This past weekend, we headed to the North Ga. mountains and Lake Burton with some friends for some leaf-watchin’. Honeykins and i took the puppies on a 9-mile hike at black rock mountain state park–it was a moderately strenuous trail with some nice waterfalls and streams–important when you hike with dogs. … Continue reading
I just need to write and vent about my sadness over the weekend murders of Jennifer Hudson’s mother and brother. (And, at the time of this blog, possibly her nephew). Senseless deaths, a “domestic dispute”, they called it. My heart goes out to the beautiful and talented young woman who many … Continue reading
Every year about this time i am faced with a quandary…what to wear for halloween. In all my life, i think there have been, oh, maybe 5 years when i didn’t don a costume. Even when i’m not trick-or-treating or going to a party, i still like to dress up … Continue reading
About a year ago, for reasons still lurking just beyond reach, i decided i needed to get a little enlightenment. Not that i haven’t always been enlightening myself, or even allowing certain, trusted others to enlighten me, but i needed MORE. I think my search started when i began getting accupuncture … Continue reading
In addition to the aforementioned shampoo, etc, that i scrimped on in the Alps, another change i would have made was to bring at least one stylish outfit. no,no,no, i don’t mean designer clothes (i don’t own any REAL designer duds, anyway.) I’m just talkin’ about one change of clothes … Continue reading
During the process of consolidating and paring-down toiletries for our backpacking trip to the Alps, I came across the “perfect” solution to all those little travel sized bottles of shampoo, soap, conditioner, etc… I went online and found these little paper Travelon shampoo sheets that come in packet the size of a dental … Continue reading
When I was just a minnow myself, i love, love, LOVED “minnow cheese”. There was this fossil of a woman at the country club kitchen that used to make it, and i could eat that stuff til it was practically coming outta my ears! Even on Family Night at the club, … Continue reading
OOOHHHH–I’m so proud! My girl, Roxanne, is on the cover of a calendar! No, she’s not a pinup model, and you don’t need to turn out the red light, she’s my “hybrid” rescue dog. Roxie and I are members of Happy Tails, an animal-assisted therapy program. Once a month, a group … Continue reading
All the political pissing and moaning has got me down. So last night, honeykins and I decided to lighten up a bit and go see Religulous, the new Larry Charles (Borat) movie starring Bill Maher. If you’re devout and thin skinned (which i doubt you are if you read my … Continue reading
Honeykins and I love adventure travel. We’re also notoriously tight with a buck, so here’s how we’ve managed to travel to exotic places on a shoestring budget. I get those wilderness travel magazines (you know the ones, $12,999 to go on a walking tour of Ireland, ADULT BEVERAGES included!!!) Well, … Continue reading