Archive for 2010

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

The Gift, pt. 2

[pictures of a neighborhood farm] So back to the story of theĀ gift. I was getting what turned out to beĀ a partialĀ at-home-spa treatment for free! I raced around cleaning the house of all the embarrassing left-out dishes, scattered dog toys & dining table junk. I didn’t want them walking in to see a messy house. Which, [...]

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

The Dog Watcher of South Hill

Meet Lola (left) & Guinness (right). Both under a year & both so excited to have the house to themselves for the weekend. Well…ok…I made up that last part. I’m puppy-sitting once again – this timeĀ over the holiday weekend while their owners – both in the Army – are off on a romantic getaway to [...]

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

The Thing with the Gift

[images of the Lumber Baron's sunflowers] Ok…so I’ve been trying to figure out how to tell this story now for a couple of days. I’m in a tricky predicament & want to make sure I both honor, respect & truly convey how appreciative I am for the wonderful gift from my Korean friend earlier this [...]