The word on the street...

is that all the cool dogs are wearing handmade collars.

Mingus, my fastidiously clean dog, always watches other dogs on the street to check out their duds. So far, he informed me, no dog is sporting collars as cool as the ones the boy made him.


Sometimes, Vespa will also watch, and she came to the conclusion that, yes, her collar is the best on the block.

So far, this "buy the boy a sewing machine for xmas" idea has been the best one I've had in awhile. I've gotten two pairs of hemmed jeans (never mind the unexpected buttonhole on one pair), and now dog collars. Right on.