Stories from my life – dachshunds, fitness and family
Merry Christmas to you and if you don’t celebrate Christmas, Happy December 25! And a very Happy New Year! Love from Lyn, Jim, Pinot and Lokie (Thanks to my friend Athena and her dachshund Sasha for making the pictures above. Check out their etsy shop for great dachshund gifts, SassySashadoxie)
I am not a food blogger. I leave that to the people who know what they are doing, two of my favorite being Elaine from House of Bedlam and Liz from My Favourite Pastime. But every once in a while, I come up with a great recipe all on my own so wanted to share it. This past…
The weather has been miserable here this week and it seems people’s spirits are down and everyone I talk to is slightly depressed or stressed about the upcoming holidays. So I thought we could all use a little smile at pictures of my belly up dogs. The first time my mom saw Pinot upside down…
I do not like Northeast winters. I won’t use the word hate since it is such a strong word. But on second thought, I hate Northeast winters. I am definitely not a fan. The Tuesday before Thanksgiving was a beautiful day – dry and not too cold. As the day drew to a close, this was…
Saturday night. Madison Square Garden, Knicks vs. 76ers. Mother Daughter bonding time over basketball. Daughter Not a basketball fan. Has a vague idea how basketball is played. Knows there are 5 players on a team at a time, it’s played in quarters not periods (she thinks), a basket is 2 points, a 3-point shot is worth, well,…
All summer, I kept catching glimpses of this little black cat around our house. I didn’t think anything of it at first but I started to realize it was a stray. Having lived so many years in NYC, I didn’t come across feral cats often. I’m sure the city has their share of them, but living in…
I seem to have a new hobby. I can’t stop taking pictures of the lake and the spectacular sunsets that happen at our lake. If I live to be 95 years old and still living at the lake, I’ll still be taking pictures of it and marvelling at the ever-changing colors of the sky. Unless…
A few days ago, I was making dinner and the recipe called for putting peppers under the broiler to roast them. Without thinking, I put the peppers in a pyrex dish and placed it under the broiler. Something niggled at the back of my mind, but because I still had a million things to do,…
When life throws you a curveball, duck. Or better yet, get out of the way. But if you can’t and the ball hits you right where it counts, I try to remember the good days, to help get through the hard ones. One of the good days was the last day of summer with Pinot and…
5 years ago today, on a glorious fall day, I got to put on a fancy white dress and marry my fireman. Okay, well, it wasn’t a glorious fall day. In fact, it thundered and rained cats and dogs, so hard that many guests were late. And kind of put a damper on our outdoor…