As we were driving around this weekend, Jeff said "You know your car is out of warranty". I gave him a blank look. "It's ...

I had tossed my wallet on the bed and Otis decided he was going to take us all out to dinner with his new found fortune (about $3).

One thing I love about Long Island is that the residents embrace the season. I have never seen so many turkeys adorning front lawns. Everywh...

Thanksgiving on Long Island was a beautiful sunny day around 55 degrees. My Mom has a large fenced yard and the dogs were in heaven. Once th...

We want to wish all our family and friends a VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Coop and Oti wish Carol and the play group a tail wagging Thanksgiving...

I read a news article today that said there is an animal shelter in Indiana that euthanizes 600 animals a month. I was stunned and sickene...

I have been looking for a pair of winter boots for Alaska. I have several pair of LL Bean boots and hiking boots, but nothing insulated for ...

With the holidays (and pictures) coming, a day of beauty was needed for all. I headed off on Saturday morning to get my hair done. Jeff took...

Christmas is here - at least commercially.... Jeff heard the first Xmas carol on the radio tonight. Our mailbox is stuffed with the black Fr...

The temperature in Bettles, Alaska is -27° It is still Fall. What will the Winter Solstice bring ?

When we were walking in Wilton Center, we saw a woman headed towards us with her 2 year old daughter. When the little girl saw Coop and Oti ...

Christoper Dodd is the chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs which is in charge of "reforming" the Financial ...

We spent Saturday at Van Cortland Park in Bronx, NY watching our niece's cross-country race. After the race, she spent the night at our ...

A couple weekends ago we had the chance to watch our niece's Soccer game. Going into the game, the Bohemia Bobcats (Yellow/Blue) were t...

A few weeks ago, some trees came down in the yard during a storm. The cleanup process is still continuing. The first weekend, Jeff began to...

Returning from our morning walk, we spied some visitors to our pond. Fortunately we still had some corn from the Springtime visit and promp...

Cooper and Otis want to remind you to think of our Veterans today.

I had a DUH! moment yesterday. I suddenly realized that Bettles is in the Arctic Circle. Does this change anything ? Not really, but when I ...

A Bus passes us.

Jeff said to me, "We'll be in Alaska next month". My thought was, I'm NOT ready! I need to get my shopping list together a...