A TALE OF SURVIVAL

Driving back from VT this summer Tom and I decided that it would be nice to take a scenic route back vs. the usual highways that lack the charm of a country road.  If you are married and value your commitment to your spouse, might I STRONGLY suggest that you never do this. 

It all started out fine enough, we did, in the early part of the trip, comment to each other more than once what a great idea this was…look how pretty the river/trees/villages are, etc.  THEN, we got into an ugly part of NH and THEN, the road my GPS INSISTED we take was closed due to a bridge out…that’s when it turned bad.  Tom and I have always had different driving styles – I am a “natural” while Tom is not.  Anyway, I won’t get into the gory details, we ultimately got home in an efficient 6 hours.

There was a bright spot in our trip however, when the GPS landed us here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtPk5IUbdH0

BEFORE AND AFTERS

No, this won’t be a dramatic tale of growth and redemption, it some pictures of my dogs.

BUSTER BEFORE VISIT TO GROOMERS



BUSTER AFTER





RINGO BEFORE AND AFTER
(trust me, he looks exactly the same)



NO, I WILL NOT BE

commenting on my 2.5 months hiatus. 
It's personal. 
None of your beeswax.

Chef for a Day

Tom was responsible for 1 meal over the weekend.  Tom clearly is out to impress.

Maybe he got some tips from the book he is reading

It runs in the family

It's official, the Jackman's have NO ego as it relates to the cars they drive.  THIS is what my niece Mary is driving around Wilbraham!!

Road legal?

Is this Blue Jay o.k.?

This Blue Jay was at our window yesterday at the bird feeder, I was watching it for a while and was thinking that it didn't seem "well"...it was kind of wobbly, didn't seem to have a lot of control over it's body, actually FELL into the feeder at one point while eating...and it's odd that it would put up with all the little sparrows.  I tried to film it (without scaring it away) and I got a little bit of film....of course he wasn't flailing around as much while I was taping, natch.  I feel bad for the little guy, wondering if he is pregnant (looked a little "fat") or injured?  Or maybe ate some fermented berries and was drunk?  I know the video isn't that clear here, it's better when viewed via my phone, I'll have to figure out how to make that better.  But figured I would share and ask around....he was at the window again this morning, so at least we know he can fly!

BUSTA MOVE!

And this time Maeve makes a guest appearance!