Category Archives: Milady

Suddenly Sunday (again).

This past week was the third anniversary of Milady joining our pack. She is such a happy and chill dog (except during thunderstorms, 4th of July, and hunting season). In spite of being chill, however, she is the alpha dog … Continue reading

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Five in five, 1/30/2018

My friend Jocelyn is doing this in an effort to get herself writing again. Her rules are that she must write about five things for five minutes; then she allows herself to edit for five more. It sounded like fun, so … Continue reading

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What’s happening? Not much.

Not much to say, but I feel like I should post something. I have learned from experience, however, that if I have photos the post(s) write themselves. Here goes… Elder Son and GF have unpacked nearly all their books. That … Continue reading

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Misha alerts!

As I was making breakfast in the kitchen this morning, Misha The Formerly Very Shy Dog shot out of the bedroom and raced to the front door, barking her fool head off, as she is wont to do. Of course, … Continue reading

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Spring, er, summer!

The dogs had their annual trip to the vet for their heartworm tests and any needed vaccinations. Both dogs are healthy (yay!) but overweight (boo, hiss!) Misha, a coupla pounds; Milady, a lot. We need more and longer daily walks! … Continue reading

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Let’s do some bullets.

Younger Son was scheduled to be on a two-week business trip to Italy over Thanksgiving, so we decided to go to Sioux Falls to see Elder Son for the holiday. YS’s trip was postponed, so he went with us. Fun … Continue reading

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The Milady report, week 3.

We have discovered a few new things about Milady. She is an dancer (1). When one or both of us come home, she stands at the top of the entryway stairs and dances because she is so excited to see us. … Continue reading

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A bit more about Milady.

 

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Milady joins the pack.

Sweet Lucy took her last trip to the vet on May 25. On June 4, we drove to Brooklyn Park, MN to Midwest Animal Rescue Services to meet Nellie. The king is dead, long live the king. When we got … Continue reading

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What I did on my (first couple weeks of) summer [vacation*].

* Being retired, I do not have a summer vacation per se. Let’s do bullets, m’kay? Helped throw together a Russ Feingold event on the Memorial Day weekend. We got only about a week’s notice from the Feingold campaign, so I … Continue reading

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