Mother Nature is disrupting our routine with the first heatwave of the summer. In an effort to keep things cool in the house, certain doors are closed in order to run the air conditioner. I do not like closed doors. Should I bark at the obvious choice to be opened? Or should I choose a […]
As Mother Nature blankets New England in a spring snow, I can’t help but reflect upon words of wisdom from Mom’s Great Aunt Dottie. Her gentle guidance was a reassuring presence in our lives, but who also made us ponder important life lessons. In March of 2017, we overheard a conversation in which after living […]
On Friday night the snow began to quietly fall, while the housemates slumbered. When morning awoke, we were greeted on that late March day with a winter wonderland. “Outside Boys!” Dad happily called, as he and Mom donned their snow gear recently tucked away in anticipation of spring. No further prompting needed, our snow day […]
Today at exactly 11:06 PM EDT the 2024 spring equinox will occur. Mother Nature, that means you still have almost an entire day left to fill our order for snow. Just imagine the smiles on everyone’s faces, including our big goofy Golden grins, if you send us a surprise snowstorm today! You’d be the hero […]
Have I mentioned how much I love Daylight Saving Time? Not only do I get fed an hour early, having Mom sleep deprived can lead to delicious treats! Well almost, if in my excitement I didn’t ruin it. Let me explain. Mom was making her breakfast a little while ago, when she reached into the […]
Mother Nature, come over here and sit with me for a moment as I take you for a March down memory lane. I know you’re very busy, especially since you were up all last night making it rain here, so I condensed the photos from the past 9 winters in March into this collage. Notice […]
These are the times that try dogs’ souls, and humans’ patience. Our backyard is covered in ice, and there’s snow / sleet / rain in the forecast for tomorrow with a bitter blast of cold air on tap for Saturday. Thus our outdoor playtime is limited. However, it is important to keep dogs entertained both […]
Well as of this morning, the snowstorm that we’ve been so anxiously tracking, starting from predicted amounts of 10 inches of snow, has diminished to at most a dusting. So as I warned Mother Nature yesterday, if she didn’t send us the snow we so nicely requested, I would be unleashing Asa’s latest song parody, […]
Mother Nature, can you make up your mind? First the meteorologist said we’d be getting a big snowstorm on Tuesday. Then it said it will miss us. Now we are on the edge of a storm that is headed south of us that may or may not reach Maine. Mother Nature, it is February. We […]
Today the temperature is below freezing hovering around 20ºF / -6ºC, and it is only going to get colder over the weekend. Yet inside it is warm, and the sun is shining outside, giving Asa and myself the false impression that it is ok to go out and play. After all, we finally have a […]
