Monday, January 14, 2013

Excitement



last week was full of exciting events ~ it started with the release of Gatherings The White Issue on Monday, I gave a crochet class on Wednesday to four lovely ladies and we had a wonderful time sharing this craft. it was a week full of trips to the post office to ship lovely yarn orders for the shop, and full of lovely packages I received in the mail. totally unexpected a handmade dummy from dear Jenn and my order of notebooks from Tomy. I will take more pictures and show them in a close up later this week. I also started working on one of my new resolutions; reading. not necessarily novels, but books instead of magazines. I started with Decorate by Holly Becker and stopped and stared at this perfect quote on page 6 for a while: 

use your critical eye to see
and use your heart to feel - 
                                                                  and then trust your instincts                   by Shannon Fricke


but. the most exciting thing last week was the arrival of our new furry buddy, Floyd. since Friday he is our chocolate lab. we are both so happy with him! he is eager to learn, cute and playful, funny and makes us laugh, and doing very good on the house training. to give him some comfort in the night, I crocheted a hot water bottle cover for him. if you are interested, I will do a little write up of the pattern soon. since he is still a baby, he sleeps quite a lot during the day which is great because it gives me time to write blog posts and work on patterns. other than that, he is one perfect little bundle of distraction and joy for both of us.

happy Monday to you



29 comments:

  1. Your dog is so cute!! His face is so adorable! Enjoy!

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  2. He is so adorable ! What did you name him? And how caring of you to crochet the hot water bag for him, such a sensitive expression it is. I am sure the he will inspire you to even more creative and happy. Happy Monday to you too!

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  3. Hoi Maaike,
    Lekker weekje heb je achter de rug. Enne, weet je wat, ik denk dat je weinig tijd meer hebt om creatief te zijn. Veel te druk met knuffelen van dat lieve hoopje hond. Wat een schatje zeg!
    Groetjes, Anne-Marie

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  4. Oh my goodness he is just the cutest wee puppy, I love chocolate labs, sweet lovely dogs......enjoy :)
    Karen x

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  5. Wat een leuke foto van jullie samen! En oooh wat is Floyd mooi & lief! Jullie gaan vast veel plezier hebben samen:) xxx

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  6. Wat een schatje! Wij hebben ook een lab:) Ze zijn zo lief!

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  7. Your blog is very pretty. And I love Floyd!

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  8. Hi!
    Im following your blog for a few days only , and i love it!!!!

    You have such a lovely Lab!!! I have one, yellow. He*s 2 years and 40 Kg...i miss so much when he was a puppy and i could take him in my arms!!! But he is such a good, amazing loyal friend!!!!

    Have a great 2013!!!
    Mila

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  9. Oh my goodness! Floyd is absolutely adorable! Look at that precious face! Congratulations! The fun has just begun! Best wishes, Tammy

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  10. Wat een schatje! En zo lekker groot al. En leuk dat je mijn cadeautje erbij hebt geplaatst. Geniet ervan!!

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  11. oh Floyd we love you already!! gorgeous! Heather x

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  12. What a lovely puppy you have.
    Good resolution for this year. Book's are also my company late at night.

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  13. Wat een lieverd.
    Het is heerlijk om een hond(honden, wij hebben er twee) te hebben. Altijd blij om je te zien en lekker veel naar buiten.
    Heel veel plezier en geluk met Floyd.
    Groetjes,
    Marja

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  14. Oh dear. Here comes Floyd. Be aware!!! There are dead cute lab puppies in blog land! What a week...
    Kram

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  15. Oh my goodness he's gorgeous I expect your blog will be full of Floyd news all through 2013. I can't wait!

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  16. Hi Maaike, Floyd is so adorable! I can imagine your excitement with this little guy!

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  17. Heb net je portfolioboek zitten kijken, wat ontzettend mooi!!! En...jullie pup is TE schattig :-)

    Geniet ervan!

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  18. Ok Floyd clearly steals the show! I don't know how you're getting any work done with that little guy around. I'd be snuggling him all day long. Congrats!!

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  19. Gosh, there is nothing better than cute puppy photos! Congratulations on Floyd becoming part of your family!

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  20. Floyd is such a darling, he looks like chocolate puppy perfection!

    S x

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  21. Your puppy is really adorable!!!!
    xxx Ale

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  22. Fiquei apaixonada pelo Floyd. É lindo.

    Bons trabalhos

    Um Beijo
    Maria

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  23. what a cute little chocolate puppy ,so adorable ,welcome Floyd,xoxo,zohreh

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  24. Oh my, he's simply gorgeous. We also have a chocolate lab. He's almost 3 now, but still the cutest.

    greetings from vienna,
    Claudia

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  25. Wat een snoes! Wij haalden jaren geleden ook zo'n lab uit het asiel, hij was toen al drie jaar en dus vind ik het reuze om jouw puppyversie te zien! Heb ik nu een idee van hoe snoesig onze Waldo moet zijn geweest als 'ie zo klein was.
    Zo'n chocoladehondjes zie je niet vaak hé. Wij zijn héél tevreden van de onze: héél lief, rustig en een supervriend voor de kinderen.
    Groetjes en nog veel plezier met Floyd

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  26. Wat een schatje is Floyd! Heel veel plezier met elkaar!

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  27. What a sweet puppy!!!!! Lovely!!!!

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~ sweet thank you for your lovely words ~