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Ruby Tuesday – The Good Children

August 24, 2010 |

As a side note to these pictures, Miss Ruby is quite pleased to announce that there was an attempted counter surfing incident and she was NOT involved.  Shrimp-ka-bobs were being made and a red headed Sibe was being closely monitored.  But Mr. Goody Four Paws, Tartok himself, was overcome with the smells and was caught…

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A Berry Good Weekend

August 23, 2010 |

The weather was beautiful Sunday.  The rains from Saturday had passed and the temperatures were very pleasant.  So we spent the day outdoors and hiking on trails.  The Herd will attest that the black and blue berries are terrific at the moment. *****     *****     *****     *****     *****…

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Water from the Sky

August 22, 2010 |

With the weekend upon us, no work crews showed up to solve our indoor water problems.  We are becoming quite efficient at moving water from the well to the house, so we are doing fine.  So the best way to get away from problems like this is to hit the trails.  Just one problem.  We…

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Water Worries

August 21, 2010 |

We are regular readers of the exploits of Wilf the PON discovering France – and in particular enjoying the exploits as the family works on restoring a large farmhouse in Southwest France.  We enjoy hearing the tales of workers not quite doing what was expected, if they show up at all.  Well, its funny until…

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Smiling Rusty

August 20, 2010 |

Woo!  Rusty is so happy that it is Friday and wishes all of you the happiest weekend!

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Sarge’s Downtown Dog Walk – 2010 – The Winners!

August 19, 2010 |

And now for the really fun part of the Walk with The Herd Contest for Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation – announcing the winners. The grand prize winners are obvious – the dogs and cats that will be saved from euthanasia and will find forever homes because of the fantastic work that Sarge’s does.  They are…

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Sarge’s Downtown Dog Walk – 2010 – The Pictures!

August 18, 2010 |

Yes, we have our pictures from the Downtown Dog Walk with Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation.  The pictures of us walking with the banner are all provided courtesy of Sarge’s: Once again, this was an incredibly fun day and we were truly honored to lead the parade this year.  Amazingly, we have no stories to share…

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Ruby Tuesday – Face of Innocence

August 17, 2010 |
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Monday Morning

August 16, 2010 |

Hope you had a great weekend.  We had some cooler temperatures (though humidity that just made you swim through the air). We also received our pictures of us walking with the banner at Sarge’s Dog Walk, so after a little Ruby Tuesday post tomorrow, we will share our Sarge’s Walk pictures on Wednesday and, then,…

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Posing on the Bench

August 15, 2010 |

Miss Kiska takes the challenge from Rusty the Rooster to prove her modeling chops by posing on the bench. We think she wins.

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Rusty Zen

August 14, 2010 |

When you are as cool as the Rooster, you achieve Rusty Zen no matter what chaos surrounds Chex Herd.

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Excited for the Weekend

August 13, 2010 |

We are looking forward to some better temperatures here as the high is supposed to be about 10 degrees lower on Saturday (74F (23C) in the valley, so probably a high in the 60’s at the house).  We could only hope that is a first sign of fall.

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