Sunset in Glastonbury

Sunset from our house looking over towards Wearyall Hill in Glastonbury.  We have some amazing sunsets, or rather did have before the rain set in.  They are promising good weather from tomorrow onwards, I intend to get out in the garden in a minute to cut the grass as I don't believe a word of it!

Cavalier Puppies

It is sad how infrequently I post on this blog.  I think it is because it is so complicated, but I am trying to work it out and put up quilting, dog and baby stuff!
I am looking for a new cavalier or two and hopefully will have found them by the middle of August - Amantra Kennels is my likely provider of puppies, hopefully.  They have a tri that they are running on at present, but if she doesn't look show worthy will be trying to find a home for her.

This is Bridie, one of Lily's puppies that I really should have kept.  She had a blenheim and two tris and I wanted to keep all of them - Hestia, Hera and Hecate - but I sold them as they were winter puppies and so much work indoors, and the money was handy, after the terrible expense of the caesarian.

And here is Lily with one of the cavadoodles from her last, and last litter.  She is a very pretty dog but amazingly stupid.

Ella Imogen

This is Ella Imogen, my beautiful granddaughter, about two months' ago.

First Post

This is my first post to this blog and I intend to use it as an online journal for my quilting and dogs. I have called it Land of Mist because that is the affix of my dogs. Well, I only have one at the moment - Lily - and I am hoping to mate her again at the beginning of August. She didn't take last time. It is amazing that there are any dogs at all, really, seeing as the females are only fertile for about 8 days every six months.

I am in the middle of cutting out for two quilts. I sent for some material from the States, from Crazygirlquilts and from Pineneedles Quilt Shop. Part of the order has turned up from crazygirl, the background fabric, and all of the fabulous order from Pineneedles. It was a smashing suitcase with loads of fat quarters - about 40 in total, and some red material for centre squares, border material and tiny corners. I have almost cut the quilt out, as my machine is in for a service.