Champion of My HeartA real-time memoir about life with a fearful border collie, by Roxanne Hawn

It’s December 22! We made it. That days now get LONGER again. In celebration of Yule, two videos from years past of Lilly showing happiness knows no single season. Read the rest of this entry »

Weird, weird winter upon us. No big snow “events” yet, but lots of little snows in quick succession, and several truly frigid episodes. Not just normal cold, between single digits and 25 degrees, but scary/dangerous cold well below zero with paralyzing wind chills.

I snapped this photo before last week’s deep freeze hit.

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During the long, cold, snowy winters, it’s hard to find a good time for a real deep-soaking, heavy-sudsing bath. So, we sometimes resort to the famous “snowbath.” Observe.

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