Brooke here. Thanks mainly to medical science but in no small part to higher-quality pet foods, humans aren’t the only ones living longer. The average life expectancy for dogs is rocketing up; most dogs will live several years longer than they would have just a couple of decades ago. Which worked out great for me, […]
Brooke here. About two weeks ago, Zu and I were leaving our driveway to go on a walk when an old beater truck pulled up. The passenger, a woman in her mid-sixties whom I had never met, got out and went straight for Zu. She started petting his head and we made small talk for […]
Brooke here. I was weeding the Vestigial Lawn and found this: It is: (a) definitely a tooth; (b) definitely the size of a human tooth; and (c) definitely looks like a human tooth. Whether or not it is actually from a human is beyond my knowledge of disgusting things I’ve found in my backyard. It’s […]
Brooke here. It’s raining and nasty and I can’t get back out under the Japanese maple, so this is another post about dogs. Zu has been with us for a year. He’s decidedly not a Rottweiler and is not quite a Doberman, and there’s something sort of Shepard-y about his face. He’s certainly a snugglet, […]
Brooke here: It’s not. Weeding isn’t sexy. Sexy in the sensationalism way, I mean; who am I to judge if your fantasy world involves killing dandelions? But it’s not fake-sexy, it’s really not fake-sexy, and neither is housecleaning or raking or leaf-blowing or any of the hundreds of maintenance tasks that you have to do […]
Brooke here: I’ve been reluctant to write about this, as problems with the dog invariably reflect on the owner. However, there’s nothing quite like watching a pit bull snap up a yorkie terrier and shake it like a dead rabbit to put things in perspective.* More on this later. Zu developed some serious behavior issues […]
Brooke here: If I crane my neck in an uncomfortable way, I can see the pool from my office window; it no longer drives me to Irish up my tea (helpful hint: liquor-tea is an abomination). Since the pool is the single largest project we’ve accomplished thus far, I thought it would be nice […]
Brooke here. Me: Get out. Dogs: Hot. Me: I know the last time you went to the bathroom. You’re due. Go. Dogs: We’re good. Ask us again around midnight. Maybe one or two in the morning. It’ll be cool then. Me: Out. Dogs: This linoleum? This linoleum I’m lying on? It is awesome. Me: OUT. […]
Brooke here: There are the beginnings of a lawn. Wait, no, that’s not important. Let me rephrase… there is now an area where there is no ivy. At one point, the space between the house and the pool was a lawn. It really couldn’t have been anything but, as the ivy doesn’t have a firm […]
Brooke here. What with the bat and the black widow, at this rate I’m terrified to think of what the next animal-related post might be about: Not that I should complain, what with Louisiana and Mississippi being underwater, but we’ve had quite a lot of rain over the last few weeks. It’s hindered most of […]
Flying by night 