This is Mango the house cat, she always keeps me company when I'm cutting and sewing. We'll be moving again soon (mid May) but not far away, and it's temporary too (we'll be moving AGAIN in July...geeeez!) Anyways, I'm gonna miss her...
I'm very sad to report that the original Mr. Boo Boo (the goldfish) didn't make it. I'm not really sure what happened, one day he was swimming around happily and then.....not. I figured something more cuddly would be a better choice this time, and "Boo Boo" (apparently Devon REALLY likes that name) seems to fit this guy much better, as he has a huge chunk missing from his ear (you can see it in the middle pic) The former owners had bought Boo from a breeder along with another buck and (even though they had been neutered) they started to fight once they had matured (hence the missing chunk) but Mr. Boo is a lover, not a fighter with everyone else. Devon loves to give him lots of kisses and carrots:)
Devon and I had a blast shooting these new OOAK items for our shop today. She ran around finding props like flowers and blowing kisses at me while peeking around light posts...
I saw this beautiful rosebud tree, and thought it would make such a lovely backdrop for our Geisha Garden Dress. So, I carefully placed her in a strategic spot and (since she ended up getting mud in her sandal) she walked right out of the shot immediately, and wasn't game to try it again. Fortunately, I was able to capture the shot and her inspection of the muddy sandal caused her to strike this great little pose (sometimes I get lucky)
But, my favorite part of today was when she decided that jumping up and down would be the best way to model our Yellow Rose Loungers...what a natural:)
xoxo
Here's a little update on kids stuff:
I just shipped a size run of our organic pointelle sets to Little Bean Shop.
They look great layered with pretty, floral cotton dresses...perfect for transition into Spring (which I'm finally beginning to sew on now for our Etsy Shop)
Look for Devon Rose's reopening at the end of the month:)
A little family update:
Billy Bones came from a shelter in Oakland. I saw him on craiglist and we both fell in love with those ears. Just so happens that he's a Corgi/Pomeranian mix. Funny cause Isaac's dog (growing up) was half Corgi and mine was a Pomeranian. I don't really mention him nearly as much as Bik Wu. I guess mainly because he's always been closer to Isaac, so we decided that Billy was his and I got Bik. He's a great dog, though. Very patient and loving, perfect for Devon to take her first dog walk with (I walked Bik Wu to get Billy to follow right along) It was so cute to watch! She held the leash the whole time. I'm thinking it's the answer to our daily walk problem (Devon is distracted by EVERYTHING) But not today, she was very focused about keeping control of the leash. When we got back home, she took the leash off Billy's collar, threw up her arms and said "YAY"!
Our computer crashed the other day, leaving us with having to reinstall Windows, and then losing thousands of pictures of Devon in the process. I'm so upset about that, I can only compare it to a fire (although I know it's actually nowhere near as devastating) Anyways, I was lucky enough to have already picked the majority of the best pictures from all of the hundreds of photo shoots that I've done of Devon. Thank god I have this blog and an Etsy! 
Devon's first nature walk, at the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park! She mostly rode on Isaac's shoulders since the trails were pretty steep in most places (and she tended to want to wander over into every rocky area, looking for little caves to play in) It reminded me of how Isaac and I used to take walks together (with the doggies) every morning. Living in Dallas was never really conducive to our exercise routine...too hot and since we lived in a totally industrial area, no place to walk. We decided to make this a weekly habit, and why not? There's tons of nature walks to be had everywhere you look. Laguna Niguel is beautiful! This park is 5 minutes away from our house and has amazing views. The doggies can't come with, but I found another trail that's literally a block away just for them (doggie bag dispenser and trash can sit neatly at the trails entrance)
Devon found a new friend to play ball with
...all that room to run around...
...and everyone is right here :) Devon loves doggies! 
Little Pie's tiny turkey treats for your best friend:
This is Bik Wu, proud creator of the "frumpy face"
This is Devon Rose doing her version of the "frumpy face"
