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!
Berkeley and Cindy’s girl, Tanzi
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.
Berkeley and Sparkle
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.
Clarkia and Larkspur
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.
Clarkia
Mallow
And then Team Sundance and Team Major practiced a freight haul on the driveway…
No puppies were damaged taking these photos!
Major with Larkspur, Mallow, and Sage
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.