If you look closely, you will see that the daffodils and crocus are starting to grow.

I have always wanted to eat at the Cheesecake Factory, even though  I know this eatery often tops the list of "unhealthy" restaura...

The warm winter resulted in our new mallard pair coming to visit us several days a week. I was running low on corn and called the local Agwa...

Jeff spent the day out with friends. Otis watched him drive off. Otis then waited all day by the front door for his return.

Can't wait to all these buds open!

Cooper always finds the sunniest spot in the house. I often find him stretched out, sleeping as the sun warms him. Even after all this ti...

Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!  Don't forget to wear red today.

The flower on my amaryllis is withering. I am not sure why this is happening. Perhaps it is due to the fact that the flower had started to g...

When I turned on the news on Thurs, the weatherman was predicting 5 inches of snow on Saturday. When I went to bed on Friday night the forec...

It was 5:30 pm and starting to get dark outside. As I returned home, from walking Cooper and Otis, I saw something by the edge of the pond. ...

Three cheers to our LI family for rescuing a Doberman! Brook (short for Brooklyn) lost her home, when the house she lived in caught fire. ...

It seems that all this warm weather means an early tick season. We have seen several ticks on Otis and Cooper already. Usually we do not h...

Cooper is feeling better. He is still a little stiff when he gets up, but he walks without limping. We have stopped his pain medication. O...

The leaves on the amaryllis continue to grow, but the flower is still the same size.

After an extremely long day on Long Island, I was glad to pull into our driveway. Otis jumped out of the 4Runner and raced for the house. Wh...

I was surprised to discover that Cooper and Otis like peas! I cooked too many green peas for dinner. We were clearing the table and Otis g...

I try to always have fresh flowers in the house. I especially enjoy their beauty on dreary winter days. When we were at Costco, I spotted...

After a day of rain and today's 50 ° temperature, most of the snow has melted. The only snowy patches that remain are along the edges...

The amaryllis leaves are now taller than the glass vase.

Wilton received the first significant snow of 2012, about 4 inches. I have greatly enjoyed the lack of snow. Snow makes walking Coop and Ot...