Home at last

    Apr 9, 2007 | Dog Training, Europe, Switzerland, The puppy years (1-2), Travel

    We’re back from our short vacation in Switzerland. All in all, Ayla did great and we were really happy that she was so relaxed during the trip. She slept during a major portion of the ride home and has slept a lot the few hours we have been home which we...

    Get kids interested in gardening

    Apr 1, 2007 | Family, Garden

    The National Gardening Association has created a great website for parents and especially teachers to help get kids interested in learning about gardening – http://kidsgardening.org/. You can find all sorts of projects for kids to do which will help them learn...

    My wonderful Newfie nurse

    Mar 26, 2007 | Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

    Some of you already know that hubbers and I bought a farmhouse built in 1834 last year and are going through many steps of clean up and renovation now. We think it’s a great place for Ayla because there is lots of room for her to run around but not so much grass...

    Helping out around the house

    Mar 26, 2007 | DIY, House & Home, Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

    Yesterday, we decided to start painting out bathroom door, the first of many doors in the house which will be repainted. We didn’t want to take it all the way out to the barn so we laid it across the bathtub to paint it there. But keeping the dog out of the room...
    Because of the birds…

    Because of the birds…

    Mar 21, 2007 | The puppy years (1-2)

    We have recently found out that there are quite a few areas around our town that are restricted during certain parts of the year because they are bird sanctuary areas and they don’t want anything disturbing the birds during mating season. Unfortunately for us,...