Tag Archives: life

It’s Christmas, dammit!

Posted on December 5, 2023 by suziecreamcheese

I admit it. I love Christmas. My mom loved decorating the tree and the house – it was never fancy but there were things that came out every year – like the elf that hung from the door between the … Continue reading →

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Well

Posted on November 9, 2023 by suziecreamcheese

We did it. On Monday night, Maverick completed the last two of ten tricks needed to earn his AKC Intermediate Trick Dog title. It was touch and go for the last couple of weeks. On Saturday he had six out … Continue reading →

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When a walk becomes a blessing

Posted on October 29, 2023 by suziecreamcheese

Today’s weather is rotten. Damp, raw, gloomy, a presage of things to come, and a day that doesn’t make my summer loving soul happy. Maverick doesn’t care. He loves outside, no matter what the weather – well, thunderstorms are the … Continue reading →

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He knocked me down the first time we met

Posted on September 10, 2023 by suziecreamcheese

And I laughed and laughed. He was a Yellow Lab, I met him when he was 8 months or so old, just been rescued by my BFF a few days earlier. I came into her house, all “OH MY GOD, … Continue reading →

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Saturday, bathrooms, routines, and random thoughts

Posted on July 24, 2021 by suziecreamcheese

We are creatures of habit here in the kingdom. Disruptions to our routine are not met with joy but we manage to adjust when we have to – Bear’s work schedule has gone from second shift when I first met … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts while eating blueberries

Posted on July 14, 2021 by suziecreamcheese

Blueberries and vanilla yogurt make me happy. Why in the name of all that is holy did I decide to buy 4 pints of blueberries when I’m the only one who eats them? I’m grateful for my freezer today. Did … Continue reading →

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How do you define “Cluster***k?”

Posted on May 11, 2021 by suziecreamcheese

Today was not Monday but it should have been. We got up to the phone ringing – my brother in law had taken his car in for inspection and it needed a ball joint. I think I need a few … Continue reading →

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2 weeks has become 6 months

Posted on September 9, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

Two weeks to flatten the curve. That’s what they told us. Two weeks, we just had to stay apart and wash our hands till the skin fell off and everything would be fine. And we did it. And it worked. … Continue reading →

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Fear overcome, the battle was won

Posted on May 11, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

Well. Sort of. It’s not perfect but as my sainted mother would say, “only the gods are allowed perfection.” She had a pre-planned mistake in every quilt – well, she told us she planned it and who were we to … Continue reading →

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Remembering

Posted on February 8, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Today was one of those days when Maverick looked at me like I was the most horrible person he’d ever met, simply because I wasn’t amused with him playing tug of war with his leash in the middle of the … Continue reading →

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