Category Archives: dogs

~:: Just Wait Ten Minutes ::~

Posted on May 9, 2011 by K

I was a kid in LA, lightyears ago.  I had these two forever long blocks to walk every day – a choice of three parallel routes that all ended up at my school.  Every word I am writing here calls … Continue reading →

Posted in A little history, dogs, Seasons | Tagged , , , , | 38 Comments

~:: Sprung Spring ::~

Posted on February 25, 2011 by K

I took a little pre-spring boating trip this morning—in the Suburban, down to the horses, the wet, hang-dog horses.  I had fed Piper and let him out first.  I only got stuck in the snow once, but didn’t have to … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Seasons, snow | Tagged , , | 28 Comments

Green Icky Balls and Russian Hats

Posted on January 18, 2011 by K

Oh-oh-oh, before I start, here.  I would like to announce the fact that I have fixed the Firefox problem (very perplexing).  I finally had the time and focus to go through the html/php/css to find the thing that had broken … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, dogs, Family, friends, Fun Stuff, holidays, Images, Memories and Ruminations, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Drat drat drat

Posted on April 5, 2010 by K

Bad enough I’m doing taxes.  Bad enough it’s going to snow again tonight and something out on the front deck is groaning and bumping forlornly in the wind.  Probably the roof, falling off.  But here I came into the living … Continue reading →

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Wrong Side of the Mirror pt.3

Posted on March 30, 2010 by K

Part Three: Dick will WAY not be interested. Chaz was lamenting the fact that you can’t get a good picture of Toby; he’s too black-colored, and it’s really hard to expose for his face. So I decided I’d give it … Continue reading →

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:::Minor Magic~

Posted on March 23, 2010 by K

Like children, horses have to be told everything a thousand times.  Puppies, too.  It’s called training, but really, it’s just dogged insistence on the part of the responsible party.  Some people have a gift for doing it, others have it … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Family, Horses, Images of our herd in specific | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

—:=Awake=:—

Posted on February 8, 2010 by K

Awake. This is my year’s Word.  So it should define my stomping ground, my territory, my attitudinal homesteading rights.  But I am having trouble proving up my deed on it.  For one twelfth of this new year, I have been … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Epiphanies and Meditations, Gin, Horses, Images, Images of our herd in specific, Seasons | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

Better Part of Valor

Posted on January 10, 2010 by K

In my on-going efforts to make an honest woman of myself, I’ve been trying to catch up on the few blogs I am allowed to follow.  During breakfast, I had one left, one I nearly never read for so very … Continue reading →

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The Yule Shindig: pt.1

Posted on December 20, 2009 by K

Dec 20 How to get ready for a party. This is pretty much the only party you ever have, and it’s at Christmas, so you have plenty of leisure time to get ready.  No pressure. 1. First think to yourself, … Continue reading →

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Interlude – or where your steak comes from

Posted on December 16, 2009 by K

First thing in the morning: let the tide of puppies out of their crate.  Allow yourself to be carried along with the rolling surge: down the hall to tumble down the stairs, finally pooling – whirling around and around at … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Epiphanies and Meditations, Horses, Just life, The outside world | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments