Tag Archives: Random

Summer Fluffy White Cloud Day

One excellent barometer for an absolutely perfect summer day is the blueness of the sky and the fluffiness of the clouds. When combined and viewed from an especially thick patch of grass laying flat on your back (that’s what I did when I was little – how about you? ) this is what daydreams are made of. [...]

Ode To Marble

My Marble taken by Karen Hanrahan I so adore this transitional time of year – the week in between. The year behind and the year ahead potential My thoughts are all over the place. Full, grateful, reflective and heart filled. 2009 was quite the year. I recently made a decision. I let go of my [...]

My Dog The Truffle Pig

Why do dogs bury their bones? Mine buries hers in my couch. Why do dogs scuffle their front and back feet after they “go”?  Is that the ”I did it” dance?Why is it when she has to go she spins like the cartoon character tasmanian devil? A trainer taught me to keep my dog on a very short leash [...]

Marble Comes Home

My dog has been away since December while I recovered from surgery. We missed her tremendously, visited when we could, and were truly blessed that the family that cared for her loved her as much as we did.The other day we brought her home and my daughter documented the ride. This pictoral essay just cracks me up. [...]

Marble Temporarily Has A New Home

Our Siberian Husky is graciously staying at my Jazzercise instructor’s place while I have and recover from my surgery.   With the news of my surgery finalized, my number one wish for assistance was to find someone to care for her I knew once my daughter went back to school I couldn’t manage the dog while [...]

The Advantages Of A Fur Coat

We try and keep the thermostat down as much as possibe during the winter We find that our dog, marble – gets resourceful! We just think she’s adorable! My kate took the above The entire set of Marble pics are here. Happiness is the family that is going to temporarily house our Marble during my surgery.  [...]

My Dog Is A Truffle Pig

Why do dogs bury their bones? Mine buries hers in my couch. Why do dogs scuffle their front and back feet after they “go”?  Is that the ”I did it” dance? Why is it when she has to go she spins like the cartoon character the tasmanian devil? I keep my dog on a very short leash [...]

Taking the Weekend Off

I am staying as far away from my computer as possible this long holiday weekend.  Here are some recent shots of our Marble taken by my daughter Which is your favorite?  in the grassfur brown eyed beauty profile using the portrait setting

Marble Moments

had a few recent marble moments to share from this last roll of film….yeah I know – film. What can I say it’s what I’ve got. It’s 4 o’clock and we’ve just completed the tasmanian devil spinning dance at the mere implication of our daily afternoon walk. Leashed and ready to go, we pause at the top of the [...]

Letter to the Editor: Please Shovel

One of the very first blogs I ever visited was that of Franke James, you’ve heard me tout her greenness and the wonderfully unique way she illustrates her views. Recently she posted and illustrated something brilliantly. How what she said spoke to me!! I had been writing a very similar conversation in my head.I wrote this letter to the editor [...]