TROT PETS INC., (FKA Sespe Pets, Inc.) - DOG BOWLS

BANKRUPTCY FOR TROT PETS

Just as I thought….they are going belly up. Such a shame they could not get their act together. They still have their web site up to sell bowls which should be taken down. Creeps.

I know they tried…a bunch of young people…BUT the tell tale signs of a company in disarray were all there. Not just the fact they used China to make the goods, that they came late, but they couldn’t get the orders straight.

To me, another sign the company wasn’t in the right hands was the people who started it. If you look at their past “lives” you will see they started or worked for several companies, some for less that two years, over and over again. I know people finally make it with the “try try again” attitude, but these people did not bring anyone into the company as a director or CEO who actually knew what they were doing. Like someone from that TV show when they present their ideas and others buy into it.

So, I waited for 9 months, maybe longer, watching and waiting and finally bit the bullet as they were shipping and fulfilling orders. I bought one dish for my problem child…and that $80 is now down the drain. 

So, be sure you DON’T go to their web site and buy a bowl.

CROCHET    

That is something (crochet) that I haven’t been able to do. All my furniture was packed up late September and I moved myself to Idaho. Unfortunately, the remodel of the house hasn’t yet been completed and it is going to be November in just a few hours now.  I have all my hooks with me, but no yarn. I searched my car and all my bags and do not have ONE skein!! I can’t believe it, but guess I knew I would be busy. I have tried to find a nice dark blue yarn, but none to be found here unless I go to a local store. Unfortunately, the two that I frequented when living here previously are closed. <sigh>  Life.

I am staying at my wonderful niece Val and her wonderful husband Brett’s house in a nearby town. I feel like a fish out of water, being 75 and having been on my own for years after my sweet Sid passed away. Hard to live with someone in a way, but overall these great folks make it pretty easy. I know, no matter what, they do really need their space back.  I sure do love them, not just for what they have done for me, but for being such wonderful people and so good to everyone. They just had their 5th grandchild, with the 6th on the way! Life multiplying in such a wonderful family!

SO - I am going shopping today to find the dark blue yarn that I need to make Val a scarf for winter. We do have a winter here…for several months starting in November. Another reason I want my furniture to get here soon! The drivers need to make it here in good order with little snow or ice to worry about.

IN CLOSING…

Let me say that I sincerely appreciate you who actually read this and who come back to check every so often. My life here in Idaho will be slower than before as I lost my beloved dog Brodie on the way here. Kidney failure. I think he had a tumor, too, but we will never know. I am still devastated by his loss as he was my special baby. With three dogs now, and none needing medication every 8 hours, I will be freer to take care of myself and the other 3. My cat, who turned diabetic this past February, now only needs one shot at night instead of the two, so I will be able to keep up with other obligations a little better.

Thank you so much for your patience and kindness for sticking with me over the years.

Seafarer' Cap

 Cap for Brother

I made a cap for my brother. He is the one moving further north into colder country. Not that Payette isn't cold during the winter, but he will be where there is more snow, deeper and stays longer. I felt like he needed something to ward off the chill. Will make a scarf to match…or make another had and scarf to match. According to what yarn I can find after I move.

This is Linda. She has been a best friend for about 60 years. She was super super sick with RA when she passed away at a hospice in NM. She had been a teacher, a wife, a mother, and a grandmother, as well as a friend, a sister and one of the loveliest people to have graced this planet. She would have turned 75 next Monday. God's speed, my friend.

I was watching a Norwegian detective show from 2005 and they walked past the computer with the Apple logo! Great advertising from 2005! Way ahead of us for sure. There was a box in the background, too, that had the logo. Later in the show there was a Coke type "ad" so I guess they started the trend.

Luckily my house in Texas sold in four days. It surprised me. One of the complaints I heard was some people didn't like the black screens on all the windows, but the buyers are from Las Vegas, NV, and are used to such things. They sure help to keep the heat down in the house!! 

Thought I would include a view of my craft room…had just about got it set up and then decided to sell the house. Will have to find another place in the new house.

I'll miss my next door neighbor. Such a sweetheart. But won't miss the heat and humidity. My water bill was horrendous! Not to mention the electric bill.  Lucky for me they had over billed me for seven months so I lived off the credit for the last three! 

I may be that there is no income tax, but all the other taxes are higher, and it seems they can raise them willy nilly when they want to. Plus water and electricity are another "at their whim" so all in all it is super costly to live here. I might have been able to withstand the heat and humidity, but not pay for all the rest.

Looking forward to moving into the Idaho home in October!

Finish with my Magical Tee!!

 PHOTO OF NEW HOUSE FIRST

I am moving home to Idaho. Funny that I didn’t consider it home exactly until I started thinking of moving back. They have plenty of snow, but have found since living in TX in 100+ degree heat and 90%+ humidity that snow is okay! My dogs will be happier, too.  

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New cap/beanie for my brother. He is moving to a colder climate soon. 

My Beautiful Tee

It is 31 inches long not blocked. 

Did a couple of short rows under the arm so it gave the sleeves a slight curve down instead of sticking out like a real T. 

It is a lovely sweater to wear in my new home.