How cosmic is this?

[Twoapenny]

I saw a pic, where did it go?  Was it on this thread?  Or another one?  How bizarre! x

[Bettyanne]

Hi Hops,
OMG I give you credit to work with a N.  But the biggest thing I noticed is setting a boundary.  That
is the biggest change .....that's the one thing we were never taught.......
Amazing......the one thing that makes everything change.....a real game changer.

That's it......
and if it doesn't work.....your out of there....
so grateful.......Thanks.....Bettyanne

[Hopalong]

Sorry, Tupp! 
I wanted to replace it with the gooooood pic (which is way to HD and big to be attached).
So I've emailed a designer buddy to see if he can make it small enough to post.

You're right, Bettyanne! My elderly geNt is a good chance to practice gentle but firm assertiveness.
It is a positive feeling, and sometimes, he comes around without the zing.

Generally speaking, just saying Yes and No or This Is What I Charge in this world are boundary exercises, for me anyway.

Going to be a busy week, hope everyone has a good one.

hugs
Hops

[Twoapenny]

Lol I thought I was going mad, I could have sworn I'd seen a picture!  Okay, look forward to seeing a different version (although I thought that one was lovely!  She looks so cute) x

[Hopalong]

Okay, you can have it back.
It's just not her GLAMOUR shot.



xo
Hops

[Twoapenny]

Aw, thanks, Hops, she's such a cutie!  I love the way she's on her seat as well, lol, they always nab the comfiest spot, don't they?  We went to visit someone last week and he has a very cute dog, who came into the sitting room, eyed his bed, eyed the empty armchair, looked out at the sun spot in the garden - and decided the best place to sit was on the sofa between myself and my son, head on one lap and bum in the other.  Lol.  Thank you for putting her up again!

[lighter]

Just how I pictured her, lol.  You must have given a pretty good description in the past, Hops.
She looks very at home, and loved......

How did your techie friend solve the pic problem?

Lighter

[Hopalong]

This isn't the pic I want to post, Light.
Designer pal (with his secret image-adjusting toolbox, don't ask me...) may be able to fix the amazing HD shot (the one that got her on the tourist stuff here). But he hasn't yet. Dunno, he's busy, we'll see.

Meanwhile, that's just a fuzzy Hops-cell-phone pic.

Woof!
Hops

[sKePTiKal]

Would ya believe that Twiggy's dog looked like that?! It's true. My best buddy.

What I really like about the pic is the faint image of the grandmaster Hops herself in the window... with the woof... it's a really nice effect and is a gentle pleasant statement too.

[Hopalong]

Very kind, Skep, but I didn't intend to post an image of me, even faint...so I'll crop and re-post!
(Glad you alerted me.)

hugs
Hops

[lighter]

I knew you'd do that, Hops, lol.

[sKePTiKal]

aw. I'm pretty shy too. But it was a really nice effect and image! However; I understand privacy better than most too.

SHOO. I'm tired. Been really bustin' the old butt this week. LOTS of steps, toting stuff where it belongs.

[Hopalong]

And....heeeeeeeeeeeeeere's the glamour shot!

(Hope it was worth the wait.)

xo

Hops

[Twoapenny]

Aw Hopsie, she's smiling!  I just want to cuddle her and feed her dog biscuits   Wow, she's just gorgeous, she's a good friend to have around

[Hopalong]

Thanks, ((((Tupp))))!

It's ridiculously transparent that she's my D substitute, but she has helped my heart heal for 4 years now!
She's someone to love and watching her heal from her traumatic origins (much less the unexpected surprise of this pic going onto a local tourist postcard and "dog biscuit" tin they give out at the Visitors Center) has given me so much delight.

Yesterday I took her on a social visit to an old lady I'd worked for (as an elder-sitter) a few times...she had talked about how very much she's missed being around a dog. (The fancy place where she and her 92 y/o hub live now isn't set up for her to have a pet). It was SUCH a pleasure to see this lady, in her 80s, get down on the floor for the pleasure of rubbing Pooch's tummy. And Pooch was her best-behaved self. A little startled at the sudden fire-hose of attention from a stranger but she got the vibe, I think, and figured out that the entire purpose of the visit was for herself to be adored and have her ears scratched and much affectionate talk.

We stayed just about 45 minutes but it made our day.

love,
Hops