My car had been leaking all kinds of various fluids for the last few weeks so a family friend who is also an outstanding mechanic, had time to take it yesterday in order to fix whatever was ailing the poor thing. Since the kids didn’t have school yesterday, I told him he could keep the [...]
Archive for February 2012
Ringo, head of bungalow security
Being a dog person, one of the hardest parts of going on vacation is not having Fred, our female goldendoodle, to love on. When we arrived at our bungalow, Peter, the owner of HareSwiss where we are staying, introduced us to Ringo. Ringo is a large well-muscled golden retriever mix. Although he sports a variety [...]
One Smart Bird
As I was walking out of my house one morning to take my kids to school, I was hit with a strong wind. I also noticed several pieces of trash blowing wildly through our yard. I figured somebody’s trash can must’ve gotten knocked over. Before I even had a chance to grab some of the [...]
Wild Horses Couldn’t Keep Me Away
Our first night on Easter Island found me sitting on the porch enjoying the warm island breeze. There was no moon and just a few stray clouds floating through the night sky. David bought a new camera and tripod for the trip. He was buzzing on and off the porch setting up his tripod in [...]
