Eggplant arrived

I was very excited to receive the Orbee eggplant toy today referenced in my previous post.  It is like a big, lighter-weight Kong toy and you can put a treat inside it for extra interest.  The girls all enjoyed playing with it this evening.  Sporty now knows the word “eggplant” and will bring the toy.   […]

Eggplant dog toys?!

Most people that I’ve shared meals with know that I’m crazy about eggplant.  OK, I don’t like ALL eggplant dishes, but I *love* most Chinese/Indian food that contains eggplant.   In fact, writing this post is making me very hungry.  I have all sorts of eggplant-related items.  Imagine my surprise when I received an advertisement […]

Sunol hike

  Corina and I braved the rain today along with Sport, Lola, and Jackson. At least we thought we’d be in the rain…. it turned out to be quite nice with just intermittent light showers and almost no mud at all! See the photos here: Sunol hike photo gallery

Back in the field

Sporty and I went pheasant hunting last weekend with Diane and her talented field Goldens Arson and Shuttle last weekend.   Each of the dogs got a pheasant so all were happy.  It is always a joy to see the dogs doing and enjoying what they were meant to do– be a hunting dog. Here’s Sport […]

words to live by

I just re-discovered this poem: I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible; to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a […]