Another Great Treat From Chewy

As you know, each month as a Chewy #Influencer, we receive a wonderful treat from Chewy for Hunter to try. Here is this month's choice~a jerky stick that would sure to be his favorite.

The size is perfect for Hunter.

Come on Mom, hurry it up already.

He really doesn't like his photo taken when he is trying to eat.

Seriously Mom, enough already!

What we like about the Flexi-Stix is easy-Hunter loved them.

 Hill’s Science Diet Flexi-Stix Jerky with Real Beef Dog Treats are chock full of delicious natural ingredients and include glucosamine and chondroitin supplements to support healthy joints. The rich, hearty beef-flavored sticks are made with no artificial ingredients and easily break into bite-size pieces. These treats are a wonderful complement to Science Diet brand foods and a nutritious snack that your dog will love.

Key Benefits

• Unique shape is easy to break into pieces
• Glucosamine and chondroitin for healthy joints
• No artificial flavors or preservatives
• Real beef is the #1 ingredient
• Made in the USA

Although he is still relatively young at 4 yrs of age, I don't think it is ever too early to provide the right nutrients for healthy joints.  

We rate them 4 paws up!

Disclaimer:  We were provided this treat free of charge for our honest opinion and without any compensation.  

You can find this and other Chewy treats here: https://www.chewy.com

Noreen and a very happy Hunter

Changing Seasons

Good Morning to you! I hope you had a fantastic weekend and are ready for a brand new week. On Friday I had my monthly quilt group and came away inspired to get back to sewing daily. A good friend of mine suggested that we all try to sew for at least 15 minutes a day; I've found if I do that I accomplish a fair amount. I'm hand quilting at night-usually almost four hours and that really helps me finish projects. Nothing to share with you yet. I want to start getting into some other projects, such as Christmas presents, but we'll see how quickly that happens. After the quilt group, I headed down to visit my friend whose out from Ca.  I took a neighbor with me and we all went to lunch and then did a bit of shopping. So fun. The remainder of the weekend was nice~dinner out with our neighbors, a boat ride with friends and new friends, dinner with them as well.  Most of the gathering are snow birds and live in California, but winter in Borrego Springs.  They all have RV's and it was great getting to know them.  Someday, maybe hubby and I will be able to join them; however, I am not a gal who would be happy being away from home and family for three months at a time.  There are also a lot of places I'd love to see here in the U.S. and bloggers I'd love to meet.
 While I've been cruising through bogland, I'm so impressed by all the Fall decorations. To be honest, I've been slow it getting mine out-simply because I leave it up until  Thanksgiving.  I did want to share a few touches around my house.
Love the giant acorn that I found this year, it can be used to hold candy, a candle or nuts.
A family member visiting brought me this decorative napkin holder and I love it, I have a thing for festive napkins.



 
My dough bowl on the dining room table. I received the figurines from my sweet mother-in-law.

As I've said, I'm not ready for all sorts of pumpkins(believe me I have lots)but wanted pinecones, acorns and various textures.  I think this came out perfectly.
I'm sure by next weekend I'll have put out most of my items; Fall is my favorite season.  When we moved here I loved winter, but as you get older the cold and snow seems to get a bit harder to handle.
Have you put out any decorations yet?
May your day be blessed!
Noreen

Happy Friday to you.  I hope your week has been productive and that you are ready for a restful weekend.  Having this cold/sinus/allergy thing happening has taken some of my energy, so I haven't been posting as much as normal.  Mind you, I am still able to walk and bike but that is kind of it.
Yesterday I met Kam and we rode around our lake twice-between 5-6 miles.  When I got home, hubby and I ran to Koh*s; he needed some long sleeved t-shirts-he came away with five.
Of course, last night we watched the Bronco's game-yeah!
Today I have a quilt meeting and then I'm grabbing  a friend and taking her down to Longmont to meet my Ca. friend and go to lunch.  This weekend will be a mix of activities.  I just want this congestion to end-it will, but it takes all my energy and projects are not getting done.
Blessings to you!
Noreen

A Love Transformed by Tracie Peterson

"When Clara Vesper's husband, Adolph, dies suddenly, Clara is stunned--but not grief-stricken. Her marriage to Adolph had been arranged, their primary interaction revolving around the sapphire jewelry Clara designed and Adolph produced and sold. Widowed and penniless, with two small children, Clara decides to return to her aunt and uncle's ranch in Montana, the only place she has ever been happy.

