NAIL TRIMMER FOR PETS........

Has trimming your pets nails, got you down. It has me. I was watching tv...the
other morning and saw this infomercial...and decided to try it out. It is great.

I go nuts trimming the dogs nails, I think I am more freaked out than them. I always worry about hitting the quick...when the blood spurts out. Especially with beluga because she has black nails and it is so hard to see the quick.

With vet costs as high as they are for dog or cat nail trimming...it is far too expensive to pay them to cut nails monthly.

I highly recommend this product after trying it.....this is a BIG tip for pet owners. It is such a great idea, I wish I thought of it.......



Let me know what you think if you get one.

wishing you a great day,
smiles to you,
deborah

Ding, Dong.....the CRAZED WOODPECKER is.......

DEAD!!!!

and I did not do it, I swear. You might remember me discussing my issues with this woodpecker that decided my cedar siding was more delectable than the many trees on my property.......read post here, last October 2007 when it was attacking my home mercilessly, each and every morning.

Of course not being a birdwatcher, I did not know what kind of woodpecker it was until, I was curious about the bird found dead under my Japanese fir tree last evening. I went out this morning, with my trusty pooper scooper, to remove the dead bird and noticed the long bill, red tipped head admidst black and white feathers and beautiful yellow feathers under the black wings. I thought this is an unusual bird, the coloring was so beautiful...

of course, I thought to myself, this would make a great dye combination, bright red, bright yellow, off white and black. I started to envision hand dyed yarns named after birds....LOL!!!

So, I came in, and decided to see if I could identify the bird. I googled birds and found a site called WhatBird.com....which makes it very easy to identify birds, for people like me that do not have a clue.

I had no idea it was my nemisis, THE WOODPECKER, until their search came up with a
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, Family: PICIDAE otherwise known as Woodpecker. There she was Dead as a Door Nail. I can't say I am sorry.

Rather, I think, it is a sign that some of the pests that have been plaguing my daily existence, The RABBIT, last week....THE WOODPECKER, this week...are on their way out of my life. I now can only hope that this progress will include the algae that has formed in my pool from the thunderstorms this past weekend....the Exs, that seem to have all showed up in my life this summer, the old anger related to said Exs, and that my UFO pile dissipates, eventually.

and then there is my STUFF, that I need to let go. The clutter, things, and effects of my past. I am determined to get rid of all this STUFF. I have opened an ebay store....please take a look at what I am putting up for sale....If you like it please buy it....give it a good home...YOURS!!!!

If you collect anything special, post cards, china, stamps, silver, coins, antiques of any type.... write me in my comments or direct, because trust me, there is something here, that you might have interest. I am attempting to put up at least 50items or more per week. It is slow going because ebay does not make it easy. An auction site should be easy or easier. Too many bells and whistles, I like simple.

Eventually fiber related stuff will go up, a spinning wheel that I have been wanting to sell....a swift, fiber for spinning, and lastly yarn from the way to big stash. I have to clear out this house, in preparation for its going up for sale sometime in February 2009.

wishing you a fabulous summer day......
smiles to you,
DC

Homeopathic Mosquito Bite Aid.........

I have been spraying my backyard with mosquito spray every other day, but,for some reason the bugs this year, just keep coming back. It is tough being outside either in the mornings or evenings, without getting at least a few bites. Its annoying... and most of the antihistamine meds, lotions or sprays offer little in the way of comfort. You wake up in the middle of the night, finally subcumbing to the itch.... and it swells and then it itches more. Such is part of those hazy hot summer days.

Not to mention, certain of us, seem to attract the most mosquito bites. Ever been at an outdoor barbeque, you are smacking your legs like a fool and look around and no one else is squirming the way you are........I am one of those people. Mosquitos have a preference for my blood, if they can get it. I have tried everything I ever read about how to persuade the little creeps to nibble on others legs. Sprays, skin so soft, natural concoctions, taking extra B vitamins, etc. Nothing works.

Until a few years ago, I read that the best way to deal with mosquito bites, was an application of heat, immediately or as soon as possible after you have been biten. A washcloth dipped in hot as you can stand it water, applied until the swelling goes down works. No waking up in the middle of the night, no need to fight the urge to scratch that bite. It works. Something about the heat dissipates the venom in the bite.

I have also steamed wet wash cloths in my microwave, used my morning cup of coffee, a hot stone by the pool put directly on the bite, will dissipate the venom, too.

It is always good to disinfect the bites after this with hydrogen peroxide and then an application of neosporin or some other similar product.

Try this method, it works, amazing well and you will save a fortune, not buying all those antihistamine products that don't work.

As for knitting or fiber content, I have nothing to report, I have been too busy, enjoying the summer, working outdoors chipping branches...and sitting by the pool without the needles. I was almost done the cables and lace sleeves...and just got tired of it. Will pick it up again soon. It is close to be finished.

I read through every message on the mystery shawl, through all the mistakes and frustrations....most members are now done, with lovely shawls to show for their efforts over 5 weeks. I have not started mine, and not sure that I ever will. I do see why these shawls are so popular, a comaraderie is built that keeps everyone working through those last very long rows....to completion. This shawl was a pi shawl and to be honest, I am just not sure that I am interested in making one. It is difficult and worn doubled....It seems like double knitting....to me.

wishing you a wonderful summer sunday,
smiles to you,
DC

Brand Name Discount Kidswear

Well it is almost time for BACK TO SCHOOL shopping that every parent must do, with growing kids. This year it will be even tougher to do with the increased gasoline prices that are weighing so heavily on everyone's budget this year.

