bloom
2017-05-04
Tomorrow it will be one month since our sweet Melody passed; I miss her all the time and think of her often. This beautiful, white Azalea that my wonderful coworkers gave me in her memory is just beginning to bloom.
Melody
2017-04-07
This is our sweet, beautiful, funny, loving, smart, just about nothing short of perfect dog Melody. Today we said goodbye to our sweet, 16 year old girl; it was the right thing to do and it was time. Our amazing vet was wonderful through it all. I held her while she passed.Continue Reading
beantown & puppy bowl XIII
2017-02-06
I traveled to Boston, MA for work last week; a visit to “Beantown” was a first for me and it did not disappoint! I had a little time to see some of the city and treated myself to a stroll through Boston Common, Public Garden, Faneuil Hall, and Paul Revere’sContinue Reading
you oughta know bitter
2017-01-23
Fog, rain, more fog, dog naps (in our house, they will always be dog – rather than cat – naps), and homemade bitters (more on that below) – this was what our weekend was made of; that and a nice dinner out with friends one evening, at which point I saw one thoseContinue Reading
Sunday snowstorm
2016-12-12
We got ~10 inches of snow here in Ann Arbor yesterday, when winter storm Caly blew through, and it looks like we have more snow in the forecast later this week and next week too, along with temps dropping to highs in the teens later this week; winter seemed to takeContinue Reading
#GivingTuesday and gifting goodness
2016-11-29
Today is #GivingTuesday and we made a donation to our local Humane Society, which is something I always enjoy supporting. When we adopted our sweet dog, Melody, 15 years ago from a shelter in Austin, TX, they said she was a stray and she was so frightened and timid that sheContinue Reading
perfect portraits
2016-11-21
My parents’ dog, Cheney, recently passed away and we asked our friend Tanya to do a portrait of him for them; I knew she was talented…but wow…it turned out even more beautiful than I could have imagined (it was hard for me not to burst into tears when she gaveContinue Reading
office love
2016-10-03
Now that we moved into our new (old) office, I’ve really enjoyed unpacking my things and sprucing up my work space; it’s nice to fill it with things I love, that make me smile, like photos, plants, and flowers. It is, after all, the place I spend most of myContinue Reading
foggy mornings, flowers, and food
2016-09-19
We are still cooking our Blue Apron meals and are getting better about skipping the weeks we’re not crazy about the menus for or that we know we’ll be too busy to cook much; you can view more photos of our meals here. Melody enjoys observing us cook and eat,Continue Reading