I didn’t want a Poodle. The breed was not on my Top Ten list of dogs. Or my Top One Hundred. But today, after owning two such dogs, I consider the Standard Poodle to be Nature’s best kept secret. And I am not alone.
Archives for November 2013
Education and America’s Forgotten Instrument
When was the last time you thought of that seldom used instrument, the pencil? With everyone tapping away at a keyboard, iPad or iPhone, we seldom use, let alone think about pencils anymore.
3 Important Lessons In Dog Training
I have read a lot and learned a lot about dogs over the past dozen years. Through it all, my best teachers have all had 4 legs and not 2. While we humans are smart about so many things, dogs are experts on…dogs.
The Tunnel – Pastel Repeating
The tunnel with the composition as you see it was so interesting, but not there yet.
Paella Party
I’ve made paella in a skillet on the top of the stove, but I wanted to make it the “real” way – on the grill. Our friends brought over their very well-used paella pan and we had a party!
Would The Real Dracula Please Stand Up?
Having just returned from Halloween partying in Transylvania, on the premises of a medieval castle where Vlad the Impaler may once have been imprisoned, I feel knowledgeable enough to give my two cents worth on the topic.
Boxing Rock, How to Start a Brewery
The grand opening of a new craft brewery in Nova Scotia is great news for the burgeoning microbrewing industry, rural development and of course beer lovers.
An Obsession with Art Shoes – Real or Fantasy?
Each shoe represents a fantasy, and exotic place, and ancient time, a modern dream interpreted in bronze details that suggest fine beading, twisted horns, curling feathers, ribbons and bows, wings, sea creatures, the fur bootie of an Icelandic princess …
Tren El Chepe (Chihuahua-Pacific Railway) – Chihuahua, Mexico
I boarded the El Chepe (Chihuahua-Pacific Railway) train prepared for a life-changing experience. I was inspired by my Mexican compadre’s stories and it was finally my turn to encounter Mexico’s Barranca del Cobre (Copper Canyon).
Acting on our Fantasies….for the love of Carousels and Community
When I walked in the front door of the Albany Carousel Project, in Albany, Oregon, I felt like I’d discovered Santa’s workshop in June…This is a place for people to learn, for people to create, for people to dream.
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