My first thought the next morning was, “I hope the chipmunk is in the trap!” then, “Uh-oh, if it is I hope the cats didn’t get it!” But there was no reason to worry; the cage was empty. Not only that, all the almonds that weren’t covered with peanut butter…
The next morning I was relieved to wake up and see that the cats hadn’t killed the chipmunk and left it on our bed as a present in the middle of the night. Kippy, Murphy and Buddy were still hanging out in the kitchen, sniffing at the opening under the…
Last Thursday I was washing dishes when I heard a mad scramble coming up the stairs toward me. I know, it’s shameful that it’s taken me over a week to post, but this saga is worth the wait. I thought it was Laelia, our skittish tortoise-shell who thinks the Bogey…
Three years ago: And now: Happy Birthday, my sweet big Little Guy!
Once upon a time there was a tall, dark, handsome, slightly smart-alecky College Boy who worked in the campus library. Actually he’s more than slightly smart-alecky but this is a fairy tale so we’ll go along with the illusion. In the same library worked a tall, beautiful, soft-spoken, and…
As I’ve said before, Little Guy loves my camera. He still hasn’t learned to keep his fingers off the lens; once he does he’ll be on his way to photography fame. Or maybe he’ll be known as “that guy who takes photos between his fingers.” Here are some of his…
Little Guy is a stubborn cuss – he comes by it naturally since both of his parents are stubborn too. For the longest time he wouldn’t speak much. It’s not that he couldn’t talk, he just wouldn’t. Teacher and I worried on and off about it for months. At the…
Guess what – Teacher and I are grandparents! Are you surprised? So were we last spring when Princess gave us the news that a baby was on the way. Over the past months we’ve grown more and more excited about welcoming a new baby into our family. After much anticipation…
Teacher and I didn’t have anything special planned for Valentine’s Day, but it turned out to be a special day anyway. The day started out wonderfully – for me at least. There was no Saturday Band so Teacher and I planned to sleep in… unfortunately the little boys had a…
The two little boys slept all the way back to Grandma and Grandpa’s after our big day at the beach and woke up famished. Everyone was too tired to cook so we ordered pizza and Grandpa started a fire in the fire pit. We’re not campers so the kids were…
