Deaf Dogs and Benevolent Gnomes

Phase Two of our big garden project starts today. It's been a bit of a wait and we're ready. This unsightly rectangle of rocks w...

The grandparents trucked all the way from North Dakota to visit the homestead last week. The dogs were very happy to see them and get al...

The Summer season around here is filled with napping outside and soaking up the sunbeams. Shaak Ti has her preferred napping spot. Sha...

One of the smaller trees in our front yard is a Western Redbud . It's on the Southwest corner of our house and has wonderful structure ...

I've watched Shadowfax nap over the course of this morning. She initially started fully in the dog bed , warmly covered in her blankie....

We've had a lovely stretch of Summer like weather over the past week, upper 80's and even 90's. And Shaak Ti has taken full adv...

We're going to take slight detour today. Don't worry, we'll have a resolution to the backyard mystery project in the next week ...

Phase one of our big garden project is completed. The work crew is cleaning up and moving some dirt around, today but the important piece i...