Random thoughts, life lessons, hopes and dreams
Today is going to be a very long and very busy day. I decided to share a door photo that my good friend Brad Lewis passed along to me on Facebook. My regular readers will understand the appeal of this door. If you’re new to No Facilities, I’ll explain. We have had Irish Setters for... Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago, on Saturday, Maddie got a bit of a bonus. We left the house early, to get our walk in before it started raining. I agreed to a long walk, which means around the back of the ball fields in Veterans Park. On the way home, we ran into an older... Continue Reading →
If we were having a beer, you’d be the one who is late. “Hi Cheryl. No sign of the old man yet?” “Nope. That’s OK. Whenever he’s here before you, he grumbles about your being late.” “Well, I won’t be grumbling. And I won’t be waiting, I’ll have a Brooklyn.” “I had anticipated that. Brooklyn... Continue Reading →
We had our first snowstorm of the season this past Saturday. During the night, after about five inches (12.7cm) of light puffy snow fell, the storm changed to freezing rain. The result was a compressed pile of heavy wet snow with a nice crunchy top. Since we had to leave the house at 8:00am on... Continue Reading →
Faith came over on Sunday, ostensibly to finish a bench she has been making in my workshop. Maddie and I delayed her entry into the shop – Maddie with some oooh-oooh-oooh-Faith-is-here-Faith-came-to-see-me time and me with two heavy desks located in the basement family room and a dumpster in the driveway. Maddie was mad at me,... Continue Reading →
Walking Maddie through the park when there are games being played on one or more fields, is a bit of a challenge. I’m usually focused on keeping her moving, with her head up and looking forward. That takes a ton of effort. Maddie doesn’t like people being behind her. It doesn’t matter if they are... Continue Reading →
Maddie doesn’t approve of shortcuts when we walk. She’s suffers a little from OCDog. She has her routines, and she has her routes, and when we walk, we take one of two routes. Our “normal” walk is over to Veterans Park, into the park, around the ball fields, back up the walking path and then... Continue Reading →
If we were having a beer, well, you’d be having water. “I thought you were going to the bar.” “Not today. I thought I’d sit here with you for a while.” “Thanks. I like sitting out here.” “We know, Maddie, we know.” “Well, it was your idea, you and Faith. You guys built that patio... Continue Reading →
“Um, excuse me…this is a dog, you know” Monday and Tuesday gave us a break from almost a week of hot – 90°f (32.2°c) – days. Monday brought some heavy rain, but yesterday was just a cool, cloudy day. Maddie looked at me as if to say “it’s not too hot to sit outside today”... Continue Reading →
