Green...environmentally doggly

When dogs help with yard chores....here's what can happen.

Poor Jager I don't know when her white feet will be white again.

 Glad they're going home, DD and SIL will have some scrubbing ahead of them!

DYI

I've been doing a few DIY projects around the house, I installed a new programmable thermostat...How come I NEVER have the same wires as the directions???? ARRGGGGG!!!

But it works very well!!!

Then I got us a new phone for the kitchen, because the old one was dying-even after replacing the battery. But the new one wasn't designed to hang on the wall so, after careful measuring,  I got these little beauties at Menards. You save BIG money at Menards---well on sale for 19.99 anyways.
And one makes a dandy shelf for the new phone beside the fridge! I pulled out the old wall hangers from the old phone and put in new ones to hang the little sconce...shelf to me, I feel all Martha-like.
 

Just one little DIY note....

These kind of wall anchors are crap in my opinion,you have to drill a big hole, you hammer them in, and they scrunch up or break so you have to try another one, the bright color is annoying, and you really want to be done faster with fewer tools, and they might be OK for some tiny little thing but really...........

Get  this kind-they go in so easily, with no drilling in plain drywall, and they aren't those icky bright colors and they hold like a ton, I think they're a lot easier and way more reliable

They come in packages and cost a little more but are SO worth it! http://www.itwbuildex.com/ezprod.htm and this is the link to see all the kinds out there-even for solid wood walls

Arts Festival......LOVE IT!!!

So today I went to the Arts Festival in Iowa City.  It was rainy all morning, and since I didn't get around until nearly 11 it was all clear! Lots of people, music, food, and of course ART! I always like that there's such an eclectic mix-almost crafty to serious art, and it's all really fabulous!Look at this cool wood stuff-just gorgeous!

Yes I forgot to take my..I mean Uber Son's camera so these are from my phone...not too bad.

See purses...mmmmmmm purses....yum! Lookie at this cool batik fabric-it was a wall hanging.

This was beautiful pottery-I think this was the same artisit that DD bought a couple of pieces from last year.

There was lots of music-these folks were very good, they had a kind of Irish, feel and a beautiful young lady played the violin. They kept the crowd entertained! There was also a main stage with more music and the Peruvian group, selling CD's were really good!

Tons of food of all kinds was offered for sale-look CorNroc!! They grill corn on the cob and serve it up with seasonings in the butter & mayo.Or you could get falafle, or BBQ, or brats, or Greek grilled or Asian food, it's like a smorgasboard!!!

Here's some more serious art, there were a lot of paintings, most of them a bit too rich for my budget, but probably very reasonable for original artworks.

This artist had sculptures using rocks with holes drilled in them and assembled in different artsy ways with old rusty iron. They had quite a crowd looking at all the different things.

 There was quite a bit of pottery-which I really liked a lot. This bunch belongs to a person I went to Jr. High school with-Kirk Niehouse, I didn't see him around, but I thought his work looked great!

So I didn't buy a single thing, but it's still going on tomorrow!.......