Dog Friendly Trails
Dog friendly hiking trails for you to explore!
The Busy Dog and the Lazy Bee
Leave it to a Honey Bee to take advantage of Asa’s inquisitive good nature. As I mentioned in a previous post, spring is off to a slow start here in Maine. Whereas we usually have a lush field of dandelions for our Honey Bees to feast on, this year they are just starting to bloom. […]
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Road Tripping with Dogs
Asa and I are planning to go on a lot of road trips this summer, to spend the day exploring new places, and we hope you are too. Therefore, today we are sharing our tips on how to prepare for a road trip with dogs. Safety First: Just like your humans wouldn’t go on a […]
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Far Flung Idea
Well the IRS never responded to my inquiry about using a trip on SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) as a tax write-off. But that’s alright, because as a renowned Dog Ufologist, I have found a more economical way to travel to the ISS. I’m going by slingshot! Now this may sound like a […]
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Dorothy’s Dress Three Degrees of Maine
You may have heard that one of the dresses Judy Garland wore in the Wizard of Oz is up for auction. The dress was recently found in a box at The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., after it went missing sometime in the 1980s. What you may not know is that iconic gingham […]
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Tremendous Failure
A few friends were curious about all that dirt in yesterday’s post. Considering Dad’s success rate, or lack thereof, with previous projects, I can understand their concern. Rest assured the dirt is for planting. The soil is for new raised garden beds that Dad built, and to refresh dirt in an old garden he abandoned […]
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Not Dirt Cheap
Dad, how can you be so inconsiderate? Why are you denying Asa’s dream of becoming an archeologist? For years he has studied every episode of the British television series Time Team, to learn the proper digging technique. In fact, Asa is convinced that buried somewhere in our yard is a forgotten Roman villa complete with […]
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Piping Plover Pup Pledge
Dogs, do you enjoy going to the beach? Do you want to continue to be welcomed at Maine beaches? Then we all must do our part to protect the Piping Plovers! Piping Plovers are the small birds seen flitting across the shoreline. They nest above the high water mark, in the dry sandy areas, often […]
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Buzzing with Excitement for Our New Honey Bees
Asa and I are buzzing with excitement because our new Honey Bees have arrive safe and sound to their new hive. As with previous years, these Honey Bees are from an apiary in Georgia. A fellow beekeeper did the long roundtrip drive from Maine to Georgia to pick them up and deliver them. They arrived […]
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The Perfect Imperfect Lawn
Today’s Earth Day message is brought to you on behalf of honey bees and dogs. In the spring humans go through great lengths trying to have the “perfect” lawn. However, have you stopped to consider how imperfect perfection is, and what harm it is doing to the environment? By covering lawns and gardens in pesticides […]
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New England Golden Jubilee 2022
Attention Golden Retrievers! Mark your calendars because in exactly one month, on May 21, 2022 Golden Retrievers from throughout New England and beyond will be partying at the 8th Annual New England Golden Jubilee! Golden Retrievers will be gathering at Dog Mountain in St. Johnsbury, Vermont with a purpose – to support the critical research […]