Curtis Billingham, injured in a sapphire mine collapse, is recuperating at the ranch of his friends, Paul and Madeline Sersland. But when the Serslands' niece returns from New York City, Curtis curses both his broken body and his broken past. Clara, the love of his life, has come back to him, but he is no longer worthy of her love.

Clara's brother-in-law Otto Vesper, Adolph's business partner, fears that the loss of Clara's design skills will doom the company's prospects. Following her to Montana, Otto is prepared to do whatever it takes to get Clara to return with him to New York. 

As Clara fights for love and freedom, a dangerous secret in her late husband's life comes to light, threatening everyone she loves."
From the last page:  "Only a few short months ago, she'd lived with servants and all that money could buy,  yet a cloud of gloom had hovered perpetually over her.  She'd hoped that the love of her youth would save her, but it too had become tarnished and disappointing.  Finally, through patient endurance, she and Curtis had found a love transformed into something deeper, a love centered on foregiveness.  An eternal love that Clara intended to cling to forever".

I have loved Tracie Peterson's books and writing for years.  This book met all my expectations and more!  It was intriguing, suspenseful and the characters deep.  I loved each twist and turn and couldn't wait to get to the end to see what would happen.  I found it delightful that it not only took in Montana, but also the  treachery of some during World War I.  

I was provided this book by Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing, for my honest review.  I received no compensation.  Thank you to Bethany House for such a great blogger program.  If  this books sounds intriguing, you won't be disappointed.  
Noreen

Happy Tuesday to you!  I hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend.  Ours was relatively quiet~I either have been having horrendous allergies or caught a cold, not sure which one.  So I haven't been doing as much as I normally would; just don't have the energy.  Today however, I'm going to a friends so we can walk-doubt it will be my normal pace and then at noon meeting another friend for lunch.   I'm trying to get back into the swing of things-especially sewing, now that I'm not spending time with three fun dogs.  Hunter is always happy to sit at my feet when I'm downstairs-I love this.  Fall is definitely in the air; hubby and I usually try to get away for a night or two each fall and see some new part of our state, but doubt this will happen until Oct.
I hope you find some time to get outside today and enjoy nature.
Blessings~
Noreen

Animal House

We've been having so much fun with Copper here; it does show me that I need to start doing some weights though, because I'm not strong enough to hold her back if needed. Hunter has had so much fun and I know he'll miss them when they go home on Sunday. However, that having been said, Petrol(Kim's family dog)will be with us in a little over a week and Hunter will be happy again.  We were downstairs watching t.v. and saw Copper's leg draped over Lily. Copper is half on the couch and half on the ottoman.

She's been having nice long walks each day and playtime with Kim's kiddos-she's dog tired!

Didn't even make it up to the couch in this shot-so funny,

Two peas in a pod.

We've given Copper the nickname Moose, because even though she isn't full grown she lumbers through the house like a moose.

When she starts playing and running, we just get out of her way.
Such a great three-some, the three Amigos.
I hope you have a great day and wonderful Labor Day weekend.
Joy to you!
Noreen, Hunter, Lily and Copper

Hello September

It's a brand new month, but where in the world did August go?  Yesterday hubby got this shot over at the golf course; I love it.  I love that we live in an area so close to the Rockies and that we not only get to see wildlife when we venture up there, but bald eagles and hot air balloons.
I have been working really hard at walking and biking when the mornings weren't too hot; one thing I like to do is total up the miles I walk and ride each month-not for boasting, but to help gage my activity level.  Now I know a lot of you walk so much more than I do(my youngest daughter's family is one), so I like to see where I fall in.  Of course having Copper here for the last week kicked my walking up a notch-but my total for the month of August was 74 miles.  I'm very happy with that; I want to try to keep it up this month too.  Usually I'm good till the snow starts, but now our rec center will have an indoor track that the gals I walk with want to go to when we can walk here.  On Tuesday we had 6 ladies-ages 60-70+ that walked-pretty darn cool.
Hope you are able to get out and get some exercise.
Hugs,
Noreen