But, for the reader's of my blog...and for all their friends and family...I have good news, today I just became a distributor for Magic Kids & Co.,Inc. This is company that is owned by famed designer Issac Mizrahi, so you know they have some really great stuff at bargain basement prices, with his connections.

Yes, it is about time I found a JOB...LOL! In any case, this will be an especially pleasant job, because it has to do with clothing and fashion, which I love.

Basically, I will be marketing to retailers and wholesalers, but they gave me authorization as a New Distributor to offer a deep discount to my friends and family....and as my readers, you fall under friends and family so here goes:

Brand Name Discount Kidswear
50% off Store Prices!

Through this exclusive offer for my blog readers and their friends and family. Click here to go to the website and go to the top of the home page and click log in and to create a your new account.

Fill out the form and where it asks for a discount code enter the following information for extra savings!.......

DISCOUNT CODE: MK69213-B1-000

Once you use this discount code you can access the site anytime after that as my special guest and receive this special discount I am offering direct to you. Feel free to give the discount code to any of your friends. I have received some samples of their products and they are really nice quality for the price.

Go on a shopping spree and save BIG BUCKS with giant closeout, liquidation and bankruptcy offers. Log onto http://www.magickidsusa.com/ and check it out, you will not be disappointed.

This is their corporate basic mantra : " You will not find higher quality kidwear at lower prices in any department store or wholesale outlet. We have expertly tailored designer fashions, sassy new looks, everything from basic to casual. Our website gives you a priviledged glimpse of children's trends that are as dazzling as they are appealing. AT PRICES YOU WON'T BELIEVE! Don't miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity to cash in on these terrific values."


The prices are so great, you can buy extra and wholesale them yourselves for some extra pocket money...or buy them and sell them on ebay....

They do take returns and will ship internationally. The discount code above will sign you on as a retail customer so you do not have to buy large quanities of any particular item.

If you are a retailer or wholesaler...or have a charity group....I can offer you an even greater savings if you contact me by email at dogbearplanet@comcast.net or you leave your contact information in the comments section of my blog.

Anyway, I was not sure they would let me pass it along to my blog readers, but they said yes....so consider this my way of thanking you for reading my blog....and a little bit of help that all parents with kids really can use. It is so expensive raising kids today.....my friend was saying you can not do it today, without a two person income stream. So I hope this helps....save you some money for STASH ENHANCEMENT....

Wishing you a fabulous day, and please feel free to ask any questions about this opportunity directly to me or post after you have received anything that you have ordered.

Smiles to you,
DC

More NEW JERSEY BALLOON FEST PHOTOS

Surely the most spectacular Balloon at the 2008
Readington, NJ balloon festival was the Society
for Breast Cancer Reasearch. Two bees holding
hands. Just getting them to stand upright to
let the pilots and passengers into the balloon
baskets was something amazing to witness.

And, they are off....helium pumping through the centers

of their bellies and flames hissing upward....LIFT OFF!

They rise into the sky....but, look at those baskets,

swaying in the wind....glad it wasn't me up there!

Look at them dance so proudly in the sky.......

holding hands in the sky....pink breast cancer ribbons.

What a site to behold........the things the human mind can conceive and bring to fruition....is astonishing........ I hope these photos....give hope to Breast Cancer Patients everywhere! I wish all of you wellness of being........and if these bees can soar....so can you!

Smiles to you,

DC

Readington, NJ Balloon Festival 2008

What absolute glee this festival is.....a totally joyful experience to watch the balloons go up....this is the second time, I have had the priviledge to attend this particular festival. One of the largest in our country.

The anticipation on the faces of old and young alike as the helium is pumped into the balloons of all shapes and sizes. It is surprisingly quick.

And then they are off. Baskets filled with people who paid $189 for the priviledge of floating up,up and away.......to the beautiful blue skies.

They did have tethered balloon rides for $15 a person....which, would have been more my speed.

I am deathly afraid of heights, but so want to get over that fear to try this out one of these days. I have heard some people say, it is okay for people with height phobia...and others say don't do it.....you will be clutching onto the sides.....in absolute fear.

Perhaps next year, I will get the nerve to at least attempt the tethered ride....I want to know what it feels like to float above....in the blue sky.

I hope you enjoy these photos, I will put more of them up tomorrow. I just love to look at them....they make me smile BIG!

I will put all the bee balloon photos up, tomorrow. This was sponsored by the Society for Breast Cancer Research...it was a special co-joined two basket balloon.

The bees were joined at the hands...and it took many people to prepare the balloon for take off. It was one of the last to go up that first evening of the festival...and the largest there.

Fireworks were set off after all the balloons were gone.The evening skies came too fast....and it was all too soon over.

I highly recommend finding a balloon festival and attending, if you have never done it. My companion had never been to a festival this large. Larger festivals are the best....this had to have 80-100 balloons.

The Festival went on all weekend, with music, food, and balloon rides in the morning and the evening. True JOY!

The patterns and colors of the balloons make great inspiration for sweaters, blankets, pillows....Hand dyed yarn pallettes..... Be inspired....and if you are, let me know....that you found that inspiration here.

Wishing you all a Wonderful Day.......

SMILES TO YOU,

DC

Tatoos for Knitter's........

What a hoot....go here for creative inspiration. Some of
these tatoos are marvelous!

wishing you a great day,
SMILES TO YOU,
DC