I had the wonderful opportunity to meet the lovely folks at blanketID recently and they very kindly gave us this gorgeous ID tag for Kayloo (Cate is even a R.O.A.R. Squad member! Check out her R.O.A.R. Squad post!). As you can see from the photo, Kayloo is probably now one of the most ID’d up dogs on [...]

Filed under: Fido, Stuff-o on July 20th, 2010 | 7 Comments »

Beautiful Buster A very warm welcome to the latest R.O.A.R. Squad members: Librarian and blogger Cynthia and her dogs Charlie, Trouper, Lucy, Buster and Oliver!   

Filed under: R.O.A.R Squad on July 19th, 2010 | 8 Comments »

We were laboriously trudging uphill through the heat for miles and days and lifetimes and eons when suddenly (magically) out of nowhere: Poof! A staircase appeared…

Filed under: Life-o on July 18th, 2010 | 4 Comments »

I read this post earlier and I’ve been thinking about it all day. It’s written from the perspective of someone who works at an animal shelter and it’s a brutal account of what goes on there. It’s called Dogs: A Letter from a Shelter Manager on the No Dog About It Blog. An excerpt: I [...]

Filed under: Fido on July 17th, 2010 | 7 Comments »

I took this during a walk a couple weeks ago when it was still cool enough to wear a jacket. Happy Friday!    

Filed under: Fido on July 15th, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Blog the Change is all about blogging about a cause “near and dear to your heart.” So I thought I would take this chance tell you all about the R.O.A.R. Squad! In April 2010 the R.O.A.R. Squad was launched into the blogosphere and my blog… oh no my LIFE would never be the same again. “R.O.A.R.” [...]

Filed under: R.O.A.R Squad on July 14th, 2010 | 24 Comments »

Some might think that now that I’m working from home I’m going to be working day in, day out, all day, every day all. by. my. lonesome. But, oh no. Nooo no no. I’d like to take this time to introduce to you a couple friends of mine. Dare I say, a couple colleagues of mine: [...]

Filed under: Fido on July 14th, 2010 | 11 Comments »

There have been some changes around here. Big changes. The kind of changes that make you forget you have a gargantuan load of laundry in the washing machine until three days after you put the load in there but the thought of putting the clothes through a cycle AGAIN and forgetting about them AGAIN is [...]

Filed under: Life-o, Stuff-o on July 12th, 2010 | 27 Comments »

Before taking this photo I stood at the water’s edge for a few minutes watching the wind brush over the surface of the lake in glittering ripples that seemed to chase and tumble over each other until drowning in patches sunlight. It was beautiful.

Filed under: Life-o on July 12th, 2010 | 7 Comments »

Holland lost. John wanted Holland to win. Way to make a grown man cry, Spain. Way to go.

Filed under: Life-o on July 11th, 2010 | 4 Comments »