Deaf Dogs and Benevolent Gnomes

We had some family in town for the long weekend. My sister and her 3 kiddos, all boys under 12 years old. Even though they have dogs of thei...

Did you know that today is National Dog Day? I consulted with Shadowfax about the holiday and she mentioned that she had marked the occasion...

We recently took a trip to Northern California and stayed at a The Gray Eagle Lodge for a few days. Shadowfax accompanied us and had a great...

Shaak Ti left us a few weeks ago. She was 16 years old and had been a part of our lives for 15 years. So much a part of our lives that the g...

We had to say goodbye to Shaak Ti the other day. It was a heart wrenching process. Her little body simply couldn't take it anymore and s...

We have had some interesting bird sightings around the homestead this Spring. There had been some cedar waxwings over the past weeks around ...

 No posts since Christmas? Yoinks! Things have gotten away from us a bit.  Hopefully some cute pictures of the dynamic duo will be the balm ...

 Happy and/or Merry Christmas to all. We will try to resume regular postings as soon as we sleep off the eggnog and Christmas cookies.  Foll...