Doggie joy

The dog park in Orange has finally reopened after almost a year of watching the grass grow, literally.
There were a lot of grumpy dog owners in the city and vicinity when our measly 3-acre fenced-in area was padlocked. From the freeway this morning I spotted four-legged creatures frolicking in the dense, fresh grass and [...]

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Party time

Friends gathered Friday night at one of our local bars, Garf’s, to see our gal pal, Lillian Mayor, and her hubby, Murray, who were in town for a couple days. We hadn’t seen either of them since last August, when they moved to Sarasota, Fla., for new digs, a fresh job for Lill, and some [...]

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Memory lane

Well, hopefully some of you out there have read up on my sister’s travel blog at prissychrissy.wordpress.com. Her escapades through Rome and Santa Marinella sent me back to those sepia-toned memories when we lived in Italy, circa 1978 to 1981. We went back for a visit in 1984, which is when the hair really got [...]

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In case you want one …

My sister mentions a tripod I bought her that she and Bobby are using a lot on their trek through Italy. It’s called the Joby Gorillapod … You can find them at Amazon. They look like this:
The legs are flexible and can wrap around objects (like a tree branch) or balance on rocks or any [...]

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Rome update!

My sister has updated her travel blog, so be sure to go give her some clicks. She, Bobby and mom, Luisa, made their way into the city to see the Vatican, Sistine Chapel and the papal tombs. The following day, Christine and Bobby trekked to the Coliseum all by themselves. Yay! Brave souls. The buses [...]

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Blank slate

You know it’s bad when you sit at the keyboard and ponder something witty to write. I’m just a big ball o’ nothing today. I think it comes from lack of sleep after freelance work and then prep work on my salad for the crew at work. All my fault!
But it’s almost the weekend and [...]

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Plugging along

Muchas gracias!
Thanks to everyone who paused to check out my blog. I realized yesterday that I’d better come up with something cool to write about or everyone will just be plain bored.
Anyway, my sister Christine updated me on the pending car purchase in Italy. Seems it’s a little tricky to buy in a day, since [...]

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Dog day afternoons

It’s the day after a luxuriously lazy Memorial Day weekend and all I want to do is go outside and enjoy the sunshine. It’s finally back! We endured (heaven forbid) some obnoxiously gray, cool days here. It rained, too. I’ll never get over the lack of rainfall in this desert plain. It still awes me.
So, I’m [...]

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