Say Good-Day Gracie

Now THIS is how to start a grey Sunday in Portland… This is Gracie – and I am VERY intrigued. She is just a gorgeous gal, and even though I felt my must-always-protect-mama instincts rising up occasionally, she was just too cute to resist.  I do like the older ladies, and boy does this girl…

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That’s Disgusting

Humans can be so strange. Mama and I had to be over in the SE today, so we stopped at our usual haunt, Panera, for a quick bite.  We were sitting outside, and after I jumped into mama’s lap (as is my habit) she rewarded me with a piece of yummo mozzarella from her sandwich. …

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Purple Puppy in the Pearl

Thanks friends for all of your good wishes for my speedy recovery from the evil foxtail.  Those little suckers are EVIL! My new snazzy purple paw and I had some exploring to do today.  There is an area here in the Pearl District that is almost a street, except that it does not have cars. …

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F#*%ing Foxtails

Poor Bogie.  He really has the worst luck when it comes to foxtails. From Wikipedia:  A foxtail is a spikelet or spikelet cluster of a grass, that serves to disperse its seeds as a unit. Thus, the foxtail is a type of diaspore. Some grasses that produce a foxtail are themselves called “foxtail”, also “spear…

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Time for Art

It’s hard to believe that it’s already time for another First Thursday – the art walk day here in Portland.  The weather is still quite hot, so some rolling in dirt was going to be my first stop (and mama thought that by walking for awhile before we started our art walk would tire me…

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Just Another Manic Monday

So mama had today off from work – what to do?  It’s about 8 zillion degrees outside again, but it just didn’t seem right to sit in the apartment all day.  And getting into the boiling-hot-black Bogcedes (and go where?) didn’t work either.  Time to do a Tour de Portland! First lets hit the Burnside…

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The Streets of NW

On the weekends, mama and I enjoy exploring different neighborhoods.  When we’re not doing errands, of course (that translates to she runs in and out of a lot of stores and I guard the car – not terribly exciting).  Sometimes just going down one extra street makes a “normal” walk different. When we’re walking down…

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Shave and a Hairecut

Mama got INSPIRED.  Sometimes that’s good, sometimes that’s bad.  I was overdue for some aire-scaping.. While we all know how much the ladies enjoy a man with a bushy moustache, mine was crawling down my neck.  Maybe a *bit* too much.  And since it is also generally wet and juicy, it needed some pruning. You…

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Bug-ging Out

Mama keeps noticing those ladybugs… even when I don’t see them at all. I have to admit that this one is pretty darned unique.  More orange-y than most, and look at all of those spots! Yes mama, I SEE IT… Dad, if you are trying to communicate with mama via these ladybugs I’ve got to…

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