Puppies Week Three

Here are candid shots of the pups for this week. They are walking very well, wagging their tails, growling and pouncing at each other and at toys. Their personalities are beginning to emerge.


















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Puppies. Week Two.

The puppies are gradually taking over the corner with the whelping box in it. Weird little growly barks come from that area of the house now occasionally. And, most deadly of all, when we come into the room and walk over to the box, they come to us. The Sweetie Police will surely come for us all soon. We catch each other rubbing puppy heads on our cheeks, breathing puppy breath, and letting them crawl all over our laps. Everyone's eyes are open now, ears still sealed.


Sleepy fellow


Thor--this one's living up to his name. Big and bold.


Loki, even though it doesn't look like it, gets around really well now.


Lakshmi is the best walker, probably because she's smaller and can support herself on her back legs. But even she walks like a drunken sailor.


Juno is VERY sweet.


Gaia has the lowest-pitched bark. And she's not afraid to use it.


Brigid looks the most like her mom.


Anansi really travels.

Recent Goddess Doll

These simple Goddess dolls are based on ancient Goddess figurines discovered by archaeologists. Unless otherwise indicated, their shapes are accurate copies of ancient statues or carvings. They can be embellished or left plain and are great for carrying in purse or pocket or installing on an altar or hanging on the wall. I'm happy to sell you one to embellish yourself or an already embellished one. Feel free to ask about prices.






The dolls above were made for Yule tree ornaments. I adapted the head shape since the original had a rather small very round head. The original was covered with spirals and other Goddess symbols and came from 43-42 BCE from the Cucuteni culture.



This violin-shaped doll mirrors a terracotta figure from Anatolia's Early Bronze Age II.




This figure also comes from the Old European Cucuteni culture, 4000-3500 BCE.


A lovely torso from (probably) a bird Goddess figurine from Neolithic Anatolia, mid-6th millenium BCE.





The Lengyel culture left us the elegant "Lady of Se," c. 5000 BCE. I have added several different heads as the original has lost hers.












The Goddess shapes below were drawn by my daughter when she was a young girl.

Altars

Objects placed consciously and with intention.

Look around your house for altars, accidental and otherwise.
Here is what I found in mine.




This is the top of an old truck belonging to my husband's family. I've been collecting smudge sticks from all over the place.



This is our Halloween Altar




The mantle with my Green Man cross stitch and seasonal stained glass light.


Top of a sideboard


In my bedroom.

English Shepherd Puppies

ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUPPIES

As Brad puts it, the Mothership Arrived 3 January 2010, disembarking seven puppies.

First, a picture of the lovely Mother, the day before puppy arrival. As you can see, she was a bit tired of carrying them around.

Luna is an English Shepherd, a land race breed of working farm dogs, often called Farm Collies. She was bred by Elaine Reynolds. The puppy daddy is Cimarron Doc Holliday, another of Elaine's dogs.
Here are the individual portraits, taken today











































Mother and Babes are all doing well. But nobody told me puppies were so LOUD!