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 […]