Almost the big day — eight days until Akiva turns 7. Here he is on his dog bed with his scruffy stuffed puppy, the one that goes just about everywhere with him. Can hardly believe he’s about to be seven.
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Here is a home coffee roast from back in the day: Sweet Maria’s New Classic Espresso Blend. The video below shows the whole roast from start to finish, and this batch came out really well. I always let the beans rest a few days before brewing, since that resting time lets the flavor settle, which…
Another succulent for the collection: Aloe “Partridge Breast,” sometimes called partridge-breast or tiger aloe. The pointed leaves form a tidy rosette and are speckled and banded with white — which is where the name comes from. Tough and easy, like most aloes. Here it is among the rest of my potted succulents. Acquired from Thistledown…
Bella is our Dog of the Day for 12/6/2011, a sweet 9-month-old who loves to be carried. “Hi, this is Bella, she’s 9 months old. She loves to be held and walked! We love her so much, she’s a very sweet dog.” Bella is dressed in her finest pink fairy outfit for her big Dog…
I’ve got a new game to share, and this one’s a little different from the puzzles: it’s a cozy winter survival game called Warm Up. Living in Wisconsin, I figured I might as well make a game out of the thing we spend half the year doing anyway: trying to stay warm. The whole idea…
A view of our picnic area, with a few patio chairs, with Vasco (left) and Akiva (right). You can see our old patio blocks in this photo. They are quite worn and have settled in many area leaving area for water to pool and making it a difficult surface to clean off. We have…
Our Dogs of the Day for 3/28/2012 are Ruby the Shih Tzu and her best friend Simba the rabbit. “Ruby is a 2-year-old Shih Tzu and Simba is a 6-year-old rabbit. They are best friends!” Ruby and Simba have one of the most unexpected and wonderful friendships we have ever had the pleasure of featuring….