Foster Free!...or so we thought!

Neela was adopted last weekend to a lovely couple, so we are free of fosters for a few weeks!

Or so I thought...

Then we found a stray dog stuck on our hill with a choker chain and tie-out chain on, wrapped around all the brush. He'd been down there for several days when our neighbor finally realized he hadn't really moved from that same spot and came and told Curtis. He was so hungry and thirsty. Even though we were reluctant to return him to an owner who would chain him out with a choke chain, I made signs and posted them in town. Curtis got the call last night from his owner, who admitted she'd been trying to find a new home for him. She ended up just giving us a $20 to offset cost of feeding and letting us have him. So now we have a foster dog...his name is Wiley. He looks like a little black coyote, don't you think?He likes to try to climb into your lap and snuggle, even though he's a bit too big for that.He loves to fetch tennis balls and frisbees and just to be loved on! I've promised him he'll never be chained again. He'll also be off to the vet soon to take away some of that testosterone...

Fun with Photoshop

Ok, most of you know, I have an extremely beautiful and talented sister, Leslie. Last spring, she was singing in a wedding and the photographer, Polina Osherov, took a stunning photograph of her during her song. Leslie was considering advertising herself "officially" as a wedding singer to make some extra income and I suggested she ask Polina to use the image. Polina approved so I took the image and "extended the canvas" in Photoshop and added Leslie's information. I also changed it to black and white, so it (hopefully) won't cost as much to print. I only have the 30-day trial photoshop, but it is soooo fun! I might have to track down a permanent copy:)First I just had the info listed and hadn't adjusted the color.Here's the final version with "curved text" and credit to the photographer.