Update: A winner has been chosen and emailed. Thanks for everyone’s entries — SO FUN to read about our pets. Astro says, “Woof!” He approves. ENTRIES NOW CLOSED. Stay tuned for July’s contest. Hmmmm. What shall I ask this month? Original post: Robin was last month’s winner of a “Love The House You’re In” custom collage made by our collage artist laureate Mel Kolstad. That’s Robin’s house… and her dog, woof!… all interpreted by Mel — she cut out each little brick by hand! Now, it’s time to find a winner for June. If you would like to enter to win a custom collage featuring your house and photos, read on….
To enter, complete these two steps:
- A bunch of our collage winners choose to include their pet. Hmmmm… So this month, step #1 to enter is to leave a comment on this post telling us about your pet. If you don’t have a pet right now… then, tell us about a hobby that gets your nurturing TLC.
- And, subscribe to my newsletter. Yes, this helps me build my newsletter list… I send ’em out just once a week, usually.
Please read all the rules here before entering. I’ll pick a reader next Friday morning.
Meanwhile — thanks again to Mel for a fabulous collage! You can find Mel’s collage works on flickr and her blog, Much Ado About Stuff. Thanks, Mel, you know I love your work, and I’m so excited to have this addition to the blog in 2010.
Christine says
My husband and I have two dogs. A pug, Jiaozi, who’s 3, and Siena, a Boston Terrier, who’s 4. We got Jiaozi as a puppy because my husband never grew up with pets and wanted a pug badly. We named her after the Chinese dumplings my grandmother made us growing up! She’s a total couch potato. She loves to cuddle and sleep, but we say she only kisses you when she thinks you deserve it! She also barks at our neighbor who likes to bark back at her! About a year ago we decided we wanted another, so we went to our local shelter and found Siena, who was a three year old stray who is the total opposite of her sister. She never sits still, and tears up the house! But she also loves to cuddle and would kiss you forever with tongue that only comes out on one side! They are total opposites and we love them each for those differences.
neca says
We have 4 dogs, all but one of which were rescued.
1. Butch – our old man. Beagle/basset/boxer mix. So ugly he’s adorable.
2. Maya – our generic heinz 57 hound dog-ish big girl, who thinks that she is the same size as….
3. Bess – our chihuahua mix. A total lap puppy and her daddy’s little girl.
And last but not least,
4. Jordan – the jack russell terrierist. it takes the other 3 playing with her to begin to use up all that energy. Thank goodnes we have a big, fenced in yard!
My son and I volunteer at the Humane Society, we love dogs and try to make sure as many as possible have the loving lives they deserve!
Angela says
We don’t have a pet of our own yet, but we’re looking to adopt soon! Our house has been home to our family’s pets from time to time as we pet-sit, and love how much livelier the house becomes! Can’t wait to adopt our own…we’re just waiting for the right time to bring home a cat or dog!
Molly Paone says
Where to begin! We have five cats and two dogs! I’ll start with the feline overlords who run my house. Sidney is the head zookeeper! We found him four days after our wedding! He was two weeks old, meowing his head off while hiding under a mattress behind an empty house! He’s now 5 1/2 and head of the house:-)! Horatio is our second, we got him from a friend who’s cat had gotten into a spot of trouble before she was fixed! Our next three, Paul, Ringo, and Little John are all from the same litter. They are sons of a stray kitty who disappeared last summer before we could TNR her, she’s now back. And lastly our two dogs. Hugh is a stray who we found wandering down our street in November. We weren’t able to find his owner, so he now lives with us. And last but not least is Dominik. He is a lab/bully breed mix. My husband found him running around in traffic, covered in ticks, dehydrated and very hungry. Once again, no tags or chips, and unable to find his home. He’s residing with us until we can find him a good, safe home with lots of room and a big yard:-).
Kathryn says
Hi Pam!
I have 3 cats, the first 2 were from a shelter, but the third was a stray my 11-year-old son found on the way to school. He called me on his cell phone to say a cat was following him to school, and it looked like it couldn’t find its home. I said “Can you grab it?” He said “Sure, it’s right here.” So I told him to take it home, put it in the bathroom with some food and water, and we’d figure out what to do that evening. We put up “found cat” signs and called the shelters, but after no response we took him to the vet, introduced him to our 2 girl cats, and even moved across town with him. Snicker now has a happy (retro) home with Cleo and Inja.
Elizabeth Brunner says
Love these customized collage images and absolutely adore the entire website. I am a subscriber already. My dog is named Eleanor Roosevelt. She is two years old. Half German Shepherd, one-fourth Mastiff, and one-fourth Black Lab. High-energy, extremely athletic (superstar at ball catching), protective of the house, and ready for any adventure. Her dog-sister Maggie lives with a neighbor, so we have plenty of play dates, plus trips to the dog park.
Marcia says
Leo, our scamp of a Tibetan Terrier, loves our “new” 1958 home on Florida’s central east coast. He also loves the neighborhood, perhaps too much. He tries to bust out the front door whenever the doorbell rings, to guard his palace and snoop around the yard of our next-door neighbor, who rescues kitties. We never thought we’d see the day, but Leo has become a best friend to our newest household member, Hercules, a red Persian. Dogs and cats can get along!
Michelle Langer says
Our dog, Magic, is a beautiful but psychotic Maltese. She enjoys a full life of shredding tissues and chasing bunnies in the backyard of our California contemporary. She sleeps in our kingsize bed on top of a pile of pillows, reminiscent of Dr. Seuss’s Yertle the Turtle.
Her psychosis — and our entertainment — shows up when she tries to navigate hardwood floors. In a flurry of skidding paws and flying ears, she races across the maple planks until she reaches a rug island. So, in enabler mode, my husband and I have scattered ‘landing pads’ at close intervals throughout the house to lessen her distress…
Wait…did I say SHE was the crazy one?
Abby Neumann says
Please don’t hate me! We don’t have any pets as I have terrible allergies. Since we are empty nesters, we have decided to take the plunge & get a shelter dog next month, as we love our son’s dog & would love to hear the litter patter of little paws as long as we can find one of a hypo allergenic breed. We live in a 1953 Ranch, decorated in a cool, electric 60’s -70’s vibe. Our sunroom is filled with vintage furniture, cameras & Mobil memorabilia. I am mosaic artist & have recently completed a bust of Venus di Milo and a creepy cool skull that lights up. I can picture them in a collage already. I have read Pam’s blog for over a year. It’s resourceful, fun to read & inspiring!
Melanie LeFevre says
Ooh what fun it owuld be to get a collage “house portrait” of our ’55 stone “rancher” in Lancaster, PA. And our dogs will be awe-inspiring! Zeus the toy poo fits right in our mid-century beauty, and Ollie (a german shorthair)- oh well – he’s just full of love!