All the Dachshunds are fine and playing hard. My little Chihuahua Dog is still my shadow.

The Niland Tomato Festival went off even with the rain. The parade had fewer vehicles than last year, but the enthusiasm was great. It included the local school band, our friends and neighbors, Leonard from Salvation Mountain, as well as the trusty Niland Fire Department, among the floats.

It has been some time since I wrote. We have been busy with Amy. She is now spayed and on several websites and up for adoption. My daughter is coming to see me and the new Coldwater Jane Video is out. :) Here is the link to the video in case you haven't seen it yet.
http://www.cmt.com/videos/coldwater-jane/484597/bring-on-the-love.jhtml?id=1632039

Chasterus and his art

Today we visited Charlie. Charlie, or Chasterus, http://chaster.us/, as he is known on the web, is a full-time resident here at Slab City. His artwork is well known here locally, as well as by those who frequent his blogs. He is going to have open house every Wednesday afternoon. I have been yearning to check out more of his artwork and see Walter, the buried transit bus, up close, but have been holding back because it just isn't polite to drop in.

I did get to take several pictures, as well as enjoy the company of other like minded people who enjoy living outside the "grid". Charlie enjoys taking other peoples castoffs and changing them into art. He is in the process of building a three story tower. He also has some decorated cars. His VW bus is aptly named Cinamon and has traveled all around the states attending art shows, as well as several stints at the burning man festival.

Amy is spayed

Well, folks, Amy survived the spay. I knew she would. When I went to pick her up she laid her head on my lap and looked at me with those big eyes, as if to say, "I'm glad you're here, Mom. These people are wierd and something happened. I don't know what. Can we go home now?" She is feeling good tonight and ready to play.

She is back to tormenting her Dachshund friends here in the yard. I want so much to keep her, but I am not sure an RV life is good for a big energetic doggie like her.