Looking back
I kept getting an error message on my phone. Low storage. I had to clear up space somehow. Without deleting valuable apps (and shaking my first at HTC for its bloatware), I knew I had to do one thing. Delete pictures.
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One sure step
I bought a dress. It’s the dress I plan on wearing to the courthouse or wherever we end up getting married. More on that another day (Vegas, anyone?) but first, ordering the dress. It may seem like a benign moment to some. It was, however, a small milestone on a recent journey of struggle.
New favourite app: One second of awesome every day
A couple of months ago, I attended a networking event in Kelowna and the group was discussing the impact of design on everyday life. But one young designer took it to another level. He steered the conversation into the difference between letting our technology guide our lives or making a very conscious choice to design …
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Blowing off the cobwebs
<tap tap tap> Is this thing on? Can anyone hear me? Have I completely lost the legions of people who kept coming back here for more? You know what I hate? Checking in on someone’s blog and seeing sporadic posts—one every three or four months— apologizing for being absent, for not writing, for not having …
My photos are … well … mine
It was a rather innocuous moment. I was on Skype with My American and, in a flash of crazy, we started a Google search for Maremma sheepdogs. Which ones look like Shep? Aw, wookadawiddle puppies of fluff! Hey, wait a second … that one does look like Shep. A lot like Shep. Um, because it …
Shep gets famous
You already know him as the most beautiful dog on the internet. Now Shep is getting his due. I received an email last month from a gal who writes for the Atlantic Horse & Pony, a publication out of the homeland, Nova Scotia. She was sourcing artwork for a piece on farm dogs and contacted …
Missing you
There are certain moments of the day I simply can’t do without. And the past two days have been lessons in living without. The thump of the tail on the floor when I call out his name in the morning. His smiling face storming up the stairs when I get home after a day at …
The fright of my life
I had a hell of a fright yesterday. Shep and I bundled up in the truck to head west in search of beautiful fall colours, especially a sunrise which is typically so striking in Calgary at this time of year. We were a little late getting going, though, and missed the sunrise but for a …
Why my dog rocks
What makes Shep so awesome? What is it about him that makes me disinterested in activities that don’t include him? Why do I feel awful when I leave him home for long periods of time unattended? Shep and I celebrated our sixth anniversary together on May long weekend. I remember well our first weekend. We …
My chubby buddy
Three years ago, my dog had a problem. He was 130 lb., almost 20 lb. more than his breed’s healthy weight. He was lethargic and losing his hair in patches. I was worried. At the same time, I was not in a financial position to rush him off to the vet whenever I could. As …