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Ginger Dogs
Recently Joey and I have been going to a great bakery that is just on the other side of I-35 from our house. The bakery is called Pablito’s. It is a family owned business. They have awesome empanadas, pan dulce, and all kinds of other baked goods as well. Joey really likes eating baked goods for breakfast, and their prices are so good that it is reasonable to go there frequently. My favorite item at Pablito’s is a ginger/molasses cookie in the shape of a pig. The ginger pig is soft, and not very sweet – more like bread than a cookie. About a week ago, it dawned on me…
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Changes at the House on Hornsby Street
Several people have given Joey and me grief over the years about our lack of furniture. Joey is not fond of stop gap measures, even when the “gap” is five years (amount of time we have owned our house) or eleven years (amount of time we have been married), so we still have the same furniture today we inherited when my folks moved to Pennsylvania! We know what kind of furniture we would like to purchase, but somehow it is never the top priority. Sujata and Aaron have decided that Joey is morally opposed to coffee tables. I do not think he hates them, but he does not have a…
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Dogs – 07 August 2009
Here are some recent cute pictures of the girls. As you can see, Elanor is way more interested in the camera than Katy!
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For Char Lee
My co-worker and friend, Jamie, has a pet ferret named Char Lee Charcoal. He has been quite ill recently, and passed away Saturday. I know many of you have four-footed, furry “children”, and can sympathize with the pain of losing a beloved pet. Please keep Jamie and Char Lee in your prayers. Do not stand at my grave and weep;I am not there. I do not sleep.I am a thousand winds that blow.I am the diamond glints on snow.I am the sunlight on ripened grain.I am the gentle autumn rain.When you awaken in the morning's hushI am the swift uplifting rushOf quiet birds in circled flight.I am the soft stars…