gives me some hope for the future of the world (despite other indications). My trip to California may have disrupted my exercise schedule, but a lovely wedding, rare good conversation with my brother, and welcoming my grand-niece Aria to the world more than made up for that ( Read more... )

I adored the teeny, tiny Freddy - but there is something wonderful about him maturing enough so that we can sleep through the night. This morning, we actually had to get up before the doggies were awake! He's still got a long way to go - we don't even start obedience classes until Tuesday. But sleep is a wonderful thing ( Read more... )

Freddy just got neutered and had a hernia repair, so we are supposed to keep him quiet for at least 10 days - ha! This little bundle of energy is impossible to keep still - the world is just too exciting! However, we are doing our best and monitoring his incisions closely. He's healing nicely, so we can't be doing too bad of a job. He ( Read more... )

J wanted to go to Mabel's BBQ (Michael Symon's new restaurant) for his birthday dinner, but we hadn't quite anticipated the crowds on E. 4th Street on a Saturday evening. Having over an hour wait when we were already hungry could have been frustrating. But with 2 Pokestops and multiple lures going, the wait was a pleasant adventure (and the food ( Read more... )

is amazing! If you haven't already read his work, you really should. And be ready to think!
Sun, 10/2 - 8 pts
Mon, 10/3 - 6 pts
Tues, 10/4 - 4 pts
Wed, 10/5 - 8 pts
Thurs, 10/6 - 8 pts
Fri, 10/7 - 6 pts

Tickit was never an adventurous walker. She was more of a homebody, especially once she started going into heat. She would need to be encouraged to even walk around the block and didn't push to go in different directions. Her puppy Freddy, however, wants to go anywhere and everywhere, as far as possible. Tickit definitely wants to be in charge ( Read more... )

We had another exciting geocache adventure this weekend. We were trying to find a cache called "Seldom Seen Trail" at the South Chagrin Reservation (with 2 doggies, of course). The description said that it looked like a social trail, so we tried a bunch of random, semi-trails which only led to bush-wacking but no luck. All along I was asking J ( Read more... )

Ok - so maybe we didn't know what we were getting into. But it seemed like a good idea to take Tickit and Freddy for a nice, long walk on a beautiful day in Lakeview cemetery. And, while we were at it, we could do some geocaching. And some Pokemon Go. However, trying to keep two overly-excited doggies respectful of tombstones, while being ( Read more... )

After several weeks of exciting and wonderful travel of various types, it's actually lovely to be home and settling back into our version of normal life. True, we are swamped with mundane details and paperwork, but it's a good thing that we actually like our normalcy. It might not seem normal to some people, but it works for us ( Read more... )

but I found out the truth: It's actually Jim! I didn't expect that - he's such a handy, helpful guy. But on Saturday, Jim was gone from early morning until late at night setting up at Pennsic while I stayed home to take care of the doggies. To my surprise, I got an amazing ton of paperwork and random garbage done. I don't think he actively ( Read more... )