The sun finally came out for a few hours today even though it's been really warm. So, Dee and I went out on snow shoes. It was a beautiful walk. The snow is about 10" deep but there's a layer of ice underneath 4" of powder, making it impossible for the snowshoes to go too … Continue reading Early January Snowshoeing →

So, a couple of days after Christmas, Dee decides that we're going to take a walk up Poor Farm Rd (North) in Thetford. There's a permanent house up there now, and the bottom of the road was plowed and sanded...a tricksy bluff if I ever lived through one. The way is uphill all the way, … Continue reading Crazy walk in Thetford →

Unbelievably, Appa and I were able to take a pretty normal walk on Christmas Day. The road was wide open, and there was just a little mud on the south side and ice on the north side of the road. Very few sounds to be heard. 32 and partly sunny but no birds were out. … Continue reading Christmas walk →

Seems like every year I get more scrunched and bent over while walking with snow on the ground We got a fair amount of snow in November which stuck through early December. Mincing little steps, bent over to scan the ground for good footing...not conducive to long walks. Then it rained twice in December and … Continue reading Winter Walking →

Friday is my "Adele's Day" in Dover, since I try not to hit the same coffee place twice in one week to keep things fresh. Very nice coffee shop, a "nine" on the weird scale but I don't get too much stank face from the patrons. They have pastries from 45 Main in Somersworth, a … Continue reading Fridays in Dover…Adele’s →

I did eventually find the little pink harness, but after a month I can't think of where. I'm pretty sure it wound up in Dover; I found the stretchy leash first so it kept me looking and we're now back to keeping the harness in the car by her crate. The leash, however, seems to … Continue reading Appa, part 2 →

Saturday, around quarter of one, we backed into a space near the town house in Strafford, and started walking towards the church. Dee wanted to walk in the shade on the green, so we looped through a couple of trees and held hands walking southwards on the green till we had to cross the street … Continue reading Remembering →

I realized the other night that is halfway through the year and I hadn't taken Appa on an evening walk all year. It was such a late winter, a long mud season, and in May/June, it rained every other day. But here we were on a warm dry long summer evening, we were done with … Continue reading A walk I didn’t take →

I often walk to Janetos at lunchtime, especially in decent weather. It's about 6 minutes up the hill from work. As a grocery store, they have only canned soup, but I like that sometimes and it's much cheaper than the $6 from Terra Cotta Pasta. In fact, I'm eating Campbell's chicken & rice soup right … Continue reading Janetos at lunch →

It's a pretty short walk from the office to Harvey's. Traffic has been so bad I don't pull in on the way because it's very hard to back out and get into the flow. So, often while talking to poor Lacy, I put my ugly headset on and walk over. Down the stairs, across the … Continue reading Harvey’s →