James has a new puppy friend in the neighborhood and her name is Belle. Belle is a Samoyed and she is SO cute! Belle is absolutely enamored with James. She can spot James WAY down the trail and she will start barking! She has also figured out when we walk past her house (I think…
It seems like poor taste to joke about something that has really been awful this year. But in times of crises, I think we can cope with laughter. Anyone from Florida, or even the United States, would know there is not a ski resort in Florida. So that makes that meme above pretty funny. But…
Poor James the Poodle had another anal gland infection. If you haven’t been following our blog, here are the posts about last year’a awful anal gland infection here, and here and also here. ***If you are grossed out by medical or anything body fluid related you might want to skip this post. I really just…
We live in the Virginia Highlands area of Atlanta with a rails to trails path nearby called The Beltline. It is one of the nicest rails to trails paths because there are lots of stores, parks and restaurants along the Beltline. Before the Coronavirus shutdown, I walked to CorePower Yoga (an awesome hot yoga studio…
It is weird to think that we have a curfew here in Atlanta from 9pm to 7am. I don’t like walking James late at night and I’ve always preferred going to the grocery store in the morning. But the idea that I can’t run out for a 10pm late night ice cream snack is just…
I’ve taken a few photos with my phone over these past few weeks – just in case I forget how crazy this pandemic was. I mentioned yesterday we bought some “just in case” food at Costco in late February and two of those items were paper towels and toilet paper. I wasn’t aware of how…
I wanted to blog about our Coronavirus Covid-19 experience. I know in many years I will forget (hopefully) how crazy these times were. Back in February we had been reading about the virus and we had bought some items at Costco “just in case.” We knew we would be leaving Atlanta in April (that isn’t…
I can’t believe it has been a month since I made our face masks. When I was making them, I honestly just wanted a Saturday afternoon craft project. I don’t have my sewing machine or fabric collection here in Atlanta, but I do have a tiny travel sewing machine and some leftover fabric from some…
We took some portraits of James on Monday celebrating James’ 10th birthday! I was surprised his tongue wasn’t completely hanging out of his mouth in the portraits because he played with a lot of friends along his walk to Old 4th Ward Park for these photos! Spring is here in Atlanta and the trees have…
Today is Monday April 13, 2020 and it is James the Poodle’s 10th birthday! Last year, James was really sick on his birthday. Thankfully James is doing great one year later. But this year is a little, odd, too. We are in the middle of a global pandemic and we are under ‘stay at home’…
If you’ve ever been on a cruise, you’ve heard the crew musicians playing this version of Sweet Caroline to remind you to wash your hands. And now here is Neil Diamond singing it during this crazy time of Coronavirus Covid-19. At 0:46 you can hear the Sweet Caroline Wash Your Hands version: A cruise ship…
I posted back in September the old photos I found of James when he was three weeks old. I realized today that I never posted his six week photos! James was so tiny – he could be bathed in the kitchen sink! James and all of his Standard Poodle littermates: One puppy wandered off the…
I saw this on Twitter today – the canals in Venice, Italy are clear because there is no traffic in them. I’m sure the constant movement of boats, ferries and gondoliers stirs up the bottom so the water is never clear. Look at this tweet from Kaveri in Italy: Dolphins are also showing up in…
We were on the road all day the other day and we decided to stop and get some food while on the road. Thanks to Siba, the Best in Show winner at Westminster this year, we decided to get James some McDonald’s grilled chicken! We were in the drive through and I asked for a…
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC is one of my favorite museums. I’ve definitely spent more time at this museum than any other museum and I’ve visited this museum the most. Since we have been in Europe, the new presidential portrait for Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have been completed and they…
I am enjoying walking around Geneva. There is lots of shopping and there are a lot of public spaces and parks all around Lake Geneva. The Jet d’Eau is a famous landmark in Geneva and it was fun to watch! While walking around shopping alone one day, I came across this group of musicians and they…
It seems like it has been a long and cold winter. But the days are sunny and the temperatures aren’t quite so cold here in Geneva (we still have our radiators on though). I was excited to see signs of Spring in the park: crocuses and daffodils! We planted a bunch of bulbs in our…
We are in Geneva, Switzerland! The city reminds me of Washington, DC – clean and modern yet quiet for such a big city. We are in a residential area, but it is a short walk to the heart of town and Lake Geneva. Check out our Airbnb:
James gets so much attention when we travel! I think it is really cute. People often stop and pet him as they walk past him. We are on our way to Geneva, Switzerland and these children got so excited when they saw James. Of course James gets excited, too, and he rushes over to say…
Since we arrived in Lyon on a rainy day, we decided to film our apartment tour at the end of our stay. We really love our apartment and the neighborhood. The best part is the short walk to what is now our favorite bakery in all of Europe: Boulangerie de la Martinière (24 rue Martinière)….