Great excitement in our house this week as we had an unexpected addition to the household. Well not really unexpected......let me explain. For a while now we have been looking around for a pal for Millie(our maltese terrier) and our search has brought us far and wide. We have visited many dog owners and doggie places but just couldn't find what we were looking for. We didn't have a long list of requirements, no, we were just looking for a male (apparently one of each gender is best as the dogs get on better with each other) and that he needed to be a bit younger than Millie and also of a small breed. Harder than you might think though, to find a puppy that fitted the bill. Anyhow, my daughter was keeping an eye on things and she came across what seemed to be the perfect little fella, so when she showed me a photo of him (one of 100's we had looked at recently) my heart melted and I was in full agreement with her. Impossible to believe but within an hour we were all on the way home with him snuggling up in her arms in the back seat of the car, my husband and I trying to figure out what had just happened. By the time we got home and sat down to finish our dinner it felt like he was part of the family already....................hence the arrival of Max! He is really cute and we have nicknamed him already, Buster, or as my other half likes to call him Little Man. Only nine weeks old and full of character I wanted to smother and mother him as I felt he had been separated from his mother too soon but Max is a tough little buster and though 100% lovable he has a fighting spirit and was not to be taken for a softie. Can't wait to see how the next couple of weeks go! Oh and to top it all off did I mention that he is also 3/4 Maltese! Didn't I say he was the perfect puppy.
As a result not much work done around here over the past week but I did manage to finish all the dresden plates for the "Over the Rainbow" quilt I am presently working on. I used the English Paper Piecing method for these dresden plates as I liked the look of the rounded softer edges, and I have also managed to finish the patchwork squares that will frame them. Keep posted to see how it all turns out when completed.
Until next week
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