Princess of Pillow Mountain
Lilly’s wintertime routine includes sacking out on the bed upstairs after dinner. Over the weekend, this is what I found. I give you Lilly Elizabeth, the crowned princess of pillow mountain. God save the border collies. …
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More Neighborhood Canine Visitors
At times, in the winter months, our solar-powered gate opener poops out. Sometimes, there isn’t enough sun to charge it. Sometimes, the bitter cold drains the battery. That means on very rare occasions it’s left open, which means the dogs are stuck inside. On such a day recently, I was busy working in my office … when two dogs ran past my window. I knew mine where in, so even though one dog was clearly black and white, the sight didn’t throw me too much. Indeed, it was Riley (a bc) and Kenai (a husky, possibly husky mix) running past. …
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Meet Cone Dog: A Retrospective
We found the little treasure below while digging around in search of something else last week. Tom’s dad (the late, great Ivan) tucked it away for us. For a million and one reasons, it made me cry. Here is the tale of Spike (aka The Cone Dog), who was Tom’s best friend when we met all these years ago. …
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Unexpected Play Date
After Lilly and I walked up to the road to get our mail Saturday, we realized that our pals — Belle and Clyde — from down the valley had meandered their way into a neighbor’s back pasture and seemed a bit stuck. So, once again, I became happy, food lady to the rescue. …
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Momentum Still Lagging
I never really believed those experts who say it takes X amount of time for a new good habit to become routine, but considering my nearly absent momentum since Lilly’s snakebite nearly 2 months ago, I can affirm that taking a break of even a few weeks from a hard task I once took on with determination and discipline bled away my focus.
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Puppy Pictures – Ginko (Summer 2000)
I keep this photo of Ginko from summer 2000 in a frame in my office. I still marvel at how this tiny boy turned into my big handsome dog-man. I guess the size of his feet should have clued us in. …
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Sidecar Girl
Since I’ve already written several thousand words today for my “real” work, please enjoy photos instead. Goodness help me, if Tom figures out how to mount this on one of his motorcycles because you KNOW Lilly would want to go for a ride. …
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Dog Names to Avoid
According to the American Kennel Club, here are the top 20 male and female dog names in the U.S. right now. So for most of us … it’s a list of names to AVOID. While I’m dancing in victory over choosing Ginko for my big boy, I’m consoling myself that Lilly is at least NOT in the top 10. I did not mean to be SUCH a cliche.
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Lilly vs. Rattlesnake (The Insurance Update)
It took more than a month, but indeed Lilly’s pet insurance covers and assisted in paying a piece of her sizable veterinary bill stemming from her rattlesnake bite to the face Labor Day weekend (as chronicled here, here, and here). The mathematics behind the processed claim intrigue me. …
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Mystery of Nature
While putting away my lunch dishes one day last week, I saw this HUGE caterpillar inching its way up the dog pen netting. So, I took this close-up shot. I have no idea what it is, but
it’s a total freak of nature. Any ideas? …