Oh yes.
She has a tiara now.
Tina and Noble, of course. They thought it only proper. After all, she is a Dame.
And she’s had to put up with a lot lately. Slippery ice, snow, terrible weather, her beloved daddy far away.
A little glitter is good for the soul, don’t you think?
After all, she is my pretty girl and pretty girls love tiaras.
It’s very cold again. Yesterday, I spent an hour shoveling snow onto the paths in Scout’s dog corral. They had become so icy that both of us were slipping and sliding on them. She seems to be navigating them a bit more securely now.
All this happened after I had a meltdown on the phone with Don the night before and he was treated to the sound of me screaming about how much I hate this ice and snow and how treacherous it is and how I am sick to death of it and I want to move and I hate it here.
Unlike my girl, it wasn’t pretty. And I’m not exaggerating when I say I was screaming.
Bless Don for listening and not thinking I am a nutcase. Or, at least, not believing it for more than a moment.
The next morning, sanity prevailed and I went out there with a shovel and a “I’ll show you!” attitude. Which led to a hot shower and aspirin for my aching back, shoulder and arm.
The aqua seltzer bottle ended up here. I thought seltzer and a guy in tails made perfect sense together. I added the pale aqua Moxie bottle and a piece of McCoy for a splash of contrasting color.
I like it.
Happy Wednesday.
Oh be still my heart that is precious and what a good pup to pose and let you take pictures. Hope spring is on its way for you all. Elaine @ http://www.sunnysimplelife.com/
It helped that she was sleepy, Elaine! No signs of spring yet. Very. very cold and wintry.
She looks regal; like she was born to it!
I think she was born to it, Carolyn!
Oh Scoutie, you are simply stunning in your tiara. Keep your mommy smiling through this trying winter. My little Lolo, wearing her “cone collar”, discovered something so cute last night as we got another dusting of snow….she used it as a scoop along our front sidewalk. It was a clever way for her to gather up a quick snow cone!
We all need a melt down moment at times to shed the buildup of frustration we often feel. This winter is worthy of multiple meltdowns. I have said many-a-time this winter that I will NOT endure winters in the midwest once my son is out of high school and my hubby can be more flexible with his job. I’m not sure where we will go or how we will do it, but I have about six or seven years to get it figured out.
Loved the placement of the blue seltzer bottle!
Perhaps Lolo could come here and scoop out some snow for us, Deb? How is she feeling? I hope she’s feeling better!
After a very scary weekend with her completely not acting herself – Lolo is starting to feel better. With a problem liver, the morphine and codeine didn’t settle well neurologically with her. Now that those meds are out of her system, she is acting better but still has to be careful with the incision from her spay and liver biopsy. Still awaiting the results – but fully expecting having a liver doggie that we’ll try to treat medically and just hope to enjoy her as long as we can. Sorry I can’t send Lolo your way….sounds like we’re in for another big snow this weekend and I’ll need her to help scoop with her cone! ha!
I just realized why we North-Easterners collect pretty things-because it’s better than shoveling snow!
You’re not kidding, Laura!
Oh! Love Dame Scout in her tiara, so much fun! She is much loved by her subjects and what wonderfully talented subjects she has in her dominion. Dame Scout should put out a proclamation that Tina and Noble are to be known as artisans of the realm.
I’m so very sorry for all you’ve had to go through, all by yourself. It is simply too too much! You have handled it very well – I would have erupted long ago, in your shoes. And I would have crumbled into a heap. Sending you lots and lots of hugs. Take good care of yourself!
xo
Thank you, Sally. Today I have to recycle and get dog food for Scout. No shoveling allowed today!
Hurray! So happy for you! A day to breathe and catch up and a day free of shovels! WHEW. Hoping you can slip something you love in there too Claudia … hot chocolate, a quilt-making session for your new nephew (A BIG Congratulations to all! xo), a favorite movie, a new book, a bubble bath, a cuddle with precious Scout? Give yourself a gift of something, you’ve been through so much. We’re supposedly going to get some much needed rain the next few days, starting tonight — is more snow forecast for you? If you were in MO I would send my cousins husbands over to snow plow for you, that’s what they do in the winter – mow the rest of the year and clear snow in the winter. Thinking of you and Dame Scout!
Oh! I read in the comments you got to see Maggie Smith on stage … Love her so much! I got to see her a lifetime ago in “Private Lives”. I can remember Brian Bedford was in it too but can’t remember the other actors. I’ll have to research that!
I saw her at the Stratford Festival in Ontario – I believe she was in Twelfth Night (with Brian Bedford) and also Much Ado About Nothing. xo
That’s so cool you saw Maggie Smith with Brian Bedford too! What a fun coincidence. How fantastic to see them in Shakespeare. You lucky!
