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

Beach Adventure With Tully - Part 2

It is raining today so I am glad Tully and I could go to the beach last week! He is still chatting about it.  

Sir Tully has great skills when it comes to sports. Dragon are very quick to learn and are good sports!

I was so impressed when he caught the ball in air and landed with it in his wings! 

You all know Sir Tully likes ALL animals. Well, he saw this little honey bee struggling in the water so i walked over and it climbed onto my shoe.  I carefully walked with my toe pointed upwards a bit to safer higher ground.

Tully found a safe, warm and dry shell for his new fellow flying friend to recoup on. Mr. Bee immediately began wiggling around to dry off.

Tully has never seen a Sand Dollar before. He has heard that they are coins lost by mermaids.

The interesting thing is I have shells at home and they are all white. But, did you know that Sand Dollars are darker (where I live they are actually a beautiful shade of purple) when they are alive?

I cannot believe I filmed one moving!

The underside of a Sand Dollar has all these little spine like (not sharp) protrusions that allow it to move, burrow and move their food along their bodies. I could feel them on my hand.

Sand Dollars like to burrow down into the sand to be safe. There are two of them in this picture - can you find them?

Sir Tully was very hungry after our day of fun at the beach. He decided to try some seaweed (this is kelp) and he loved it!

Have an Adventurous Day!

XO
Tully and Me

If you want to learn more about Sand Dollars check out the Monterey Bay Aquarium's website
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/AnimalDetails.aspx?enc=Z5SIVkZ+n+VfIl75Mb+zkw==

Beach Adventure With Tully - Part 1

Tully is a good boy. He waits so patiently for me (unlike Teddy and Rascal) to finish my work so we can hang out together.

Yesterday was so beautiful outside that I decided to take a break and take him somewhere he has never been.

The Beach!

Oh, he had so much fun that I have to write his story in two parts!

 The first thing Tully saw was this sign.  I explained it meant "no dogs allowed." He quickly (dragons are so smart) asked me if I could bring Teddy and Rascal next time.  We had a quick discussion of how cats use sand.

 He enjoyed flying from post to post. There were a lot of seagulls and a few pelicans that could be seen quite nicely from this vantage point.

It is always a treat to see someone or a dragon experience something for the first time.  Sir Tully walked right into the water! He is very brave. His wings were flapping in the tide.

 We quickly discovered that although he is a TERRIFIC creature in flight, he has not yet mastered swimming.  I soaked my shoes running after him in the waves! He sputtered and exclaimed that he loved it! Amazing attitude Tully has!

 Sun bath time!  I had to make him a towel as I do not have any that are his size. He thought this looks like a magic carpet. How appropriate for him as he is a flyer too!

 Suncreen was fun.  He got it everywhere! But, it is important even for a dragon.

More next week when Sir Tully meets some new critters!

Now go outside and have an adventure!

XO
Tully and Me

Glasses

This is Noah.

https://www.facebook.com/glassesfornoah

He has new glasses.

Tully thinks he is really cool.

Dragons are avid readers and love to learn and Sir Tully is no exception.  He even has his own library card now! 

He was such a ham when it came time to take his picture.

http://www.pinterest.com/sirtully/story-time/

Last week, Tully was reading his new books and was squinting a lot.  I reminded him that he should wear his glasses but he was stubborn about it. Then he read about Noah.

He is four and inspired Tully to be proud of his glasses! I think he looks great and I think his smile says it all, don't you?

Noah has a wonderful Facebook page and he is getting a lot of fun and supportive pictures and comments from all over the world.  He reminds Tully and I that we all have something in common if we just take a moment to look.

https://www.facebook.com/WindsOfTheWillow

Well, off to get Tully a new book!

Cheers!