Starlog

  • The view from the backyard. All the cousins playing

    Yesterday I shared a video of my pup Chloe playing in the front yard with her birth mother.  Very cute. Here is what the backyard looked like for most of the day. Eight dogs and a bunch of kids. I’m sure all of them fell asleep the moment they got into the car to drive… Read more

  • Holiday Get Togethers are For Everyone in the Family

    You might think I’m nuts, but when I invited my family to my house for Christmas dinner, I had them bring Everyone in the family. That included everyone’s four-footed children. Twenty-six people and seven dogs over 50 pounds each (except for the puppies) Yes, chaos ensued for a bit. But those pups sure did appreciate… Read more

  • Happy Boxing Day! Boxing day? What the stink is boxing day?

    Happy Boxing day! Boxing day means a lot of different things, all depending on where you are. In the USA, we don’t really call it boxing day, but it is the day you take back all those boxes to the store… the day you get rid of the presents you didn’t want (Yes, I am… Read more

  • Why do we put Christmas Trees up in our homes at Christmas?

    It’s a given, right? We put up a Christmas tree hoping the Big Guy will visit. We put out cookies and milk, and carrots for the reindeer.  Oh, yes, we like to bribe the big guy with chocolate chips, don’t we? But there’s a little more to it than that. The Christmas tree is an… Read more

  • Why do we put up Christmas wreaths on our doors?

    Don’t ya just hate it when your kid asks you a question and you think, umm, because we do, that’s why. I never remember questioning anything when I grew up. We just did certain things at Christmas. I looked forward to it. But I never really asked “why”. Did you as a lot of questions,… Read more

  • A Different Kind of Christmas Story. Well, kind of anyway

    Here’s a Christmas story with a twist for you. (Well, there’s a Christmas tree at least) Check out Book Three of the Whispering Woods series by Brinda Berry.  Catch it while it’s hot! Senior year should bring fun, friends and happiness. Not portals, treachery, and murder. Seventeen-year-old Mia Taylor, gatekeeper to an interdimensional portal, wants… Read more