For Christmas, the 85-year-old General requested a red & orange spiral hat. He says it’s just the thing, and who am I to disagree?
Dulcinea’s First Snowfall
Dulcie loves the snow. She especially loves playing ball in the snow. Look at her cute pink tongue!
Puppy Adoption!
Introducing Dulcinea, our newest family member. She’s so tiny! And she’s as sweet as her name.
Puppy visit
The new puppy will soon be ours! We are counting down the last 4 days until she’s old enough to go home. Adorable? Oh, yes!
Drought zone
After spending my summer vacation in a flood zone, I had occasion last week to go to Houston, where there isn’t any flooding, but instead a historic drought. I must have brought the rain gods with me, because it rained for four hours on Sunday, soaking the parched ground. We visited a park near Sam […]
Passing through Prague
I’ve always wanted to visit Prague. We’ve been planning to visit the city for some time, but a funny thing happened on the way to our vacation: we got a chance to scout ahead. My husband found himself traveling to Prague on business, and there wasn’t time for me to come along. So I “visited” […]
Homestead Meadows
On Labor Day weekend, we hiked up Lion’s Gulch to a place called Homestead Meadows, near Estes Park. It’s a steep, rocky trail in the mountains, and the sunny meadows at trail’s end are more than 13 miles from the nearest town. A woman named Sarah Walker homesteaded here alone, with only a cow and […]
New Puppy Prospects
How quickly we get over heartbreak! Just a month ago, I was all sleepless and tragic over the collapse of our puppy acquisition scheme. But already my heart is on the mend. We’ve found a new litter of puppies, and they are adorable. This litter has ten puppies to choose from. [ETA: See the puppy […]