North East of Katrina

We’ve been watching the weather channel a lot today. As this monster storm approaches landfall it’s rather like watching a train wreck in slow motion. This morning as I was about to get up John had already turned on the weather channel. I knew something...

25th Anniversary Celebration

25 years ago the Cursillo movement came to life in the Archdiocese of Mobile. That was after I left Auburn at the end of my undergraduate career, and before I returned as wife of a graduate student and mother of 2, with a 3rd on the way. But the seeds were being...

Travel, travel, travel

This month is proving to be on for the road. JP, Marie and I spent a week in Paris starting Easter night (This is the rough draft – unedited, no captions, etc). I hit it lucky – the 2 and a half days I was free to go touristing with them the weather was...
The pups are moving on

The pups are moving on

It’s been interesting, this process of sending my pups away to new homes. I have one left, not yet spoken for. Grazie (named after her mama Grace) has gone home with a new family. I should be so lucky as to have a family to love me like these folks love her....
Puppies at play

Puppies at play

  You can start the video by clicking on the arrow below the picture. There are 7 of us – 2 salt and pepper males, 4 black males and a black...

Puppies – almost 2 weeks

All 7 pups seem to be doing just grand – like little, plump sausages that sometimes wiggle and squeal. Mama Grace is still doing the Mama thing so well, while coming back around to the lovely dog who runs to the door to greet me at lunch and at night. By the...

Puppies

Puppies are born pretty helpless: their eyes won’t open for 2 weeks, their ears won’t open for 4. But, they can smell Mama and they know how to eat. I tried to take pictures, but they are so tiny and black (and Mama Grace is black as well) – so that...

New Year’s Resolutions – Maybe

OK – so, my resolution wrt this site is to post more often! Like once a day add something that has crossed my mind. Assignment: Find 5 things to be grateful for…. Response: A beautiful anniversary card from John The pleasure of a small, very pregnant dog...

Schnauzers and Howling Wolves

NOVA Online | Wild Wolves | What’s in a Howl Listen up! and let the dog(s) listen with you. Interesting: Grace and Charlie respond to the Lonesome Howl and the Wolf Pup howl by chiming in and singing along. However, play the Agressive Male (warning off others),...

ScriptyGoddess and Pixelog.org

I’ve been fascinated with pixelog.org – such a beautiful, elegant, simple and generally delightful site. I found this link on scriptygoddess . One of the things that drove me to WordPress was the fact that it was PHP based. It leaves the doors wide open...