Pretty much every time I take Rita for a walk, she'll stop a few times and look up at me with a smile, sort of like this:

It's been pretty hot here - the temps aren't that bad here at the coast, but it's been unusually muggy. Rita's not a fan ...

Rita, as I've mentioned before, is very picky. She's not much of a beggar because of it. Even things that normal dogs love (peanut b...

This past week my sis invited me to her house for a painting day. It was my first time painting pup portraits with acrylics, and it was a lo...

A couple of years ago, I saw a turquoise gnome in someone's front yard. I know you're not supposed to covet your neighbor's good...

Recently we went to Big Bear Lake, which is only about 2 1/2 hours from San Diego, for a quick getaway. Big Bear was very dog-friendly, with...

On our walk today, I noticed that there seemed to be a lot of pretty purple plants blooming... so thought I'd share them.

Not to be confused with Running With The Devil. (Personally, I'd rather run with my dog.) I love my new running shoes. And my running...

We usually cheer for the underdog here at our house. That doesn't always work out too well (take the recent Super Bowl for instance...)....

We've had a wee break from the construction for our kitchen remodel, for various reasons, but now that that workers are back, Rita just....

Rita and I decided to join Spencer the Goldendoodle's December Dog Photo Challenge for a fun way to be inspired this month with our pho...

I used to have a long-sleeved, pink "Life's a Beach" T-shirt when I was in college. I LOVED that shirt and wore it constantly....

I'm a pretty easy-to-please person. It doesn't take much to make me a happy camper. One of the things I really love is just hanging ...

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Hope all our American readers had a lovely long weekend! And hope your pups weren't too upset about the fireworks! A patriotic pup wi...

Last week I shared a lot of bitey-face photos , which is mostly what's been going on around here since Reg came to stay with us for two ...

Reggie is here! We're dog sitting him while his pawrents are away for 2 weeks.

Rita has two good friends, Reg...

We've had a lot of wind and some choppy surf here in San Diego lately.

The other day if you've liked my author page or we're friends on Facebook, you might have seen this pic of me with two cute puppies...