Final Days

We're down to our last 14 days in Missoula. This time, in two weeks, I will be in my Seattle house. I'm looking forward to walking through the neighborhood and getting coffee from Victrola. I'm going to try to spend the next few days documenting Missoula and my neighborhood...

Two Weeks Notice

Willy on the day we got her:


Two weeks later:


Wow! What a difference a week makes. Amazing to see little Willy grow so quickly. She's amazingly smart. It's nice having a dog in the house again.

Assignment Whidbey Island project with Sam Abell

I just received an email from Karen at Pacific NorthWest Art School letting me know that I have been accepted for Sam Abell's Assignment Whidbey Island project coming up in August. I can't wait to be back in the Pacific Northwest and to have a chance to work with Sam again. Things are starting to pick up again!

Our Newest Member of the Family

After looking all week, we found a puppy today to adopt. She's from a Shelter in Polson, MT about an hour from here. She so sweet. We haven't named her yet...

Four Wheelin'

Cops and Robbers: An Update

I haven't written much these past eight weeks. I always tend to shut down during the holidays but this year was even more difficult as we battled through the last few weeks of Oslo's life. We lost him on January 3. Saying goodbye to something that meant so much to me was almost impossible and looking back I have no idea how we managed. His loss has been devastating. Today, we're better. It's been almost a month and we're slowly finding our feet and getting back to normal. The house is terribly quiet and one of my biggest fears of not having Olso with us came true on Monday when our house was burglarized. I can't help but think the two events are somehow connected but I'll never know. I just know I miss him so much and would give anything to be able to throw the tennis ball for him again...

State of the Union