I am a lover of whippets, but not a breeder. I don’t have a “kennel name”, I don’t have famous dogs. But I’ve been watching this breed with an eagle eye since 1994 when I bought my first whippet from an ad in the paper. (Don’t do this). I embroiled myself in the race dog/show [...]
No post today. I’m busy reading.
Okay, just kidding. This book IS the definitive puppy book. Trust me. Clarice Rutherford and David Neil do a great job describing how a puppy’s body and mind develop, and what that means in terms of behavior and handling.
Puppies experience developmental periods. Socialization, domestication and shaping are critical during these [...]
This post is also on my PI column today.
Today I’m confused. I planned yesterday to attend an art event at Snohomish High School. Night of the Arts. I am an artist, as well as a writer, so obviously this event held some appeal to me. Then I learned that school administrators were prohibiting the Advanced [...]
I’ve no idea what’s different, it just seemed time for something completely different. It’s a warm, lovely day, I think I’ll take the dogs and go to Woodinville to pick up some jewelry making supplies. I’m excited about putting some of my artwork up on Etsy for sale – check out the artwork page for [...]
Blogging at the PI today. The link is to your left, or try:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/adventuresinsnohomish/archives/169590.asp
Sorry I’m a day late. I’ve been having headaches lately, probably caused by my meds, but in order to rule out “bad stuff” (that’s a quote from my MD) I had to have an MRI of my brain, which I unwisely did alone [...]
I have, somewhere, the ultimate memorial day moment in a photo. Words cannot do it justice, and I have to find it. I took it at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC. The photo is of a section of the wall itself, but reflected on its polished surface are the faces of a mother [...]
Okay, book of the week this week comes to you straight from my last “fix Jenn’s brain” session. We were speaking of the fact that writing is always about people. The more you know and observe about people and the personalities, the more competent you are at writing about them. Dr. Fixit pointed out that [...]
Dear Morgan:
I know we haven’t spent much time on the house rules, but maybe it is time we start. You remind me of your Uncle Nike more and more every day, and I still have not forgotten that he learned to light the stove burners.
Rule #1. You have an inside voice and an outside voice. [...]
When, in the course of a human life, it becomes necessary for one person to dissolve the social and economic bonds which have connected them with their current status, and to assume among the powers of their brain and their character, the separate and hopefully equal station to which the laws of nature and of [...]
‘Allo all-
Blogging at the PI today, which I’m more than ever excited about, given the great presentation and reception on Wednesday. Here’s the link. I may have another post today. I need to go read the Declaration of Independence first.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/adventuresinsnohomish/archives/169285.asp
Update – I added a draft of Mona the beagle to the art page. It still [...]