Italian Dogs
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in off topic | Comments OffI just got back from two weeks in Italy, with five days in Verona and four days in a small town near Padova called Abano Terme. Verona has the second largest Roman-era coliseum and uses it every summer to have an ...
One Nightmare Later…
Saturday, June 14th, 2008 Posted in off topic | Comments OffMy daughter is fine (sort of) but she got hit by a car Thursday while riding her bike. She was in the bike line, crossing an intersection on a green light, when a woman driving a pickup hit her. Her ...
Tulsa, OK
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Posted in off topic | 1 Comment »I spent five days in Tulsa last week. I had never been to Oklahoma before and I was thoroughly saturated with it. I watched a huge thunderstorm out the hotel window while I listened to a tornado warning ("you should take ...
Handling Excellent FAST–Some Observations
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 Posted in handling analysis, off topic, poodles, trials | Comments OffYesterday at the Evergreen State Shetland Sheepdog Club trial at Argus Ranch, I watched the Excellent FAST competitors from my in-ring seat as a bar setter. I love bar setting in the Excellent ring. I learn so much from watching ...
Yep, definitely spring.
Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in off topic | Comments OffThe tree frogs (http://www.naturepark.com/treefrog.htm) were singing up a storm last night. I'm sure that lots of female tree frogs were lured by the sound. And the bobcat wandered through the front yard early this morning. I wasn't fast enough to get ...
It Must Be Spring
Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in off topic | Comments OffAt noon today, I saw the neighborhood bobcat (he's seen regularly in the neighborhood) walking down the neighbor's driveway. I've only caught glimpses of him before, but this was close (the dogs were yelling at him from the safety of ...
Hey, It Stopped Raining
Monday, January 21st, 2008 Posted in Photos, off topic | Comments OffWhen it stops raining around here during the winter, the view can be astonishing. The air is clean and clear (and cold), and there's snow on all the distant mountains. This is the view from our back deck, through the ...
Some Non-Poodle Things
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 Posted in Photos, off topic | Comments OffI have a new computer. Parts of it are excellent and parts of it I'm still baffled by. I changed operating systems (XP to Vista, and it's definitely different, although I like it better) and I changed versions of Office. ...
Our Cat Kari 1992-2008
Friday, January 11th, 2008 Posted in Photos, off topic, poodles | 1 Comment »My daughter's cat Kari, named after her best friend's mom Karen when my daughter was 7, died yesterday at age 15 1/2. She was a sweet, affectionate cat, who could curl into a tiny ball and then purr loudly enough ...