Rain, Rain, Rain All Day!

Well, it rained pretty much all day today.  It’s about 5:30 now, and we’ve got a little respite.  I took the poor pent up pups outside for some fresh, cool air, though all they did was mope on the porch.  I walked around the garden checking stuff out.  Poor vegetables and fruits need the rain.  [...]

Thursday Morning Roundup

Just thought I’d pop in for a quick post.  Not much going on here, though today it’s supposed to rain.  I’ve been busy with the pups for the most part–my own and the abandoned neighbor pups.  Upside:  I’ve been doing a lot of walking!  Downside:  Falling in love with a pup that is not your [...]

It’s All About The Birds and The Bees, Baby

Isabella Rossellini is brilliant, beautiful, and a nutjob. You must (I command you!) watch her series of Green Porno videos describing sex in the animal kingdom. Each piece is provocative, bizarre, and inspiring. They will crack open your head. do it. Do it. DO IT! (thank you, ms. rossellini. better than my morning coffee for [...]

Ms. Yo Update and Loser Neighbors

It’s official. They’ve been abandoned. Ms. Yoda and The Fat One (his actual name is Huggums, I read it on his tag, but it’s such an awful name that I will only ever refer to him as The Fat One) were left behind by the neighbors who have been–get this–LIVING IN ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD JUST DOWN [...]

That Bee Problem Hasn’t Gone Away

There’s a column in The New York Times today about the continued disappearance of bees (yes, Colony Collapse Disorder is alive and well). Now I know that with all that is going on in the world today it may be hard to keep in mind the fact that our food system is still very much [...]