Battle Lake, MN

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We recently took a trip to Battle Lake, MN  to a friend’s cabin for an extended weekend of R and R. It was wonderful! I grew up with lakes in my life.  My grandparents had a summer home on a lake in Michigan, and I lived 20 minutes from the beaches of Lake Michigan Give … Read More

Blooms and haircuts

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The forsythia bush is blooming the bulbs are up AND blooming Mr. D is mowing the lawn The canines received their spring hair fur cut The dog from South Dakota (Nike) is diggin’ the  Minnesota spring! Gabby:  “this is not the norm, boy”

Going to the dogs

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Our boy couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do a little doggie dress-up and now they are ready for Christmas celebrations!

Playtime

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Nike continues to entertain us, love us unconditionally, and play like only a puppy plays! He is particularly good at entertaining himself too, and really enjoys balls….

Moonlighting

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Number One Son is a teacher by day and a suave and debonnaire limo driver by night (and weekend). Mr. D and I have never rode in a limo. In fact, until last month, we’d never even sat in  one of these luxury liners.  So …  Mr. D and I enjoyed a 5 minute “staytrip” … Read More

Our woods

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Just across the road, behind our neighbor’s lot, is a secret path …  It’s pretty well maintained, but we have no idea who does the maintenance.  It is on what is considered to be “common area” set aside for our neighborhood — but the city doesn’t maintain it.  Our best guess is one of the … Read More

Spontaneous actions

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Let’s take a break from the obvious and expected post wedding posts.  I have no dadgum clue where to begin with the wedding posts.  So, let’s take a detour, while I sort photos and determine potential blog posts. Thursday evening Mr. D and I strolled through downtown Rochester checking out the vendors and musicians at … Read More

Just another work day

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I’ll tell ya, it is difficult to not enjoy a work day that includes this:  and this  and this? Yesterday was a no school day —  so I took the three kids I nanny to visit a friend who just happens to have a litter of 9 golden retriever pups hanging out at her house. … Read More

Farewell

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This is much harder on my than I expected.  Tears come unexpectedly today. Like they are now.  I had a feeling that pulling her collar from my purse, and moving her little basket bed might trigger the river of tears again. It’s strange not to see her, or hear her yipes to be picked up or … Read More