Gardening season officially starts here on Mother’s Day. That’s typically when all chance of frost has passed. But, maybe courtesy of global warming, there is no frost in the 10-day forecast. In fact, I probably could have planted a week ago and still been alright. May be the first year that I actually get in two full crop rotations… Gotta take the good with the bad.… Read More
In my family, we have many hysterically funny people. I’m not considered one of them. In fact, my attempt at humor is often met with–let’s just say, not laughing hysterically.
For example, as a dog person, this cracks me up.
It barely gets a half-smile from my family. They consider it low hanging fruit.
The other day, my brother was sharing a joke I told from probably two decades ago that, for some reason, he has remembered as particularly … Read More
People who love their dogs are used to reading dog training books to help their dogs achieve their full potential, so they may live with their family in the most enjoyable way for all parties concerned. And I’ve recommended many of those books over the years, as I’ve discovered new favorite ones.
I had a friend turn me on to what I would describe as one of the more enlightening “people training” books I’ve read in a long time. While … Read More
There are only two things I’ve asked Cait to refrain from. Permanent piercings and tattoos. So when Cait shared this exchange on Friday, my stomach sank. If you didn’t catch it, look more closely at her nose.
She let me stew for 3 hours before she called April Fools!
Funny? Not!
Okay. Maybe just a little. : ) That was a good one.… Read More
If you pay attention to the news, it seems we are living in crazy times. Even though I try to remind myself that’s not entirely true–it’s just that “crazy” sells and the media is buying. I do my best to do my own ferreting out to find the truth, which mostly means staying away from what passes as “news” these days.
Sitting in a restaurant last night, my table was facing a grandmother, mother, and young son. As they were … Read More
… Read MoreI have an adolescent male Aussie who, when on the leash, gets extremely worked up when he senses (hears, sees) another dog. All his attention goes straight to “I gotta get to that dog! I gotta get to that dog!”.
There are a lot of dogs in the neighborhood and thankfully most of them are leashed when their moms and dads walk them. However, Remy (my aussie) has a meltdown even if the dog is several blocks away.
We’ve tried
Cait has four long-distance trips (including a semester abroad) in the offing. Even so, I just got this text from her. A not so subtle hint expressing perennially itchy feet–that I completely understand…
It cracks me up just how not far this apple has fallen from the tree. : )… Read More
If the weather forecast holds true, next weekend I foresee lots of grown humans coming over and remembering how to play again. The sound of slap-shots will reverberate for hours. And hot chocolate will pour freely.
We love our pond. But it’s not often that we get the perfect conditions where it’s cold enough, long enough, for it to freeze deeply enough without snow mucking up the whole deal. That’s why we get excited when we see this.
Having grown … Read More
