I Stayed Home...

Sunday, Handsome decided to join the Port Charlotte Harley Owners Group to go on a group motorcycle ride to Sebring. (Don't you love his t-shirt?) I really wanted to go along, but alas, I stayed home because of...
Corgi Puppy. We didn't know how long the group ride would take, and I just didn't think that it would be fair to Fezzik (and Kes) to be kenneled all day, so I stayed home and worked in the studio. He was gone about nine hours, so I think I made the right decision.

He had a great day, by the way. The weather was perfect for a motorcycle ride. There were forty riders in the group, and the trip was 180 miles, round-trip. He was a happy guy.

Don't feel bad that I stayed behind. I finished both quilt tops for the giveaway, and they're looking great, but I'm not going to share any more photos until I've got them bound and ready to send to Twyla and Charlene. I also took time to play with the dogs. We actually had a wonderful day.
I ordered a book on Ebay, and the seller included the second book free. Having only had retrievers for the past 29 years, I thought it might be wise to get to know as much about the corgi as possible.

The book "The Welsh Corgi" by Leslie Perrins is from the late '50s. I wanted to learn about the historical aspects of the breed, and get to know the dogs as they were sixty years ago from someone who raised and trained them for many years. I have another book coming that will offer more current information about conformation, medical information unique to the breed, and perhaps other information that would relate only to corgis.

The second little book is a sweet story about a little dog lost in the woods. It begins with the dog chasing a rabbit (sorry, Shell) until he was lost. Frightened, he was found by a vixen (female fox) whose kits were killed by a bobcat. She adopts the corgi and teaches him to fend for himself. There is a happy, back-to-civilization ending, too. I told Handsome that I doubt that book would be published today. Not PC enough, I think.
The last thing I purchased on Ebay was my first ACEO (Art Card Editions and Originals) of a Welsh corgi. These are the same size as Artist Trading Cards, so thanks to my friends who have traded Labrador cards with me, now I have representations of both of my dogs.

This one is a fabulous watercolor, created by the artist David J. Roger (watercolorbydjr on eBay). (Sorry for the watermark in the center of the image. I want to protect his work product.) Don't you just love the sweet face?