The Dog Ate my Homework

by Peggy | Oct 31, 2008 | 0 comments

What do dogs eat? If your dog is like Kelly, just about anything. Unfortunately, sometimes dogs get into things they shouldn’t. Our year-old Dalmatian once got into an entire giant gift-sized Hershey’s kiss. He was so sick afterwards, but recovered. We...

I’ll Be Meeting You

by Peggy | Oct 30, 2008 | 0 comments

Okay…so it wasn’t this bad. But we did have snow yesterday in upstate New York! Brrrrr.Have you ever had one of those events that you really want to get to, but somehow all the forces seem to be against you? (You may already be surmising how the snow is...

Birdwatching

by Peggy | Oct 27, 2008 | 0 comments

My sunflower garden on the side of my house boasts beautiful yellow flowers all summer. But when the flowers die and turn to seed, that’s when they’re my favorite. From early August through October, the huge heads attract a variety of little songbirds....

Tight Belts in Tough Times

by Peggy | Oct 24, 2008 | 1 comment

Mike and I are dissecting our bills, trying to determine where we can cut back. The reason for this is not necessarily today’s economy, the falling stock market, the exorbitant price of gas. Although they all play into things, certainly. Our new budgetary...

Hey, Shaggy, time for a snack!

by Peggy | Oct 22, 2008 | 1 comment

Kelly and I share a love for snacks. Now we’ve discovered that we can enjoy the same snack–well, almost. I started giving Kelly these Snausages Scooby Snacks, shaped like little dog bones, for rewards or treats. A short time later, I discovered Scooby Doo...