Sometimes One Just Isn't Enough

Gertrude and her new brother Sawyer, or as my Dad (who is famous for his wrong names for everything) called them, Chesapeake and Seymour.



She loves to cuddle up with her head on the pillow, and when you tell her to "get down" off the bed she does it...very...very...slooooooowly. She is way awesome with everyone she meets and has curbed Sawyer's need for constant attention. I'm so glad that we adopted an older dog! She has picked up on her training very quickly, it feels like she's always been here.



We are very fortunate to have two sweet beastie besties!

I Need Some Wellies

Making the most of a rainy week.



Festive Neighbor, I need wax paper!



Rainosaurous Fossils






Actually, I think I love the rain.

When I Leave my Camera Lying Around

poor, poor monticourt.

Bangs and Bangers

Hello down there! Weird shot of my new bangs, which are behaving much better then bangs of the past.







Also, we went to Renn Fest Yesterday! Always fun and ... interesting.
















Cheers, until next time!

Inglourious Basterds

Go see this movie!

Misty of Chincoteague

Vacation was slightly disastrous due to the legions of bloodsucking insects infesting both the inside and outside of our living area. We decided to spend our last few days relaxing in our own home, which we don't really get enough of anyway. We did get a few days of QT at the beach though. and here is a reel of the highlights...

Commentary

I don't really know what is the matter with John, but I like it. Please enjoy the commentary.

Pretend Weekend

Been busily hanging out with the besty.





Well, maybe not "busily." We wondered about Frederick yesterday checking out antiques and vintage dresses that I could admire but not afford. Took a middle eastern respite at the local hookah bar. Sadly, she is once again back in America's kickstand, Florida.
This mid-week weekend is making me crave VACATION! Starting Monday it's gonna be all beaches, bike riding, and Buddy Holly.

This post was brought to you by the letter B and this beautiful Persian lady...

Pea

So close, yet so far away. Fully reunited Sunday night.

Parks and Recreation

Was driving back to Baltimore after seeing the fam. Made a pit stop at Rose Hill Manor Park in Frederick.


It was dusk.



It was the perfect temperature.



There was no one around but some auxiliary percussionists practicing for marching band.
Along with some crickets,
And some lightening bugs.



And a lonely bench.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I'm reading a 1943 bookclub edition of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn that I found at a thrift store for next to nothing. It still has a tattered original dust jacket with wartime propaganda on it. I can't believe that I have never read this gem of a book. I haven't gotten through 50 pages yet, and I love little Francie Nolan so much that it makes my heart ache.

Perfect Day

Having a relaxin' Summer day. Woke up early and took the beast for a long walk to the coffee shop all the way in Roland Park. As apposed to being lazy, and going to the one 1/2 a block away on the Avenue, and then having him follow me around the house all day. We found a pretty butterfly enjoying a lavender patch.



Here's tired Sawyer, and where did that fork come from?



Gonna put up some things on Etsy, finish Lost Horizon on that green chair, and wait for handsome Johnny to come home from work.

Cake!

It was very hard to eat my healthy Kashi cereal this morning instead of this deliciousness! Tres Leches cake I made for John's belated birthday. I'm glad the second one turned out alright. It reminds me of a cake I had when I was little, like maybe my Great-Grandmother made it before? Something about the splash of rum makes this the greatest thing ever. Go figure.

New

Starting a pictorial journal of all the thing I want to remember, but too often forget. Like...


...finding a little purple flower on my boot after a walk in the rain.