(I just reread my previous comment – it reads like my cousins husband snow plows for something like the fun of it… I meant that they have a landscape business most of the year and then snow plow business in the winter.)
No, I figured they had a landscape business, Sally!
Scout does look regal! I had forgotten she was a Dame. That should be Dame Scout looks regal! (Hope she will forgive me.). The only nice part of living in a city is, we have sand barrels…and a city sand pile not to far from our house. So if it gets too slippery…we just go get some sand. It’s supposed to start warming up March 1st….hang in there….it IS going to warm up and melt! I love the seltzer bottle pairing with that drawing/sketch….brilliant! ;)
No one has any salt left in stock around here, Donna. Everyone is out. I wouldn’t mind a sand barrel around here!
Scout looks positively gorgeous. And you certainly deserve a meltdown with all you have been through.
Tana
Well, I felt better the next day, so I think it was cleansing!
With that tiara, Scout is ready to audition as Maggie Smith’s best friend on “Downton Abbey.” Imagine the scene-stealing that would go on then! Perfect. PS – try kitty litter as a replacement for salt. Won’t melt ice but does provide a reasonable amount of traction.
As I love Maggie Smith and was fortunate to see her onstage when I was younger, I love your comment, Janet. Scout will love it too.
I’m hoping that next year you can find some extra money to buy some sort of a snow blower. Once you do that you probably won’t need it! Lol! Of course I wouldn’t know how to start one or use one since my husband takes care of our neighbor driveways here. My body wouldn’t be able to take the shoveling that you do. Praying for warmer weather for us all!
My neighbor helps us with his snow blower but there are some places a snow blower doesn’t work. Nevertheless, one is on our list for next year!
Such a pretty dog, and love her tiara!
This sounds like “we are women, hear us roar”. Congratulations in getting
all that done. I don’t think I could live in weather like that, but I know it can
be beautiful also. :)
It can be beautiful, but unfortunately the time limit on this winter’s beauty as run out!
My goodness..doesn’t she look so pretty..Claudia..You forgot to tell me that you were going to let that scream out..now I missed hearing it..lol..And didn’t you feel much better after you got it out of your system? Those bottles and the McCoy piece are a perfect fit with the costume sketch..You are so talented are grouping things together..
I would have tipped you off, Nancy, but even I didn’t know it was coming out! It just exploded.
Scout looks like a Duchess in her pretty tiara and she wears it so well. Such a little sweetheart. Claudia, I”m ashamed to say I’ve had a moment or two of hysteria this year over the snow and we haven’t had nearly as much as you have. A foot in the past two days with more predicted soon. Yuck! I am SO ready for spring. I would love to move, but Hubby’s job is here. I adore the Northwest in the spring, summer and fall. But winter in the mountains? Nope, nope and nope.
Blessings,
Betsy
I agree, Betsy. Nope and nope and nope!
Oh Claudia, to live with royalty, how sweet. I’m liking that seltzer bottle with your dapper guy, too. This horrible winter has left you with creativity, at least. My issue is no longer snow, but water leaks in the basement. I had my own version of Screaming Fit yesterday evening when I discovered it. Plumber coming today, I hope. I must get all the messy things fixed before I leave for OZ at the end of the month. I cannot dump them on my sons to deal with them. I will be visiting daughter for three months. I’m taking photo lessons to insure proof of travels! It’s so cold here today, Polar Vortex is back with a vengeance. Stay warm. Hedy
Oh, I’m so sorry to hear about the water leaks – what a pain that sort of thing is! Congratulations on your upcoming trip – I can’t wait to hear about it!
I can honestly say I’ve never seen a tiara make anyone look any cuter than Dame Scout. It would be interesting though to know what she thinks about it. LOL. Sometimes a good old meltdown will help us handle a bad situation a little better. Hope Spring arrives ahead of schedule!
She was pretty sleepy when I put it on her – I doubt she would put up with it otherwise.
We need our meltdowns so we can dust ourselves off and get back at it. It all accumulates inside, and like a steam valve, it needs a release. We women of the snow-world are strong…. after all, ANYONE can do temperatures of 50’s ~ 70’s. What accomplishment is that?? We must be of strong stock ~ or just dumb because we stay,,,,, not sure which. Perhaps it is simple brain freeze, and like childbirth, the flowers of Summer, and the colors of Fall make us forget.
Scout’s tiara is priceless, although she doesn’t look like she is quite sure of the picture being taken. From her look, I would say she is gathering ammunition for a Scout Post coming up!! I bet she has a notepad somewhere with lots of jotting!
