A New Game

Dear Teddy and Rascal,

I have learned a new game.  It is called, "Hide and Seek" and I am the best hider EVER! Can you find me in the pictures?

This was a fun place to hide until a spider crawled onto my wing. I accidentally singed him when I screamed and a little flame came out.

These are some of the shells I collected when I went to a new beach the other day. 

Can you see me?

I am burrowing into my favorite hiding place. It was nice and warm and I actually fell asleep!

I will be heading home next week and I cannot wait to share more of my adventures with you.  

I am off to play more games!

Sincerely, 

Sir Tully Tinder

Buddhism and Air Hockey

Dear Sir Teddy and Lord Rascal,

These are my new names for you and I think you will like them!  I have decided to continue my travels and have landed at the home of a very nice family.  Their house was like others I have visited lately except for one thing and I discovered I am actually pretty good at it.

Air Hockey!  At first, I was unprepared for the blast of air from beneath me and I almost took off flying without reason.  You can't see it in the picture but I had some of my new friends tape coins to the bottom of my feet. This helped keep me "in the game!"

After a long game I needed to relax and found another visitor when I went outside.

He was sitting so peacefully and I flew over to him and greeted him with a swish of my tail and flap of my wings.  He smiled and told me how happy he was that I came along! Imagine that!

He then asked me if I could light his candles for him. I of course was eager to be helpful, as dragons are.  I blew a tuft of flame at the candles and they were lit.  Buddha and I spent the rest of the evening looking at the stars.

"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." Buddha said this to me.

I hope you are all well, Please tell the nice Lady you live with I miss her home made cookies.

Best,

Sir Tully Tinder

Tully and Cindey

When they first met - curious to find another dragon!

New friends and so happy.

Learning to use a phone. 

Tully Tinder and Cindey Ella may best friends for life :)

Can't wait to hear from him again soon!

Tully's Vacation

Sir Tully Tinder is having so much fun on his current adventure!  His traveling partner made him a scarf so he would be warm and cozy. I think he looks very handsome!

Tully is pretty thrilled about his scarf and hasn't taken it off.

Tully was fascinated by the clouds and said he had never flown that high! His Grandfather used to tell his lil Grand Dragon Son stories when he was just out of his egg. Apparently, Granddad could fly so high that the world looked like a "moldy blueberry."

This little dragon is getting the chance to try all kinds of new things on his trip.  He got up really early one morning and traveled to a Flower Mart in the city.  This is a place where people can come and purchase flowers and plants from all over the world.  It is full of colors, wonderful smells, textures and sounds.

Tully said, though he was pretty comfy, he preferred a real bed over a bed of flowers.  I think he really blends in!

After a long day he is always up for trying new foods. Here he is mixing his soy rice crackers with hummus.  He has a great appetite and really enjoys his snack time.  

Going to news places, trying new things and meeting new people is a treat and Tully seems to be enjoying every second of his adventure!

XO,

Travelin' Tully

Bon Voyage Tully!

Sir Tully Tinder is SO excited today!
He is going on a vacation! I don't get to go but it is very fun to help him get ready for his big trip.  My little dragon has never traveled without me or Teddy and Rascal before unless you count his trip from his cloud to my car.

Dragons do not usually have a suitcase but I want Tully to have all the comforts of home with him.  I am a Mom and once you have spent any time doing that Best Job Ever you can't let it go.

I let him choose whatever he wanted to use and he chose this coin purse from my Great Aunt.  He liked the tiger on it.  I love this little purse because it is pretty and sentimental to me. I know he will take good care of it. He is such a nice little dragon.

It is the perfect size for his glasses! This way he can read on the airplane.  That's right he gets to go on a plane! I need to make sure he has a good book.  

I am looking forward to hearing about and seeing pictures from his travels.  What will Teddy and Rascal do without their little buddy? What will I do? He makes me smile and the cats always play with him.  But being able to travel anywhere - 2 blocks or 2000 miles from home is a treat and an amazing chance to explore the world and meet interesting people.  Tully is off on a great first adventure.

Bon Voyage!

Adveture Scout Tully and Friends

Sir Tully Sniffles

Tully is under the weather today.

I knew he was getting sick when he went to light the barbecue for me and all he could muster was a puff of smoke and a sniffle.  Poor little dragon.

