Chuck Billy, step away from the boxes for the Christmas tree decorations. I have found an historic reason to keep the house decorated for awhile longer! According to the website English-Heritage.org.uk, in Medieval England Christmas lasted to Candlemas, which is 40 days after December 25th. So technically we can keep our celebration going through February […]
For the past two years Asa and I have participated in the the Anglo-Saxon tradition of wassailing our apple trees, in an attempt to scare away the evil spirits by blessing them with cider, song, and toast. However, despite singing, cheering, jeering, and yes a little dancing, we are no closer to having a bountiful […]
Blame it on all that talk about turning seawater into gold at Klondike Mountain in Lubec. Or maybe it was due to the pacing pirate ghosts that visited our rental cabin on that dark and stormy night. Regardless of the cause, I had treasure on my mind, and I was going to find it! While […]
It was a dark and stormy night, but we were safe inside our seaside vacation cabin, tucked in amongst the trees, balanced high on a cliff, overlooking the cove. Or so we thought! As I drifted off to sleep, I heard a noise outside on the porch. “What was that?” I barked. “‘Tis the wind […]
As a renowned Dog Ufologist, I’m always on alert for the paranormal. Such was the case when on a recent hike I realized we were on the trail of Bigfoot! Now I know there are experts out there who spend their entire lives in the woods searching for signs without finding a single clue. But […]
September is a good time not just for humans but for dogs to brush up on old skills and learn new ones. Case in point, during the winter our go-to game to keep us entertained inside when playing outside isn’t an option is doing Nose Work. Nose Work is a dog sport gaining in popularity […]
As many of our friends with both four legs and two, young and old, go back to school, I would like to share with you the solid advice I gave Asa when he was just a puppy. These words of inspiration can be found etched in stone along the Babson Boulder Trail in Dogtown Woods, in […]
This weekend we received a not so subtle reminder to slow down. On Saturday we were on a mission. With summer nearing an end, and still many things on our to-do list, we were going to do a fundraiser walk at our favorite park, followed by a hike at a place we’ve been meaning to […]
As we enter the last weekend of July, Asa and I have been busy checking off items on our Summer Dog Challenge. But with one glaring omission. We haven’t gone swimming yet this year! Would you believe my kitty cousins live at a lake, and have never gone swimming – ever! If I lived there […]
If you’re at the Scarborough State Beach this summer, you may see their newest lifeguard in training, Beacon the Newfie. Newfies are bred to aid with water rescues, and Beacon’s job will eventually be to help Maine state lifeguards tow in people on floatation devices during rescues. Not to brag, but I will, Beacon isn’t […]
