Friday, April 27, 2012

car dealer on a cow


here's a break from our regularly scheduled programming of puppy pictures to highlight another insane local ad. 

ford dealer. riding a cow.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

squashed face pouncey


14 seconds of pouncing

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

pouncey's first day

we were worried that the name pouncey wouldn't stick because he was sooo sleepy yesterday. like he was drugged or "special" or in shock. his alternate name is pants. but today he was much pouncier.

he has not had an accident in the house. he went 6 hours through the night. you take him out put him on grass and he goes. so good. he eats like a pony.

the day started off cold and rainy and he snuggled the morning away in my office with very patient and gentlemanly eli and nacho. 

sleeping dogs

the sun came out and we all did a lap around the house.

a little bit scared

at first he was scared but he got the hang of it. 

kisses

pretty soon he was pouncing!

wheeeee

then he fell in a bush

pouncey fell in the bushes

then he collected himself

nacho and pouncey

did some ear biting

pin teeth biting eli's ear

did some more pouncing

pouncey pouncing

and then got stuck in a bush. 

stuck in the bush  the end.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

pouncey


we found some pups on craigslist last week. they were in waynesville and not from a breeder, two yellow labs in a family 'got together' and had a litter.

we were going to JUST go LOOK at them and MAYBE pick one out, to POSSIBLY bring one home next week. 

but then we got there and that was impossible. 

this is pouncey. 

he is very very calm. he was born on the ides of march. he weighs 14 lbs.

eli and nacho have been very sweet to him and vice versa.  

 pouncey

Monday, April 23, 2012

spinach and lettuce


we spent the great majority of this earth day weekend doing yard work. 

we made a trail and kevin used some old railroad ties to build stairs down to the river. it's not wheelchair accessible, but it's healthy adult wearing sneakers accessible. 

we planted some greens in the new rabbit-proof garden. it's not bear proof, and it's not SNOW proof, so we'll see how these things fare. it's SNOWING right now. the poor cilantro. gotta love wnc. 

also planted some blueberries and a kadota fig tree. not sure we get enough light for these to thrive, but am hopeful.

also fell in love with some puppies for sale on craigslist. more info on this as it becomes available. 


Friday, April 20, 2012

smiling miss maizey


happy earth day! happy 420!

 instead of driving miss daisy, here's smiling miss maizey.

she's 11. she's sweet like honey. her mom answered an ad in fairbanks alaska for 'black lab pups' and this is what she got.

we're dogsitting her this weekend - lucky us!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

breakdance teddy bear 1982


i found some treasures in the basement this weekend which my mom was kind enough to box up and send down here. 

 this is what i was thinking about in second grade. breakdancing teddy bears.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

dressers of a feather



could these dressers be any more similar? 

identical size. 3 drawers. top drawer opens with round pulls. bottom drawer pulls are 95% identical. 

 the one on the right was in my bedroom growing up in rhode island, the one on the left in kevin's while he was growing up in tallahassee. 

i was shocked when i went to visit him for the first time in 2008 and saw it. 

i think it's so strange that we both kept them, and ended up with them as adults. 

they're old and scratched and dinged and heavy and his is missing a drawer pull, but they're sturdy as hell and i love them.

Monday, April 16, 2012

automobiles, trains, and planes

newark vs manhattan

asheville cancelled their direct flights into new york, the closest you can get now is newark, which is not new york and is more shipping containers than anything.

you can still get to new york via fairly easy mass transiting, though, and you can take beer on the LIRR, and they sell a 32 oz high gravity IPA with a straw for $6.50 in penn station.

beer and pizza on the lirr

a "hot sausage" from a hot dog cart does not mean bratwurst, it means a hot dog with fiery red peppers dumped on top.

if your office bans microwaving lunch because disgusting smells and you have a window, you can make a solar cooker. 

dad's solar cooker

a woman who is not at all crazy about animals can fall in love with a dog like my furry brother henry.

drez & hen

a boy as cute and sweet as my nephew willie will be immediately bombarded by cute older girls at the park who will take him by the hand. 

will and reece holding hands 

and push him on the swings. 

will and reece swinging 

he is only a month away from turning 2, but taller than 50% of 3 year olds. the cutest little beanpole.  he likes being thrown in the air and looking at books and putting toy trucks in order. he smiles on command and eats anything you put in front of him.

my other nephew rilan is only a month old and has gained 4 pounds in that month. 2 pounds are in his cheeks. 

baby chunks blowing bubbles 

henry would like some bacon. 

henry bacon some?

 a great way to end a trip is with a bite or two of a goodbye mcgriddle. 

mcgriddle

Thursday, April 12, 2012

nursery school picture day


 i gave this vintage western shirt to my friend who has two studly boys under the age of two point five. 

she said this is the outfit he put on for his school pictures. she said he wore the shower cap because he was cold.

Monday, April 09, 2012

littering and



i haven't seen a display of littering like this since the 80's. 

830 am. 

waiting for the light to change. 

girl in maxima goes through the mcdonald's drive-thru. 

rolls down window. 

tosses out some coffee onto pavement. (okay fine). 

20 seconds later tosses out plastic cream container. (not fine) 

10 seconds later tosses out another plastic cream container. (seriously) 

10 seconds later tosses out a stirrer. (no joke)

*****

had i been a male, i would have gone up to her window and confronted her. 

as it stands, i encourage anybody who knows this girl who drives a black nissan maxima, maryland plates 9FL D49, to throw your trash on her doorstep.