Wish him well while he is snuggled up with a good book. Tully will be back to adventuring next week!

Tully, Teddy and Rascal

A Dragon Yarn

Sir Tully loved painting so much he has decided to learn more crafts.

I gave him several other options; sewing, scrap booking, making bracelets. He picked crochet. I would never have thought that would be it. I thought his claws would get in the way but he loves it!

I keep a bag of yarn near my couch so my hobby is always close by.  I let my little dragon choose some colorful yarn to work with.

He loved the blue and then Tully began to "explore his space" with his new ball of yarn.  I let him play for a while as I had some work to do myself.  I assumed he would stay on the nice green carpet.

 But, as he is a playful fellow he could not resist waking Teddy up from his Cat Nap to have some fun.

Teddy was not thrilled but he settled in and they had a good time.

 I was able to get this picture right before it became a yarn nightmare.

I am not sure Sir Tully will be great at crocheting but he certainly is happy to be trying something new. That is really the point though, isn't it? To try new things every now and then.

You can put yarn on almost anything! There are creative people out there who add yarn to objects already outside.

Bunny Sweaters

Crocheting a tree? Why not!

 A Meter Monster - Kind of Cute

Sir Tully Tinder says, "GO MAKE SOMETHING! Then, play with the cat :)"

Hugs,

Tully, Teddy and Rascal

Paint Master Tully

Sir Tully likes to explore and he loves looking at the pictures I have on my wall.  I am very lucky because I am part of a wonderfully creative family.  My brother painted this picture of a dog I had when I was younger. Her name was Petula and she was so silly.  This picture is exactly what she looked like.

Charles Forrester

This past weekend, Tully and visited my Mom and he saw this in my bedroom.  There is a huge window that looks out on a green garden. Someone had been painting at my desk and this is what was left. When you paint there are times when you want to test the colors on your brush.  Tully liked this very much and has now decided he should paint too!

I have a box set of paint at my house so when we got home Tully insisted I get them out so he could get to work! He picked out a green that matches his dragon scales right away.

I also had an artificial flower in my art box. Do you have an art box? I keep all kinds of supplies in there so I always have something I can do or create.  Tully picked the flower for his picture. It reminded him of my Mother's garden.  

You know what I think? I think it does not matter how Tully paints or how his flower looks because to him it is exactly as he sees and feels it. 

Be Creative!

XO

Tully and Friends

Tully Whistles While He Works

Tully is very funny. He always wants to help me but he just seems to get into some kind of mischief!

My Mom gave us this little vacuum for Christmas and it is the perfect size for my little dragon.  

The red machine is too heavy for Sir Tully to carry while flying so I just put it onto a chair so he can vacuum the blinds.  I am glad he likes to do this because I do not.  Partners we are!

As I mentioned, Tully can be silly at times.  He decided Teddy needed a bit of cleaning as well. Teddy does not looked too thrilled, does he? But, he is an incredibly tolerant cat and just sat there and waited for his dragon pal to finish his work.

Then Teddy grabbed him and gave him a preen or two. Fair is fair right?

Chores can be fun and with this crowd it always is!  

Sir Tully Tinder and Friends

Sir Tully Tinder Writes a Letter

Tully sees me using my computer a lot. My business relies on that. He also sees me reading and writing to people on it too.

So, he was thrilled when I took out my nice stationary to write some good old fashioned letters!

Tully, of course got in on it! He wrote a note to my Mom. Whom the grandkids all refer to as "Abu." Isn't that the best name?!  He spent some time with her over the holidays and liked her very much.

His penmanship is very nice! He uses his wings to hold up this big pen. Tully is a problem solver.

I promised myself I will write more letters to my niece and nephew this year. Here I sealed the envelope and my writing buddy put on the sticker he picked out at the store. I always think it is nice to add a little something extra.

His glasses are a little crooked but he really struggled with the stamp! He thinks it is funny I pay to send a letter when a dragon to just fly it wherever it has to go.

I wrote Thank You notes for my Christmas gifts today too. It is very important to do that. I believe when you handwrite a letter it lets your friends and family know you really care and appreciate what they did for you.

This book is fun!  All about pen pals and fairy tales. A perfect combo!

available on www.amazon.com

Happy New Year,

Tully and Me