Lexi ⁽⁹²⁾

Brian Bilbrey September 1, 2014

Labor Day

Labor Day. It means "do chores at home instead of working at the office", I think. I certainly did. Marcia asked last night if I'd put up my usual Sunday post. I figured that since it was a three day weekend, I'd put up my post on the last day of the weekend. Yes, that's reasoned procrastination. So, chores much of the weekend, working in the basement on the floor, etc. We have new neighbors across the street, which is nice (and they're nice, too). Tonight, I grilled some chickens, and now I'm here. But I'm not going to drone…

Brian Bilbrey July 6, 2014

Summer Arrives in Force

Yeah, we're making mid-90's and up this time of year (both temp and humidity), although that storm gave us a couple of nice days in the mid-80's, Friday and Saturday. Marcia news: She's mostly tapered off her pain meds, with a plan to be fully off by week's end (or earlier), and driving, too! She got fed up with the walker by Friday, and put it to the side. Now she's using the cane everywhere, which is much better for her in several ways. Her gait is better, and she leans less on the cane than she did on the…

Brian Bilbrey June 8, 2014

Lexi Being Cute

Instead of running off when I approached her in the back yard, Lexi decided to deploy her Massive Cute Attack. It works, too ... For me, this was just another a warm, chore-filled weekend. When does Winter start? * * * Our condolences to the family and friends of these fallen warriors: Capt. Jason B. Jones, 29, of Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, who died on June 2, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, of wounds received from small-arms. Pfc. Matthew H. Walker, 20, of Hillsboro, Missouri, who died on June 5, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by enemy…

Brian Bilbrey April 30, 2014

Rain, not purple.

In the last 30 hours, 3.25" of rain. Another inch or so due tonight, so lovely. This part of the world is waterlogged. Lexi *hates* going out in the wet, but all of life is worth taking another nap... Lexi ready to nap

Brian Bilbrey April 13, 2014

This is my belly ...

Would you scratch it for me? I'd trade her in on a working dog, especially one that does house-cleaning. But Lexi is so darned cute. * * * Today, shopping, and more yardwork. I finished dismantling and bagging the junk on the concrete pad. I'll arrange for a "large item" pickup from the trash provider sometime later this week. Very happy to have that done. I also dressed all of the garden beds with manure and leaf compost... and turned over three of them. I'll knock out the rest later this week. Overall, I managed about 12 hours of yardwork,…