Christmas with the dogs

Cripes i've been away a long time.. initally it was December and that means all manner of preparation busyness and then I was STRUCK with the illness. I went to work on Tuesday, met a chum in the evening for our ritual christmas film (has to be the cheesiest number available at the time) and by the time I was home I felt decidedly swollen in the gland region and spent the next 4 days in bed. EUGH EUGH EUGH. Only made it to the sofa on a couple of days to watch diagnosis murder (and if i can't get out of bed for that, there's no chance).

So mainly I've spent christmas coughing.. so much that I now have a it of a bark every now and again.. and that inspired me to introduce the dogs to you..

this is little dog and lady dog..

I knitted little dog about 4 years ago from a pattern by Jean Greenhowe (who is a tremendous lady) and when the Admiral met him, they got rather attached and i'd come home from work and find little dog in all kinds of scrapes and mischief. then last valentines day, little dog got a card through the post and would you believe there was a new dog just outside the door. rather pleasingly lady dog is slightly smaller than little dog.. and she has a pink collar rather than little dog's red collar.. They came with us on our christmas tour (which took in Plymouth and Reading.. not too huge but plenty long enough thank you very much).. they even had a few jelly bones on Christmas morning.

the dogs have been together for nearly 7 (dog) years and I suspect there may be the pattering of tiny paws quite soon.. just as soon as I find even smaller needles to knit them with!!