Missy at 17 Years Old
What if you can teach an old dog new tricks?
Missy Goes to Doggy Day Camp
When we went to the Spring Training Game in Tucson we left Missy the dog at Doggy Day Camp at Pets Mart. Nurit organized with our home store to have her shots and her approval so we could stop at any Pets Mart that has the service and leave Missy. When we picked her up …
Missy Stays at Home
Nurit and I had to fly back to Pasadena on Monday to see Gary D. who is still very ill. The trip meant we had to leave Acequia Madre at 5:45am and wouldn’t be home until midnight and because we were flying Missy, the dog, couldn’t go with us. Nurit googled (new verb) petsitters (new …
Napa with Missy the Dog
Nurit and I went on a driving trip to Napa for a few days with Missy our dog and then on to Redding to see the Sundial bridge. I’ve posted the best pictures on Flickr. The mustard was in bloom. Travelling with Missy gave us far more benefits than difficulties. People who like dogs are …
They’re Back
The tables at my neighborhood Starbucks are back. They were gone because of a “permit renewal issue” and I wrote a blog post about it, that was pretty scathing, last week. But this morning when I walked Missy the Brave they had returned. Perhaps my blog post helped. More likely it was the intervention of …
Simon Says Postcards August 15, 2013
“One of the best reasons to do training hikes near Mt Baldy are Missy’s cinnamon rolls at the Lodge” Mt Baldy Lodge Mt. Whitney 9/9 the hike updates Mt Whitney Webcam
Happy New Year
A Very Happy New Year to All Lillian, Rebecca, Nurit, Simon and Missy the Dog Click here to see our Holiday eCard slide show (like a Christmas letter only modern)
Local History
This is one of the backyard scuba stories I love so much. Nurit and I took Missy the Brave for a walk last weekend in the Chapman Woods area about a mile south of here. We started walking in the nice, eclectic, upscale residential neighborhood and came to a fenced area that looked like the …
Does a Bear Shit in the Woods?
Answer: NO! There is not a way to say this delicately or to make you believe me so I took pictures. A bear shit in our backyard: No it is not dog shit which looks like this: The bear shit looks like this: We heard Missy the dog barking and growling in the night a …
The Sundial Bridge
I’ve been to the Sundial Bridge in Redding CA three times. This was the first time it was sunny enough to get a good picture. Here is one of my other attempts. This is the one I took last month: It has a glass deck and the shadow of the arm hits a wall and …