Meet Gryff Gryff is the one in the back.   It is next to impossible to get a picture of Gryff that is in focus.  He moves too fast & my camera is too slow.  You may remember that Beth was John's dog.  He fell in love with her when we adopted her...

Last week Cindy and I boarded the ferry to Vashon Island for an afternoon with Maggie McClure.  It was beyond wonderful.  Maggie has a way of explaining things that clicked into my brain.  Beth thinks Maggie hung the moon.   She was all happy and...

All in the spirit of trying to take care of myself & get out of the funk I am in - I made an appointment at the hair salon. I love the gal who cuts my hair.  She is tall, thin, elegant and blonde.  Everything I always wanted to be and never was.  I...

Thank you for all the suggestions & for the wonderful emails. I chose the saying first posted by Lora from Rocking Dog Ranch.   It was perfect. Thank you Lora! I decided to not add a border collie.  Truthfully I just couldn't make it look right - all...

Teenagers are weird.  That is a fact of life. Teenagers do things that defy explanation and deviate from the path of common sense.   My 18 y/o son has an issue with germs - lets call him "J" to protect his fragile ego.  Combine the germ phobia with a...