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 →

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 →