The guys made good progress today. These pictures may give you a little more perspective . . maybe not. I try so hard not to include neighbors' homes in the pictures so that makes it a little tricky. This is the north side of the house. There are two windows you can't see for the tree but they're in the sewing room and they are windows I always worried about a deer running through. It's ...
Bumps in the Road
These days, we really don't have to deal with much adversity. I'm the type that when something goes wrong, the world is falling apart. I think it's because for so many years, I lived paycheck to paycheck and if the car had a problem, or the house had an unexpected problem, I had no idea how I was going to fix it. Vince is usually calm (except when the mail lady brings me packages). Usually when ...
Oscar vs. Oscar
Oscar is now 8 months old. I was expecting him to calm down a bit by now. He hasn't . . not one bit. He's funny. He makes us laugh but he's a handful. Last night I was cross stitching. I have my floss in a small zipper pouch and I literally keep it behind my back in my chair because in a mere fraction of a second, Oscar can jump in my chair, grab my floss and take off like a streak of ...
Cleaning Elderberries
When I posted on Facebook about picking elderberries, a friend mentioned that she had given up because they're so hard to clean and that reminded me of the first time I picked them in Texas. I came in with warm elderberries from just having cut them, I washed and washed and made sure they were super clean. Then I began picking the berries off the stems. Most of them were being mashed so I had a ...
The Bottom of the Fence
Vince and I had thought about and discussed what we could put at the bottom of the fence to keep Oscar from digging out. He will probably never be left alone outside but he's also pretty fast at doing most anything he sets his mind to doing and I could see him figuring out how to dig under the fence. Dachshunds are diggers so even though I'd like to hope he'll outgrow the digging phase, I ...
Oscar’s Favorite Toy/Snack
We hit the jackpot with this little combination. Jeremy and Angie told us about these Yak Chews and even gave us a sample to try. Their puppy is just a couple of weeks older than Oscar but she's very well mannered compared to Oscar. Oscar will chew and chew on these sticks and they last a very long time, even with his constant and aggressive chewing. I received these on July 22 and I ...