Now that spring is here (2019) I've been walking to the office more. This week the elevator is out, so I get to do the 100 stairs as well, 2 or 3 times a day. It's pretty fun to walk it, mostly pretty clean and safe. There are 2 ways to get there, basically...under the … Continue reading Dover Home to Office →

One of the surprisingly fun things in winter is the task of snowshoeing dog paths. Dee started it when we got PB; even though he was little and light and mostly ran on top of the snow, it was still too much for him if he fell in, so he wouldn't leave the dog door … Continue reading Snowshoeing Dog paths →

Boy, am I glad I got a shingles vaccine before the transplant. Because I seem to have gotten it anyway. It's only a rash on my left side (gross pictures not posted, you're welcome) but it's made my skin sensitive all over my left side. My left arm is bad, but the worst is the … Continue reading Shingles →

Last week we finally got rid of the 2006 silver Subaru. This was quite a luxury car when we bought it; I went in looking for a basic Forester and wound up with a year-before LL Bean edition for the same price. Leather, heated seats, auto-AC...once we had those, we never went back. Unfortunately, time, … Continue reading Bought a car →

Picked up the dogs from grooming in Dover yesterday. Everything was going so well -- dogs were looking cute, no price increases, and no complaints about Appa! It was not to last, however. When we left, I had both dogs on leashes. We walk out and a pair of aggressive pugs growled at Appa, which … Continue reading Dog Grooming →

There's an old set of stairs in the Dover office that has a combination of big steps and some winding staircases. It's 85 steps from the ground to the top. The elevator was broken several times this year and I had to climb up the stairs. It was ugly, every time. Some days I was … Continue reading Dover Stairs →

I hope the kids like this. I'm trying to put my walk descriptions down in some more detail. First one is about a walk I took by myself in early May, 2018. I usually take Appa with me, but during mud season she gets so messy I walk by myself. I was headed out from … Continue reading Tom’s Walks and Other Meanderings →