It is nearly noon and it JUST got to 1*. Wind Chill Advisories again. No break for at least the next 7 days. “We are (Northern) women, hear us ROAR” (or weep), depending on the moment. Take care, kiddo!!
We ARE strong, Chris. 50s and 70s? A piece of cake. And I truly mean that. We are tough and resourceful.
But that doesn’t mean I’m not sick of the whole thing!
Yes, we have wind chill right now and I think Thursday and Friday are supposed to be very, very cold.
Enough already!
Hello Claudia, I love Scout in her new tiara! Probably more so than she does, but she is such a good girl to appease her mom with camera in hand.
And that seltzer bottle belongs right there!
She was a good girl this morning when I snapped her picture!
Fitting Diva head wear. I have a few diva’s myself. Stay warm!
I’m trying, Gina, but it’s brutally cold out there!
Hi,
I have sweet dog (yellow lab) with arthritis in her spine and other mobility problems. To slove the ice problem I put down several scatter rugs for her to walk on when she goes outside, then I bring them in and then put back out as needed. She feels a lot safer and I think happy for the rugs! I hope spring comes soon for you.
Take Care,
Kaye
Park City, UT
I wish I could do that but the paths are very long and they cover a lot of ground. I don’t have that many rugs!
The rugs sound like my towel idea. Since you do have so much to cover to get Scout out there, I wonder if maybe something like mulch might work ~ you could toss it ahead of her like a bridesmaid tosses rose petals lol….though now that I think of it, that might create other problems. Anyway, beautiful photos of Dame Scout as usual.
Hang in there!
I think the mulch might end up being a bigger problem, Tracy. But it’s a good idea and I bet Scout would enjoy the tossing rose petals idea!
Claudia –
Sometimes we just need to have a have a good old-fashioned ‘hissy fit’. And, love is having someone who will listen to that hissy fit. Your Don is definitely a keeper, isn’t he ?!! Wishing better days for you and your pretty girl !
Regina Anne
He is indeed a keeper, Regina Anne!
Scout is a beauty and yes a little bling does help a girl feel better! Good for you Claudia for tackling that ice. I would be screaming and having meltdowns more often then you I’m sure. Love where the seltzer bottle landed…perfect!
A little meltdown is good for what ails you, Linda!
The royal scout is looking mighty regal with her tiara. It’s perfect for her. It’s great to have a husband that let’s us vent without taking it personal. We’ve had enough of this long winter in Michigan too. It’s too dangerous to walk my dogs in the neighborhood because the walks have ice patches. Several times I’ve almost fallen in the dog trenches in the backyard. I understand why you had a meltdown. I don’t know how the Alaskans do it. I would go nuts! Will we ever see green grass and warmer temperatures? It must be worse with Don away. Love your blue seltzer bottle. It’s perfect with the tuxedo print.
I know that Michigan has been hit hard by this winter. Hang in there, Sandy!
A long, loud scream is so good for the soul. And Dame Scout. What a tiara, what a Princess!!!!!
A tiara suits her well!
I don’t know how you do it. I am amazed! And, I would hate it, too.
I’m not cut out to be a pioneer woman, Beverly.
Dearest Claudia, “Heavy the head that wears the crown!” Truer words were ne’er spoke. Dame Scout doth wear the raiinments of her exalted position well. Left for work and train at 6:30 this morning. My Mini Cooper thermometer only goes to 0 degrees, which is what it registered. The train station in Poughkeepsie had temp as 3 degrees. As it is usually 10 degrees higher from where we all live, I can only surmise that it was-7 degrees BEFORE wind chill in our part of the woods. Stay strong, my friend! Take a break Sunday and come over for some comfort food and chit chat. Maybe we will all do the dance to the Spring gods to hasten the arrival of buds, sunshine and baby robins. Cheers, Tina
Oh my goodness. It’s REALLY cold out there, isn’t it? Sunday sounds lovely, my friend, and perhaps I can take some photos of your beautiful home. My readers are clamoring for more!
Oh, how I feel your winter pain! It is all anyone talks about around here – the frigid cold and the never-ending snow. It has been -20 to -30 again at night and in the mornings. And now we’re due for more snow again Sat and Sun. I bitch and whine about winter and how I want to move to Brian, too.
This winter has been enough to strain anyone’s sanity, Claudia! It truly has been exhausting for us here in Southern New England so I can only imagine what it must be like further inland. I hope you didn’t get much of anything today? We had a mere dusting which vanished within moments of landing, thank goodness. I think you need a little glitter and sparkle yourself!! You deserve it.
P.S. The bottles and the ‘tails’ look perfect together!