Poop n'...Leave It?

Juno and I just got back from what was supposed to be a Friday 'treat' trip to the off-leash dog park. In short, EPIC FAIL!

Since when is the expression Poop n'.....Leave It? The park was literally a minefield of 'business'. It's a community park, people! You don't 'go' at a friend's house and leave it, do you? Even if someone before you did...

I'm sorry if this subject offends you, but I'm offended...and disappointed...and so very disgusted.

Do the dog parks in your area have this problem? Is there so much snow where you live that they take away the garbage cans during the winter? 'Cause that's what they do here. And it stinks! (in so many ways!).

Hmmm...do I sense a new book topic?

Anyway, hope you all have something great lined up for the weekend!

We're going to move furniture, label our breaker panel, spray foam insulation around the vent pipes of our new furnace, caulk some windows, unpack the last of our boxes that live in the basement, and buy pants.

Happy Friday!

Who Is That Doggy In The Window?

OMGenius.

Juno created her likeness on the storm door.

Just somethin' I been workin' on.

Duck, Duck, Duck, Walk

Juno's week of dog walks...

Sunday - STOP! I see something. Ducks in mah neighbourhood pond? I.watch.now. You.wait.

Monday - Whaaat? They're still here? Sweet mother of kibble. I.watch.again. You.wait.

Tuesday - Whoa, it's like Christmas up in here! The.ducks.are.still.here. Im'na watch. You.good.at.waitin'.

Wednesday - Mom, they're just ducks. Let's go...I have STUFF to do today!

Stuff. Like...this?

Yesss.

P52uesday WEEK 6

Back for more? Glad you came!

Here we go with week 6:

2uesday Brewsday

We picked up a tin of fresh coffee beans over the weekend - to use in our new grinder (a great Christmas gift!) and gave it a whirl!

I feel like a barista. 

Juno is trying to eat the grinder.

Our house smells like Starbucks!

Happy 2uesday!

Not On Her Watch

Half way through cooking dinner last night, we noticed that Juno noticed our missing cabinet door.

Now this is her favourite cabinet, so it's not completely surprising that she noticed its missing door (It's where the chips live. Not that she ever really gets to have a chip, but she does enjoy her some good chip bag crinkle!).

But we still thought it was pretty funny that she noticed this little change in the kitchen (we're puttying and redrilling the hinge holes to tighten up the cabinet door), and then stared at it for a good solid minute or so.

As I've mentioned before, not much gets past this dog.

You don't change things and get away with it on her watch, no sir.

No sir, not on my watch.   

Hope you enjoyed a great weekend!

Definitions

At the moment, this is how I'm defining the following...

Inspiration: "Moving around is good for creativity: the next line of dialogue that you desperately need may well be waiting in the back of the refrigerator or half a mile along your favorite walk." - Will Shetterly

Progress: "I was working on the proofs of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon, I put it back again." - Oscar Wilde

Writing is hard.

But I've realized we can't spend too much time figuring out what people want to hear. We have to figure out what we have to say. That is what we have to offer.

Winter Antidote

With Wiarton Willie not seeing his shadow today, it looks as though we're in for an early spring!

But, to bide the remaining cold and snow, we brought spring to our house even earlier.

Oh tulips, why are you so lovely?  And, in pink, they're certainly spreading some early Valentine's Day cheer around here too.

...So pretty to look at while I write!

Of course Juno, being in charge of Border Patrol and Quality Assurance around here, had to stick her nose right into the bunch when these came home - you know, to make sure I got the good ones. Nothing gets past this dog.

How do you celebrate the impending changing of the seasons?