Siler was named for Silers Bald on the Appalachian Trail. Of course we still call her just “bird dog” most of the time. Cullin was named for a mountain too, the Cuillin Hills on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Anywho, the point is – Siler turned 5 today!

She is truly a part of our family and even with her doggie quirks, she’s the most well-behaved, tolerant pup I know. She does what she’s told, doesn’t bark, she’s fetching maniac – on land and water, and she endures daily life with a 3.5 year old, oh, and annual halloween costumes. We love you, bird!

Today, she got to go for a big hike and last weekend, at the Lyons Outdoor Games, Siler took 3rd place in the Canine Cannonball competition. She’s always #1 with us. Happy Birthday, bird dog!!

Happy Friday! I have been off schedule with the blog for quite some time now and honestly this will probably continue throughout the summertime. The Lyons Open Studio Tour was last weekend and I am now trying to nail down which weekend indie craft shows to commit to for the rest of the summer. In the meantime, if you missed seeing the BirdDog Press on the tour, you can still catch a glimpse of another new direction with my feedsack pattern passion, more of an artprint style – affordable art in the form of little scenes of eco-crafted paper quilt collages. My first coffee shop gallery show is on display for the month of June at my favorite local Bhakti Chai hangout, The Stone Cup!

Days are the sunniest
Jokes are the funniest
Rabbits are the bunny-est
Hives are the honey-est
Elephants the ton-iest
Troubles – they’re the none-iest     Everywhere I go!

Straws are the bend-iest
Time is the spend-iest
Cards are the send-iest
Books are the lend-iest
Fun’s the pretend-iest
Friends are the friend-iest     Everywhere I go!

Berries are the fruit-iest
Shoes are the boot-iest
Puppies are the cute-iest
Treasure is the loot-iest
Teams are the root-iest
Horns are the toot-iest     Everywhere I go!

Birds are the tweet-iest
Candy is the sweet-iest
Socks are the feet-iest
Tricks are the treat-iest
Drums are the beat-iest
Lunch is the eat-iest        Everywhere I go!

Flowers are the smelliest
Jams are jelly-est
Rain’s the umbrell-iest
Tales are the tell-iest
Wishing is the well-iest
Buttons are the belly-est     Everywhere I go!

Skies are the blue-iest
Cows are the moo-iest
Gum is the chewiest
Ghosts are the boo-iest
Goo is the gooey-est
You can be your you-iest       Everywhere I go!

There is a character on Wow Wow Wubbzy that has a southern accent and I love Yo! Gabba Gabba with its lo-fi, almost Sesame Street sev feel, it’s nearly nostalgic. I think Ellen DeGeneres should be their next guest, she would come up with a good dancy-dance. Though I said I never would use the “electronic babysitter” – I must admit I do from time to time. I mean, It’s like pre-school on TV!