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Indian Autumn Boot now Available on Amazon!

  Great news – the wonderful Indian Autumn boot (based on my Indian Autumn design created this year) is now available through retailers and on Amazon! Many thanks to everyone who has supported my art by purchasing the various boots … Continue reading

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Raining Cats and Dogs and …

  Raining Cats and Dogs is a fun artwork filled with hidden smiles. The more you look, the more you’ll see – from various breeds of cats and dogs to bunnies, hamster, cockatoo, parakeet, rooster, piglet and so much more. … Continue reading

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New Black and White Series based on our Furry & Feathery Friends!

Due to the appeal of Nicole’s black and white Leonberger dog images, Nicole was asked to create a line of more black and white images based on our furry and feathery friends. These lovely artworks join Nicole’s fun and heart … Continue reading

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In time for Halloween! Something Scary Lurks on our Couch!

What on earth could this scary monster be that lies lurking beneath the blanket on our couch? These are the kinds of things that just make me smile! Thank goodness God invented dogs! Have a HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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On Hounds, Crop Report and More

It’s been too long since my last post – we’ve had harvests of tomatoes, grapes, a few cherries, strawberries, apples, and Asian apple pears. Our doughnut peach tree has hundreds of green peaches, so looking forward to a luscious harvest, … Continue reading

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Spring is HERE and the Garden is ALIVE!

It’s absolutely glorious outside!  Spring is here, the fruit trees have more flowers than ever, we have a few twittering bird tenants in the nesting boxes, and the veggie garden is planted!  -And yes, I know, the tomatoes will take … Continue reading

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“This Little Puppy”™ M. Nicole van Dam’s latest children’s book is published!

FUN news! Jay Topping and M. Nicole van Dam have teamed up to write their first children’s book together – “This Little Puppy.”™ It’s a fun doggie adventure about all sorts of dogs – a Leonberger, a Chihuahua, a Pomeranian, … Continue reading

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The Veggie Garden is Planted!!!

This is such a miraculous time of the year. The garden boxes transform from barren to full of hope; the yard is all a-twitter with birds – even our blue bird houses have residents (but not blue birds!). As last … Continue reading

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A Growing Leonberger Tale!

This is a little presentation demo I created for one of the classes I teach. To see the video below, you need to keep clicking the arrow button, just like you would a PowerPoint presentation. Please email me your thoughts … Continue reading

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Blissfully Peacefully Perfect Moments in the Garden this Morning

It was just lovely in the garden this morning.  Birds all a-twitter, my 120 pound Leonberger and 10 pound Chihuahua/Pomeranian/Papillion happily and comically by my side – you can’t look at these two dogs together and NOT smile: The garden … Continue reading

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Leonberger and Chihuahua-Pomeranian Meet Statue!

If you watch the whole set of 4 videos below you will see just how sweet these 100 pound-plus Leonberger dogs are, as my Leonberger ever so gently gets to know the “statue” that suddenly appeared by our fireplace. The … Continue reading

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The Veggie Garden is BEGUN!

It can be delayed no longer – in fact already I am late. Time to face the overgrown wilderness that once was my veggie garden. The first step is to arm myself with the requisite tools – seeds, markers, pens, … Continue reading

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DISCOVERY: Best Tasting Tomato is NOT the Prettiest Shape or Color!

These photos say it all – the sudden bit of Summer in Fall was exactly what my tomatoes needed – and they are juicy and delicious!  You can really see the difference between the varieties I planted.  The chocolate cherry … Continue reading

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New Harvest, New Recipes!

Today was a phenominal harvest, so beautiful, so bountiful, a gift!!!  One plump fig, one huge zuccini, lovely tomatoes of different varieties, one mystery melon, a juicy orange, basil – basil – and – more – basil, and….my first pomegranite!!!!  … Continue reading

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Heat Wave Good for Something!

The heat wave here blazed through the weekend.  A/C bill undoubtedly through the roof this month!  But the good news is – all that late summer sunshine kissed my green boulder-sized, rock hard heirloom tomatoes and made them blush juicy ripe!  Check … Continue reading

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Why Can’t Raccoons Love Zuccini more than Corn?

Horror of horrors – all those lovely ears of corn I was so anxiously waiting for – ears that had succombed to a gopher last year, have now been COMPLETELY ravaged by a raccoon!  The little brute (adorable but a … Continue reading

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Did All This Really Start from Tiny Seeds?

I can’t believe how these tiny little sprouts have grown.  Did I really plant them from seed only a few months ago (see the March blog post!  They were only baby sprouts then!)?  It seems like the heirloom tomatoes are … Continue reading

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Crop Report! May 2010

I can’t imagine anything more fun than seeing these lovely “crops” come in! WOW!  I just took some photos to show off – my goodness!  Everything is so happy!  I was a bit worried that our unusually blustery rain late … Continue reading

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Our Leonberger and Bourke Parrot (Parakeet)

These two are buddies and say “hi” every morning – so cute!~  For video of our Bourke, who is HUGE on personality, please visit us on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OVIN3SCSHM  You can tell this bird has an opinion on everything!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OVIN3SCSHM

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Mystery Plant!

This plant, somewhere between a vine and bush, gets pretty bluish flowers which become tasty/refreshing little mini melon/cucumberish fruits – but I don’t know what they are!  Scrumptious though, I’m guessing in the cucumber family. Mystery plant with its flowers and lower … Continue reading

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