The Dog Days of Winter

February 8th, 2009 at 7:09 pm » Comments (1)

Northerners?  Prepare yourselves.  I’m about to brag to all of you who are still buried under a couple of feet of snow and donning your boots, mittens, and chapped lips.  Do you see this?

I took this picture today of a blossom on our Okame Cherry tree.  A blossom!  On a cherry tree!  In February!  It’s [...]


Lulu’s Window to the World

November 14th, 2008 at 10:15 pm » Comments (9)

Several months ago, the powers-that-be at the software company that I work for decided that we needed more office space.  We were bursting at the seams—conference rooms were slowly being turned into offices, people were sharing cubicle space, germs, and whatnot, and parking was becoming scarce.  My solution was to implement a 5-day work-at-home week and to [...]


Smells like Springtime

March 2nd, 2008 at 7:06 pm » Comments (10)

We had a small glimpse of Springtime weather here in Georgia this weekend.
Bindi enjoyed lying in the sun…

(Try not to notice the torn screen.  It makes for a easy dog door from the kitchen to the backyard when the door is open.  Our dogs rule the house.)
The cherry trees in our backyard are in bloom…

We grilled steaks [...]


Flashback Friday: Easter 1977

April 6th, 2007 at 1:39 am » Comments (3)

Greetings from Tampa! 
I’m on a quasi-vacation, y’all!  Actually, I‘m here at my mother’s house in Tampa for two reasons—1) to visit over the Easter weekend so that I can eat ham and  2) so that I can drive my grandparents (who also have a home here in Florida) back to their home in Georgia.  And just so [...]