In case you haven't heard, we've adopted another rescued dog as a companion for Freya and I've got a few pictures to share with those of you who haven't met him in person yet. His name is Robbie and he's approximately 7 months old and still a puppy although he's now up to 60+ lbs. …
Category: Family
Fame And Reputation
We've been doing some long overdue remodeling in the house. We hired Kevin, a good friend and superb contractor, to rip out the upstairs bathroom. As it needed a complete overhaul, Kevin gutted the room right down to the studs. Inga and I spent quite a bit of time working on the design of the …
Diver Dan Returns To The Sea
Well, it's time to learn something new, time to stretch the old brain cells. It's feeling a little dusty upstairs. So what's it going to be? Piano lessons? (Nah! I'll get all hung up in how bad I am at first.) Take up the accordion? (That can wait until I'm older. No rush.) Sing in …
Why Is There A Duck In The Backyard?
We awoke one morning recently to find a strange visitor in our backyard. This duck lingered for several hours before departing. We had no suitable food to offer but we did fill up Freya's kiddie pool in case it felt like going for a swim. It didn't. It just waddled around the backyard, quacking softly, …
Money In The Fridge
The strange happenings continue at our house. I opened the refrigerator to check the beer supply after our last open house only to find it fairly decimated and much to my surprise, a defaced ten dollar bill. Grateful guest? Mischievous elemental? Lord knows around here. Stuff has been disappearing and reappearing quite a bit lately. …
The Forest Dingo
Freya, our German Shepherd, is currently away at summer camp for two weeks. It's actually intensive, one-on-one training and I was referring to it as doggie boot camp, thinking it was going to be hard on her due to the separation anxiety Freya was experiencing along with her general lack of confidence around strangers. But …
Freya, The Norse Goddess of Love
We have a new family member, a four legged and furry one. It always happens shortly after the loss of a family member to old age or sickness, despite our fervent protestations that it will not. We start talking about how it will be nice to have a smaller family; a less stress and work …
Mary Baker Duncan
Mary Baker Duncan was born on an April afternoon in 1986 on the patio outside our trailer in Tucson, one kitten in a litter of 5. When we moved into this trailer park, we began feeding the many strays and we became especially close with a female cat that we named Branwen, also known as …
