Last winter our dashchund D.D. had surgery after slipping a disc in her back. Sausage dogs are prone to back problems because of their long bodies and particularly during the cooler weather when their joints and muscles are cold. So this year, I printed off a few dashchund jumper knit patterns from Etsy and sent them to Joel's mum who is the most amazing knitter. She created a whole range of fashion knitwear to keep D.D. warm through this Melbourne winter. Joel commented the

Joel came across Boggle staring at his own portrait a few days after we'd hung the painting. He was sitting there for a while.