Day 60 A.M. & P.M.

Mary-Ann Sontag July 25, 2020

The Wildflowers are blooming well in their new homes, as evidenced by this photo of Buttercup with her new canine family…

She has some growing to do to catch up!

Sage (new name forthcoming and it is not going to be Something, I promise) is traveling across the country to his new home in Indiana. Check out Bridget’s brilliant idea for protecting the floor when the puppy is in an x-pen at a hotel: one of those inexpensive and lightweight plastic picnic tablecloths!

Things are considerably quieter here in Montana with just three puppies. Playtime was shorter…

…and naps seem longer…

And nope — I have not decided.

Sigh.

I hope your day is more decisive than mine!

EVENING PHOTOS

Things were a little dry and so I turned the sprinkler on in the puppy yard.

Like children, the puppies thought this was Big Fun — this is Mallow…

Making a choice is so hard — could you choose between these two?

What a fabulous litter this is — every one of the Wildflowers is special, amazing, and beautiful. Daisy and Major did well — hence the difficult choice.

Good Night, Friends.

Day 59 A.M. & P.M.

Mary-Ann Sontag July 24, 2020

Some of you know I am a Big Fan of Montana-made PLA3 Dresses — Berkeley has a collection, and it all started with this donut dress.

Dear Friend Ellen, a neighbor to the dressmaker, spotted it on Facebook and the rest is history — Berkeley has a collection…

There is a point to this — hang on!

It turned out the dressmaker is not only skilled in creating wonderful clothes for small humans, she is also my colleague at the University of Montana.

So we had those connections and then sadly, developed another one — almost 14 months ago her husband was diagnosed with Glioblastoma.

Laurie has continued to sew, work as a professor, and manage a New Normal nobody wanted. Finding resources lacking, she also got involved/active in a Glioblastoma organization and long story short — in the middle of the Wildflowers, Laurie and I started a five-part series intended to provide information, support and resources to people dealing with Glioblastoma.

We hope the videos will help someone; you can watch the first one HERE.

And if you have a small human who needs an awesome dress/leggings/etc. and also want to help Laurie with her self-care, which involves sewing, you can check out her website HERE.

And if you do not have a small human handy, I can lend you mine — she has outgrown most of her current PLA3 dresses.

Kids and puppies — they do not stay small for long.

Three puppies will leave us today, including that one.

I realize that while I am sad, of course, the bigger emotional experience for me is anxiety.

More on that later or tomorrow but in the meantime, please stay safe — especially the Wildflowers.

EVENING: PHOTOS FROM A BUSY DAY

Major stopped in to visit his kids.

And then Team Sundance and Team Major practiced a freight haul on the driveway…

No puppies were damaged taking these photos!

And then Larkspur left to live with Major and his wonderful family in Great Falls.

Sage is on his way to his new home in Indiana with Bridget and Bob — much happiness all around.

I drove to Dillon, Montana to meet the Kings — they had a dog from our E litter named Aspen and now they have Lucy Clover King. This is an amazingly perfect match…

And then there were three sharing the fan…

You can see the gray undercoat on Mallow — very cool.

Good Night, Friends.

Day 58 A.M. & P.M.

Mary-Ann Sontag July 23, 2020

Clover is a chill, confident puppy who will meet her new family tomorrow.

Pete wishes to henceforth be known as The Leader of the Pack and prefers to have his theme song played when he arrives…

Larkspur will also be heading to his new home tomorrow — Sage will leave tomorrow or Monday. Wildflower placement decisions are still sorting out…

Clarkia is a spunky, happy, friendly and bold puppy…

Clarkia is another one of the Undecideds. They all have homes! We just do not know which home it will be for four of the puppies, although tomorrow will reveal all.

Clarkia and Buttercup balancing with Clover underneath.

It is sweet, outgoing and fun Buttercup who will start her new life today…

Both Marija and Eden sent good reports about their puppies yesterday — Kadi (Mariposa) and Something (Paintbrush) are doing just fine in their wonderful new homes. After living and breathing these babies for weeks and weeks, I am so grateful for the updates and photos I receive.

I hope your day is full of what you love.