More Goodies For 89 From Pet London

It's now been a year since I was in London and, by extension, Pet London, but I have to revisit because this happened.

Yes, 89 has now swapped her jaunty, trademark clip for more formal attire.

You see, after hearing about my love of Pet London, VM gifted me this fabulous collar with inter-changeable ties!  Who doesn't need one of these?

disclaimer: this is the best picture I have because I dismantled it so quickly

It's going to be all ties, all the time- from here on out.

busy day at the office

 Thanks for having such cool stuff, Pet London!

And, as if that wasn't enough, Pet London was kind enough to send me a gift!

I was able to just barely contain my excitement.

89 wasn't!

I love it!

I saved it until my new door was installed so that my neighbors could admire it...and 89.

Truer words were never spoken; thanks for everything, Pet London!

P.S. Now that people know we're fans, the gifts have been rolling in:

We love it all (although the toys have already been loved a little too much…).  Thanks again!

My Water Resistant Matt & Nat Tote from Compassion Couture

My neighbors are on vacation and my mail carrier was recently promoted.  I mention this because these factors, coupled with my recent admiration of a new Matt & Nat tote, all managed to lend themselves to a literal perfect storm that was likely to have ended unhappily.

After much deliberation (including the creation of a paper mock-up in order to best determine the size), I finally placed my order for the coveted tote with Compassion Couture, a vegan company that VM and I had the good fortune of meeting at the Bethlehem VegFest, and who happen to be based out of my hometown!!!  The order went through smoothly and I awaited the arrival of my package.

A few days later, I noticed that my neighbors had received a delivery and I was a little jealous; at that point I was not yet aware that they were on vacation.  That evening there was a torrential rainstorm and the next morning I was so intent on cleaning up around my own front door that I didn't notice whether or not the package was still on their porch.   Late that afternoon, what I can only assume was what I'd originally taken for granted as being "their" package appeared on my doorstep: sopping wet.  So wet, in fact, that I was able to tear the box open with my hands.  It was soaked through; the enclosed thank you card was drenched and eventually dried in this tell-tale form.

The bag, however, was in pristine condition.

Made all the more perfect with the confirmation that it was, in fact, 89-size.

For those of you wondering, it's also beautiful with great usability.  The cork fabric has tiny bits of dark color throughout that you don't notice until they catch the light and offer a faint shimmer. I have a cork board in my house and it does not do that!  Also, it's a great size for a tote: boasting a large, zippered, interior pocket; it's perfect for when you want to secure your valuables- wallet and keys, but still have plenty of room for whatever you might pick up over the course of a day.

A huge thank you to the kind and attentive folks at Compassion Couture.

Were it not for the fact that the tote was sealed within the box in the original Matt & Nat bag, it never would have survived the unanticipated events of the delivery unscathed.

As for 89, she's imagining a life where she isn't subjected to this kind of treatment.

For the longtime Matt & Nat fans out there, this is the first one I ever purchased.  I guess it's true what they say: the older you get, the larger your purse gets.

Suffice it say, 89 can't fit in that one.