It's spring again and that means another year of trying to score an heirloom sungold tomato plant from Craig and Susan LeHoullier. We got started too late last Saturday and by the time we arrived at...
Blog posts from Canine
Relaxing outside
We went to a schnauzer meetup this afternoon in Cary (NC) - Riesling burned some energy and we enjoyed the sunshine!
vote for Riesling!
We entered this photo of Riesling 'grinning' into the Snapfish Funny Pets contest. Voting is open all week, so head on over and give our pup five stars... you have until the end of the day on...
stuffed bunny carnage
Riesling was being unusually quiet on her own downstairs this morning and anyone with pets knows that means she's typically up to something both fun (for her) and naughty. Bunny! I nearly laughed...
putting the dog to work
Eric and I were looking through REI last night for a new backpack to replace one of our rolling carry-ons. While there, we picked up a dogpack for pup. She was so excited when I put in on her and...
merry christmas
pup in front of our lovely tree... Merry Christmas everyone!
canine interactions
It has been uncharacteristically warm here for the last few weeks, which means more fun times at the dog park... That is two happy dogs right there. We are also happy that she has been interacting...
Riesling’s stay at Camp Bow Wow
We've been out of town quite a bit over the last few months and that trend will continue through Christmas. The good news is that we'll be able to take her with us on a few of the trips... otherwise...
Fall afternoon at the dog park
It was a beautiful fall day, so we took Riesling to the dog park. She usually starts out running along the fence line: After she's burned a bit of energy we move her to the small dog area, where she...
there’s room enough for all in my lap
Apparently. (whatcha looking at mama?) Here I am just minding my own business, looking up B&B information for our upcoming trip to Buffalo later this month, when WHAM! All of a sudden a sleepy...
oh yeah, it’s fall!
We had to turn the heat on for the first time in months when we returned from Florida as the house was a cool 62 degrees in the middle of the afternoon. Eric is the designated...
first prize for biggest ears!
This past Saturday, pup and I attended SchnOctoberFest to support the wonderful folks who made Riesling's rescue possible. This year I donated a custom pet portrait as a raffle prize and I was...
groundSPARK
Today while Eric and his parents were scoping out the farmer's market, I spent an hour sweating in the hot sun painting with chalk on the ground for groundSPARK, a street painting festival in...
buying random things online
The beauty (and the problem) with online shopping is that you wake up in the morning and have no plans whatsoever to buy anything and then your husband sends you a link from SlickDeals about...
this little adventure could turn into a business
So, I mentioned a week ago that I decided to donate a custom portrait to the schnauzer rescue fundraiser in a few weeks. I also decided to have business cards made up with my latest painting... I...
a portrait of Riesling
Two months ago, I received an email from a woman who found me through the NCSR rescue page for pup. She wondered if I did pet portraits and I truthfully said I hadn't in the past, but was planning...
Riesling wearing her rope
Oddly enough, we didn't put the rope on her - she flipped it onto her back and walked around like this for a few minutes...
happy tales for Riesling
Our one year anniversary of Riesling's rescue was on August 12, while we were on vacation. A whole year. She's such a huge part of our life now and at the moment is curled up next to me seeking...
Our Itinerary
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Puglia, Italy (Sept)
Matera, Italy (Oct)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Mosel Valley, Germany (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
London + Manchester, UK (Dec)
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Northern Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Long Island (Jul)
Wisconsin (Aug)
Chicago (Aug)
Oak Island, NC (Sept)
Brooklyn, NY (Sept)
Bordeaux + Rugby World Cup (Sep)
Castilla y León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)
2022 Trips
Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Washington DC (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Hilton Head, SC (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)
Florida (Sept)
Chicago (Sept)
Poland (Sept)
NC Mountains (Nov)
Euro Xmas Markets (Dec)