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gallery of cuteness...

are you a fan?

i am not really into facebook like a lot of people: i feel funny posting my eating habits to my friends-on line or i.r.l....i dont want anyone's opinion on my outfits...and i'm not really into television (that i care to speak out loud about)or movies. so, i'm there...on facebook...but, i only participate when forced, er, poked. today i unabashedly opened a business page, which used to be called a 'fan' page, i think. i figure i work a lot on a bunch of different projects all at the same time, and maybe somebody might be interested...or 'like' it, i mean. so i spent the last five days figuring out a design for my main page, and then how to load it in 'fbml' (really?), and that was a trick, mind you! then how to install my two etsy shops on separate clickable pages, which was also interesting! it's done now, so please go to

lynda andrews-barry designs...take a look...write on my wall...search herban elements or my enamel jewelry shop...and give it the thumbs up if you are so inclined!

how to colorize your dog

i just finished watching a video on the wall street journal site about colorizing your dog (would have embedded it, but for the commercial!) i have a black labrador, so re-coloring him is not an option...mainly because he would object...and give me the stink eye...and frankly, it would be difficult to coordinate an outfit with all that color over the long term...but, people do it!..mostly in china...there is concern about the dye and the dog's skin sensitivity and the dye is poison...(how come they tell me pulling a tick is ok, because dogs have tough skin?)anywho...my guy aint going for it!

at the beach

the dog and i hiked through

the creek to the beach.

dog drinking from bottle

my dog is so weird! he does a somersault on the lawn every morning before we go on our walk...he prefers toast...he carries his retractable leash were ever he goes...he drinks from a bottle.

a day in the city: lunch at lola's

wow... the weather dropped to the mid-70's here in washington dc..wtf? that is 10 degrees below normal!!! anywho, it provided a great opportunity to take oto downtown to meet peanut...and have lunch! we ate at lola's: so great!!! the food was super delicious and they let the dogs hang out on the back patio with a huge bowl of icewater: sooo delicious and dog-tastic!