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Let sleeping dogs lie…

Nov 4

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     I love it when the pups dream.  Gavin will often do puppy barks in his sleep.  He has, on at least one occasion, howled in his sleep.  That was hysterical.  He didn’t wake himself but he sure woke up Patty.

     Patty doesn’t say much at any time and during sleep she’s no different.  However, her tail wags and her feet run against the side of the crate when she’s asleep.  She also snores louder than Gavin.

     Then there are the snores emanating from a certain lounge chair…. Yep, The Curmudgeon fell asleep in his chair again.  I’m not going to wake him.  Would you?

     You all have a good one!

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What is comfort food for you?

Nov 3

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     Some days you want a simple dinner and nothing fancy.  That was us last night.  Comfort food.  I made grilled cheese with bacon sandwiches and cream of tomato soup.  We couldn’t believe how well it hit the spot for us.

     We had so many large and somewhat fancy dinners all week, that was a nice change.  Fewer dishes to wash made it real nice after having to wash many dishes and pots and pans all week.

     I am sorely tempted to make simple meals all weekend to give me a break. 

     Comfort food, I think we all crave it most at this time of year.  What is comfort food for you?

     You all have a good one!

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Can anyone help?

Nov 2

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******EMERGENCY ALERT*******

A friend is in Concord NH Cardiac ICU, she was walking the dogs and had a spell.
The dogs: LYDIA is MISSING, they found ELSIE in a WELL!! We don’t know where BECK IS!!! ANYONE IN THE AREA OF SHAKER VILLAGE CANTERBURY,NH, please go HELP look for these Bull Terriers. Please call Kathy Brosnan @ 603-679-9507 to help look, or if you find her!

Beck has been found!!!!

Photo of Lydia, Ann Wiggins‘ missing Bull Terrier, showing her distinctive red ears and facial marking. She went missing yesterday at the Shaker Village, Canterbury, NH. Please share as widely as possible. Thank you

Photo: Photo of Lydia, Ann Wiggins' missing Bull Terrier, showing her distinctive red ears and facial marking. She went missing yesterday at the Shaker Village, Canterbury, NH. Please share as widely as possible. Thank you

 

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Sending good vibes to all our neighbors who are worse off than we are…

Nov 1

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   As we watch news reports on all the devastation Sandy the Frankenstorm wrought, we count our blessings.  Please keep those who were hard hit in you thoughts and prayers.

     We lost a few tree branches, had some minor fence damage, and had some water in the basement.  We got off easy.

     You all have a good one.

 

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We’ve muddled through

Oct 31

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     After high winds and lots of rain we feel lucky that all we had, was some water in the basement, a few branches down from both the magnolia and tulip poplar trees, some panels of the solid fencing blown out, and a few center cross pieces knocked down on the side fence.  It could have been a lot worse.

     I’ve heard that a few friends have had entire trees fall down and crush vehicles.  Ouch.  Floods swept through many areas, so a wet basement in comparison is nothing.

     Our electricity went off and on several times, enough that I stayed off the computer rather than risk having it on when the electric went out.  Nothing compared to those who are still without electricity.  We were lucky.

     We still have rain.

     The dogs were not amused with this weather.

     You all have a good one.

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In the path of Sandy the Frankenstorm

Oct 29

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     I have tied down anything outside that could blow away with the exception of our fencing.  If that blows away we’re screwed.  The fencing company that put it in is no longer in business.

      Once the heavy-duty winds and rains hit us the dogs will decide they no longer want to go outside.  I will have to shove them out the back door.

      I hope everyone weathers this storm safely.  I may not be on here for a few days if we lose power, and if that happens, I will see you all ASAP.

     Stay safe!  You all have a good one!

 

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A very successful Trick or Treat night

Oct 27

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     G and I knew we’ve had hordes of kids come trick or treating every year.  This year I decided I’d be clever and figure out how many we get in a night.  I bought three hundred glow stick bracelets to hand out with the candy.  The idea was one per child.  Well, by eight o’clock, we’d handed out all 300 and had some disappointed kids who only got candy.  Therefore, the count is ‘over 300.’

