More Thanksgiving!

We took a walk on this chilly afternoon to see some pigs that a neighbor acquired recently...


Ben and Fuz and the dogs were particularly excited...


Ben ran down the steep hill through long grass in his mud-boots...this pic was taken a split-second before he faceplanted...


It was cool (35-ish) but the wind made it feel cooler...


The pigs are very cute, the 2 big ones protect the runt between them at all times...


Miles wanted to leap the enclosure walls, so I put him on his leash until we were clear of the barn...


He has had a great time running and playing this weekend...we all have!

Thanksgiving!

I'm thankful for family, friends , the relative safety in which I live, my work, and my health...I am also thankful for great books to read, places to go/see/explore, food to cook and eat, camping trips (alone and with friends), and dogs!

We went down to visit with my parents in CT for Thanksgiving...seeing my parents, my sister, Brad and Lucio, and tons of dogs...


We made a Tur-duc-hen and a bunch of sides, all of which turned out (against the odds) delicious...


Ben helped with lots of the prep, but his specialty is marshmallowing the sweet potatoes...


Gail and Ben watched some of the big parade...


There was lots of hanging out with family and dogs (we had tons of both this weekend)...

A very nice long weekend!

more halloween...

We got up yesterday and worked designing our pumpkin...Ben wanted to do a 2-faced Janus pumpkin, so we did a variation on that involving clone troopers from Star Wars...


One with a happy face...


...and one with a sad face...


Our tradition is that Ben and Gail do the design and drawing work, and I do the surgery...


It cam out really well...


We enjoyed some more spooky jigglers...



it looked great after dark


even the sad face was cool...