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Sophie’s Championship Certificate
It took a while, but we finally received Sophie’s championship certificate in the mail from the AKC! Lyrac’s Sun Kissed Meadow is her “kennel name”, but she is Sophie to us.
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March Anniversary Weekend in NYC
This ridiculously cold winter weather reminded me of our anniversary weekend trip into NYC last March with Max’s best friend Maureen Beurskens and Marke Baker. I had the photos lying around, but never got around to publishing them. Marke and Maureen live in Charlotte and flew up for the main Read more…
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Sophie Grows Up (a bit)
In mid-September, Sophie graduated from kindergarten, or rather “puppy behaviorial enrichment” as it’s called now. She even performed the requisite graduation “trick”, in her case a “roll over” with daddy. We also had a nice visit with Myra and Reivan, which gave the grandparents a chance to dote a bit Read more…
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Sophie at 4 Months
At 4 months old, we only have one more puppy kindergarten class with Sophie. Graduation requires us to teach her a “trick”. Yeah RIGHT!! She’s starting to lose some of her baby teeth and being a little better behaved, so she’s earned some additional freedoms. Such as being allowed out Read more…
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Maine, July 2011 with Deb, Mary, and Josie
The weekend following Myra’s birthday party, Max and I did a July 4th trip to Kennebunk, Maine with Josie, Deb, and Mary. We returned to stay at the dog-friendly Hounds Tooth Inn where we had stayed two years ago. This was Deb and Mary’s first evah visit to Maine and Read more…
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75th Birthday Celebration for Myra
Deb and Mary came in from Hawaii, and on June 25th we gathered friends and family at Splash Restaurant on the CT shore for perfect day to celebrate our mom, Myra’s, 75th birthday.
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Summer’s End 2009
In August, we took our usual trip up to the Lake George area to stay with Flo for a week at her cabin in Warrensburg, NY. One of the evenings we took her and Joe to the Sagamore for a wine tasting dinner that was absolutely wonderful. Labor Day weekend Read more…
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Boston Anniversary Weekend, 2009
Had a great stay at XV Beacon in Boston for our March 2009 anniversary. Weather was cold, but nice enough for us to walk portions of the Freedom Trail. Click the picture to see a few photos of our weekend trip.