     They were coming at us so fast that G had to take over handing out stuff alone while I went crazy snapping and putting together bracelets.  No pictures this year, we didn’t have a chance in hell of taking any.  LOL!  The way the kids went for them we could have had no candy at all and no one would have complained.

     Good idea for next year.

     You all have a good one.

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Thanks, Annie. I needed a little retail therapy.

Oct 25

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     My cardiologist appointment yesterday went very well and I can stop another medication now.  I don’t go back to see him for another six months.

     Afterwards, I had entirely too much fun.   Annie and I went out for the day.  We drove about looking at Halloween decorations on houses, then we went to several stores.  Bad that Halloween stuff is on sale everywhere.  Good that Halloween stuff is on sale everywhere.

     Yes, I bought a lot of stuff.  I finally bought a huge cauldron, I’d eyed those up for years.  I found a light up scary pumpkin that I may turn into a great large prop later.  12 Ft. of fake chain managed to follow me home.  A bouquet of black roses, 6 goth hair clips to keep my hair out of my eyes, two bags of mini bones for use with the Voodoo dolls next year, a black leather spike and skull wrist band, spooky skull earrings, a skull and fang bracelet, 3 Sparky T-shirts (one for The Curmudgeon), and a pair of PJs that have bull terriers and other dogs on them.  Whew!

     Then we stopped for a an appetizer, water, and a drink.  We won’t go into that.  Suffice it to say, I had them take my drink off the bill, it was that bad.  Okay, we weren’t spending a fortune on food but we still deserved service as well as any other customer.  Our food, a simple appetizer, took forever and our drinks took even longer to get to the table.

     A little window shopping after that and we were ready to head home.

     You all have a good one.  I certainly did!

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I ordered these cookie cutters

Oct 24

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     I couldn’t resist them. 

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Another disappointing night… and a few notes

Oct 22

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    I can’t believe that I looked suspicious to somebody as I stood outside looking at the sky.  Okay, it could’ve been the black hoodie with the Voodoo doll on it that caused the problem.  😀  I kid you of course.  I was disappointed again tonight even with the crystal clear sky I could not see even one meteor.   I could see Orion but not one meteor.

     Is it just me, or do all Pez candies taste stale?  And why do I still like them anyway?

     I find that I sometimes get a kick out of the spammers.  Akismet does a great job catching them and keeping them from being a pain in the Astrix.  I love reading some of the comments they leave behind and often wonder how they think anyone would fall for the BS.  I especially love when they call me ‘guy’ after all I do believe if they actually read this stuff they’d know I was female.  Right?

     You all have a good one!

 

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Dang it, can’t see the meteor shower.

Oct 21

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     I often wish I could hit a switch and turn out many of the lights that we have here in the city.  I really wanted to watch the meteor shower but we have so much light pollution that it is impossible to see anything but the brightest stars.

     I truly miss living in the boonies at times like this.  In fact, this is when I whine to The Curmudgeon about needing to hit the lottery so we can move out-of-town.  We’d never have the $$$ to move otherwise.

     To those of you who have a lovely night-time sky, think of me when you look up at all those stars, and send me some lottery winning vibes.  😀

     You all have a good one!

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Gavin and Patty tell their side.

Oct 20

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     **Gavin** We sure didn’t want to go outside yesterday, but Mommy made us.  She was mean.  She pushed us out the door into the pouring rain.  So what if she came out with us without a jacket or umbrella, We say it was raining, we didn’t want to be out in the wet grass.

     Mean old Mommy made us wait until five minutes after five to get our dinner.  I scolded her real loud.  Patty stood by her dish.  Not fair, Patty went on a secret mission with Mommy and she won’t tell me about it.  I know they went in the new car ’cause Patty smelled like it when they came back.

     **Patty**  Hehehe, I told Gavin that Mommy and I went on a secret mission day before yesterday and it’s driving him crazy.  (Mom and I went for a walk in the park with Auntie Annie)  Mommy and I couldn’t go for a walk yesterday, it rained a lot.  She says we can go sometime next week except for the day she has a doctor appointment. 

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