb Pizza


Original Recipe by Linda

Crust: 
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 
  • 2 eggs 
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 teaspoon oregano or Italian seasoning 
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder { I used 3/4 teaspoon - we like garlic }
  • 8 ounces Italian cheese blend or mozzarella cheese, shredded


Toppings:
  • 1/4 cup pizza sauce { I used 1/2 cup to cover the entire crust - this ups the carb count a bit }
  • 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded 
  • Assorted toppings: pepperoni, ham, sausage, onions, olives, green peppers, bacon, etc. 
  • Dash of garlic pepper or garlic powder and some Italian seasoning for top of pizza

Directions:

  1. Put the softened cream cheese, eggs, parmesan cheese, seasonings and 8 ounces of mozzarella in a medium bowl. Mix with a spoon until well-blended. 
  2. Spread the cheese mixture evenly in a well-greased 9x13" glass baking dish or a 9x13" rimmed baking sheet that is lightly greased and lined with parchment paper (see note below). 
  3. Bake at 375º 20-25 minutes or until evenly browned, but not too dark. 
  4. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
  5. Spread the crust with the pizza sauce, then the cheese and toppings of your choice. 
  6. Lightly sprinkle with the seasonings of your choice. 
  7. Bake at 375º about 15-20 minutes or until toppings are bubbly. 
  8. Let stand a few minutes before cutting.


Makes 8 servings
Can be frozen

Per Serving: 304 Calories; 25g Fat; 17g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 2g Net Carbs

Monday, March 24, 2014

Lois Lane Toes!


Can you spy with your little eye a Lois Lane?  Look for the little two white dots hovering over the chair.  That is Lois Lane's back feet just chillin' in the air while she snoozed away on her back in the leather armchair.  Talk about spoiled and comfortable!  She knows how to chillax!

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Motion Sickness Bands


These are motion sickness bands that work by putting pressure on the Nei-Kuan pressure points in the wrists.  I bought them to try to help me play first person PC games.  They seem to help a little bit and allow me a little more game play than usual.  I like the non-medication option...and they were cheap at only $8.00 for the pair.

Ky River View


This was the view from the picture window in the back of our camper.  Our site (sort of) overlooked the Kentucky River.  Unfortunately, this was the only pretty view to be had from the camp site.  It was pretty much a parking lot campground and looking to the left of the nice river view was a great view of the junkyard.  Read my full review on this campground.

Friday, March 21, 2014

Giant Dawg is Content Camping


We took a last minute camping trip over the weekend and got to try out the XPens for the dogs for the first time ( instead of having them all tangling on everything with leads ).  They worked out awesome!  As you can see, Giant Dawg was quite content with the situation...as were the other two.  The camping trip itself was interesting, to say the least, and you can read the campground review here.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Last sunset of winter - and it's a beauty!


Ahhh the last sunset of winter! I wish Instagram didn't decompress my photos so badly - the full size photo looks so much better.  Might have to start posting the originals here...

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Chillin'


My boys!  L.B. was playing with Jason and kept gently biting Jason's nose.  I was trying to capture it, but didn't quite manage.  Cute little stinker.

Monday, March 17, 2014

Today's Visitor


Today as I was getting out of the truck from my trip to Costco, the dogs were more than usually excited for me to come home.  I stepped around the truck to greet them and spied this opossum sitting about 6 feet away from the dog yard under our maple tree.  I'm not sure what s/he was doing out during the day - blind as a bat - but s/he allowed me to get photos { I didn't get that close - I was working with my 200mm lens }.  Once we got the dogs and groceries inside the opossum when along its merry way.

This also gave me the opportunity to really try out my new Samsung NX300 with the new 200mm lens.  I'm highly impressed with the sharpness of the photos due to the distance I was from the bird and the opossum. I don't think my Nikon was quite that sharp with my 200mm lens on it.  Makes me happy!

Here is another view of the opossum and one of the tit mouse.










Sunday, March 16, 2014

Will it ever stop?!


March 16. More Snow. Four days until Spring.  At this rate it will be snowing in July.  Of course this happens when I'm really itching for an early spring for camping sake.  Due to some work conflicts we aren't able to join our friends this coming weekend on their maiden voyage.  { The weather is supposed to perk back up into the 50's and 60's after this mess. }  Hopefully we'll be able to make our planned trip mid-April.  For now, snow, snow go away!

Goodnight, Moon


It's almost a full moon! I caught a glimpse through the back door of the brightness emitting from the almost full moon and figured I'd try out the new NX300's 200mm lens.  Not bad.

Friday, March 14, 2014

New Hair Do


I'm generally not big on "selfie" photos, but I had to update my social media accounts to reflect the new do.  I'm loving it - it's so easy to deal with and no more endless knots of hair and endless drain clogs. And it goes to a good cause. Bring on summer and camping weather!

Stamps Galore


Yup, the great stamp sale is still going strong!  I've sold quite a few on eBay, but still have 2 totes full - and that's not even counting the unmounted stamps.  Interested?

This happened today...


Today I took a giant step and donated a foot of my hair. Yup, 12 inches of years of growing time...gone in one snip!  BUT, I love it.  I got a cute angled bob that will be perfect for the upcoming summer and camping season.  Easy to deal with, no ponytails required and looks cute too!  You can see the after photo here.