Dogs

Dogs can be teachers, guides, and similar to children in how they test us and show us a world we might otherwise pass through unaware.

Kennel Chaos – Part 2

Kennel Chaos – Part 2

The kennel saga continues. Finally got the chain link fence laid out flat. It was a tangled mess.   What was the manufacturer thinking folding it up upon itself with no burlap or something in between to prevent the links from hooking on each other?   But beyond the idiocy of that, the links are…

Looking for My Tribe

Looking for My Tribe

How can one day be so wonderful and the next so awful? I thought I’d try to put up the kennel myself. After all, who else was going to do it? I opened the box and found a lot of pieces. I looked at the instructions and saw a lot of steps. I finished steps…

Sanity Steps

Sanity Steps

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions on crates and kennels. I went looking at Fleet Farm and the crates are about the same price as the kennels. I guess you are paying for having something inside and being able to fold it down and take it with you. However, the kennels are bigger, of course,…

Calling All Dog People

Calling All Dog People

I apologize that I have not been doing a very good job keeping up with everyone else’s blog. I’ve been trying to take care of a lot of things around here, plus have some moments of fun and relaxation. Of course, I know you all struggle with the same dilemna. But here I go, I’m…

Nowthen Threshing Show

Nowthen Threshing Show

Sunday afternoon, I headed to the Nowthen Threshing Show, where I met up with my cousin A and her husband B. They arrived on B’s Harley. It’s so fun to see my cousin decked out in leather! I’m working on convincing her she needs a biker babe t-shirt. I caught the tractor “Parade of Power”…

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Throughout most of the Spring and Summer we didn’t get any rain and now it’s like it won’t stop. Our pool is almost overflowing. But no weather fazes Java. It looks like she’s doing some sort of celebratory rumba. I wish I could be more like Java. I’ve been told by more than one person…