It’s that time of year again: the Estes Park Wool Festival, when wool lovers flock to the mountains to gaze upon Jacob sheep, Karakul lambs, and Rambouillet rams. And to see the llama limbo. Here’s an adorable vicuña-colored alpaca, freshly groomed. You’re welcome. I love the placid expression on this blue-ribbon llama, standing apart with […]
Category Archives: Four Legs
Gabriel
Eighteen years is a long time for a pet to live in this world, even a cat with a purr as loud as a chainsaw. Gabriel kept purring until the very end.
Old Year Out
Happy New Year! I didn’t realize this until a few years ago, but the first week of January is probably my favorite week of the year. I never make New Year’s resolutions right away on New Year’s Day: instead, I give myself about a week to reflect on the previous year. Then, (usually around Epiphany) […]
Winter Solstice
We’ve been so busy with our growing puppy, we’ve barely had time to get ready for the holidays. There were no saffron buns on St. Lucia’s Day, and I never did find any red candles for the Advent wreath. But we did enjoy a little sunshine with Dulcinea on the shortest day of the year. […]
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!
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 […]