Pining for the Fjords

Hello there, all! We hope 2024 treated everyone well, and that this blog post finds you all in excellent health and spirits as yet another year winds down.  We also hope you're reading this post stuffed with delicious food and drink - whatever makes you the happiest and concurs with your specific dietary needs/wishes - as well as being surrounded by the friends and family you love the most! On to the annual wrap-up!  Like in past years, many of the hyperlinks below will lead you to a previous blog post about the trip or event we're discussing, but some will lead you to the restaurant, brewery, or state park for more information.  Have fun clicking around! Getting ready to meet family for dinner in Kingsport, TN in October January 2024 We kicked off the year in our normal style - by bundling the doggos up in the truck and taking the travel trailer on a camping trip - this time, to Roper Lake State Park in Safford, AZ.  Some hiking was accomplished, but mostly we jus...

Don't miss Part 2 ! It's bully time! In our last blog entry, we were halfway through the day at the Bull Terrier Club of America's Silverwood dog show, petting lots of fur-kids and hanging out with Uncle Bill, Aunt Mary Alice, and Kathryn. As we drew closer to lunchtime, the initial rounds of judging in the mini bully ring finished up, and we relocated to the main ring, home to the standard size dogs.  Just as there are way more white dogs than non-white ones, standard sized bullies are more popular by far than minis; their judging was taking far longer, and it was running a few hours behind schedule.  No problem for us - it gave us time to pet more puppers (this whole weekend I felt like the I've Pet That Dog kiddo)! This is Cersei - she was a sweet girl who was happy to have us love on her. I asked her Mom if she lived up to her name, and she said, oh yes. Cersei was being too noisy while other dogs were showing, so her Mom attempted to quiet her down. "But Mom...