Picture Day! June 15, 2026 Edition

Starting with me when I got my new (again!) glasses because I don’t remember if I’d already shared it here…Maisie resting on the deck…some new angelonia flowers in front (click to see the columbines as well)…at a restaurant that we’ve driven past frequently but never ate at until recently – just a small friendly family …
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Picture Day! April 15, 2025 Edition

These groups are in no particular order, just a bunch of the pictures I took in the last week or so… The PoiBoiz showing off with their new toiz! Something I ordered this week; this company has SO MANY flavors of pork rinds! I use the pork panko ALL the time too! A few miscellaneous …
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Picture Day! February 11, 2025

In working on organizing my media files I ran across a few photos that I thought I’d share here… These photos were taken when Casey took me on one of their library trips in Bay City…I got a card while I was there. Of course I always have lots of photos of the pets! New …
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Maisie Update, All Wrapped Up In A Bow

What you are about to hear and see may be TMI for many people. If you are easily disturbed by illness and its effects, you may want to skip this post altogether. Below I will share in a video what’s been going on with her, with photos below that; these may be too graphic for …
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VIDEO (short) – Maxwell CRACKS US UP!!!

The PoiBoiz (my poicephalus parrots for those who don’t know) are on a table in the corner of the living room where they can throughout the main areas of the house: the whole living room, through the kitchen, and down the hallway to the back door. And they like keeping track of everything that goes …
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Monday Maisieness: A Story in Pictures

This morning, as most mornings, I let the PoiBoiz out to play. Maisie, however, is terrified of Elliot, ever since he grabbed her ear as she was walking past him one time. She usually just goes upstairs for the duration… …but this time she put her paw out and begged Pete for his protection. When …
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Just A Bunch of Photos

I’ve been working on my backlog of unedited/unoptimized/unsorted photos today. Here are a bunch of ’em… New Toy Day For The PoiBoiz September Yard & Garden My Granddog Shylo The Family At Bill’s Birthday Supper Some Beautiful Flowers I’ve Seen Pete Comes Home From The Hospital Approaching A Buggy Early One Morning Misc. Pics of …
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National Dog Day – What Our Dogs Do For Us

You can read about both Maisie and Chuy (probably more about Maisie) on this site…but I want to write specifically, because they are dogs that work for us, about what they do. I will write about Chuy first. Most people aren’t aware that he is an emotional support animal (ESA). He actually started out as …
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VIDEO: Vlog #2178 – Out and About in Mt. Pleasant, MI – July 19, 2024

The video starts with Maisie helping me get ready to go, then shares in photos all of the places we went while we were out. There are then a couple of clips when we got home, one is outside and the other shares my thrift finds.