As a puppy, my little Yorkie, Marlowe got a basic puppy training class. Sit, down, stand, stay, etc. The usual stuff. I learned a bit as well, but neither of us got a lesson in behavior. We knew from the first time we laid eyes on her, at 8 weeks old, that she would be [...]
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Hummingbird Birthday
This year, my mother turned 88. Oh, and a couple months before the big day, she kindly mentioned that she would love something crocheted…and oh by the way, blue was her favorite color. Subtlety was never Mom’s strong suit. So, what to do? I had been wanting to learn filet crochet for a while. An [...]
Puppy Mill Awareness
A week or so ago, I had the opportunity to attend a reception for puppy mill awareness. We are a mixed family at my house. We have a purebred Yorkie and we have a (now 15 year old) pound puppy that we got at an animal shelter when we lived in San Antonio. Growing up, [...]
Modern Medicine Lost Another Customer
For those of you keeping track, I promised a couple of months ago to update you all on the progress from my Herbologist’s regimen. If you missed the original post, you can read it hear for background. I had my third appointment with the Herbologist today. Bottom line, he and I have both seen a [...]
Revisiting 1992
Truly, it doesn’t seem that long ago. So how could things have changed so dramatically? That was the thought I had recently when I turned on Netflix and sat down to watch the first episode of the British crime drama (I’m rather addicted to British crime dramas, you see), A Touch of Frost. The pilot [...]
What I’m Reading
I'm in the middle of former President, Bill Clinton's latest book, Back to Work. It's a very interesting take on politics, business, and the business of politics as it relates to the current economic crisis.
What I’m Working On
I've been working on my "forever" cross-stitch project, as I call it. I just completed page 9 of 36 on the pattern. Now you see why I call it that.