Lilly has a few default behaviors that she throws at me when she’s not quite sure what I want or when she knows it’s the fastest way to get what she wants. Here’s a tiny video clip I
shot, using our still camera, which can also do little clips. Since the camera isn’t as imposing as the regular video camera, Lilly tends to act more like herself. …
Monday afternoon before a snow storm, I took the dogs out to shoot these photos near our bridge over the little creek that crosses our land. …
I totally cried at the end of our class on Sunday. And, not from happiness. I was shook up and exhausted. I ranted Sunday about the final straw, but here’s the rest of the tale. …
We’re approaching the fourth anniversary of my first dog’s death, and it still catches me off-guard. While cleaning off some old patio furniture cushions the other day, Tom found a bevy
of Penelope’s white hair in the creases. And, it totally made me cry. …
OK. So, it’s not like it matters to me really. However, Lilly and I are sans schwag, completely without. Our invitation to take part in that videotaped interview recently included a
promise of stuff. That’s totally NOT why we did it. But, it was promised and not delivered, which I find a bit amusing considering how such media machinations typically work. …
We don’t really know when Lilly was born. Sometime in spring 2004. But, we do know when Ginko was born, so we pretend like both have the same birthday — May 13. Today, Ginko is 8, and
Lilly is 4. I can’t believe it. …
As a special treat, I attempted some dog-friendly biscotti this weekend. It’s mostly peanut butter and whole wheat, and it looked pretty easy. I ended up making 2 batches because the
first one didn’t turn out so hot, and I’m pretty good in the kitchen, so here is my advice. …
Dear Clueless Mother:
Perhaps you don’t realize how close you came to spending your oh-so-special day in the emergency room. You need to pay far more attention to that precious little one of yours. You see, the fruit of
your loins chased us quite a ways before you tuned in. Was it my yells that finally broke you out of your brunch-induced stupor? I’m not the bad guy here. Remember, we were the ones making a hasty
retreat.
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Lilly had two run-ins with dogs this week, but I’m happy to say that her responses were somewhat measured and appropriate. …
I really have no idea if I gave useful answers during our interview last Friday. But, here’s what I remembered to say. …
