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Terrible Tale Of The Trapped Typhoon
Today, we share a horror story. Well, horror in the eyes of the Little Prince. Yes, today we tell the terrible tale of the trapped Typhoon. Hu-Dad was wrapping up a project in his study. He needed just a little more quiet time to get the work done. No interruptions. No catastrophes. In other words,…
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Cheoah’s Best Rainy Day Alternative
Our early winter weather is settling into a pattern of rain and cold, but Cheoah believes she has found the best rainy day alternative. Our drought is slowly being reduced in severity as we have had a number of rain producing systems sweep through our area. We try really hard not to complain, but our…
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Non-stop Chatter From The Q-Tip
Kiska loves hanging out all day with her brother, Qannik, except for one minor detail. The non-stop chatter from the Q-Tip. To be fair, Q has quite the lovely voice. We all know because he tends to do a play-by-play of happenings around Chez Herd. We have several talkers in the house and Landon may…
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Chauffeur Driver For The Day
Back from our hike for the day and one of us volunteered to be the Chauffeur Driver of the day. Hu-Dad was not amused for some reason. We had taken one of our normal Sunday walks. A quiet trail beside a meandering creek. A family of Siberian Huskies. What could possibly be more pleasant? Upon…
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Hu-Dad Distraction Techniques
When Hu-Dad is concentrating on his busyness in the study, we resort to sophisticated distraction techniques to get our appropriate level of attention. Yes, Hu-Dad really does have a trackpad, a Wacom Tablet, and a mouse. Regardless of which one he reaches for, Frankie has strategically placed his head in the path of his hand. Hand…
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Cool Q Doggles – The New Fashion Statement
A new fashion trend has been started and we want to see it spread everywhere – Cool Q Doggles as modeled by the Q-Tip himself. Fair enough, Cheesewhiz, we will start with you. As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Cheoah had a number of growths removed from her skin and tested. The tests…
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Laziest Video Ever – Film Friday
On Thursdays, Hu-Dad expects us to do something interesting for Film Friday. Not this week. Nope, we present the laziest video ever. Yesterday was a typical December day – cold and blustery. Unfortunately, we had no snow for winter games, so we thought the great indoors sounded much more interesting than outside. We each found…
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Hemphill Bald – Hiking To Burn Energy
For some odd reason, Typhoon and Landon were allowed to go on a very special hike to the top of nearby Hemphill Bald. Since we have had several days of rainy weather, they both had lots of stored up energy for the hike – though we still aren’t sure why they were selected. Hemphill Bald…
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Sous Chef Offering Kitchen Assistance
With rainy, cold weather outside, and dinner being prepared inside, Cheoah offered her services as Sous Chef to assist with the meal. We had a steady rain all day yesterday. With the extreme drought and wildfires, we are so thankful for the rain and do not wish to complain. However, Hu-Dad said he kept tripping…
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Investigating The Noise Upstairs
Hu-Dad was enjoying a quiet evening when he heard a thump. Since the dogs never go to the second floor, he had to determine what caused the noise upstairs. Hu-dad’s keen eye spotted an intruder upstairs. Of course, that wasn’t particularly difficult considering the sound of running paws, er, well, some unidentified clattering sound. Having…
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Perfect Day For A Fire In The Fireplace
Yesterday was rainy, foggy and cold – a perfect day for a fire in the fireplace. And just in case you thought just the humans believe that . . . We had well over an inch of rain yesterday. Coupled with the two inches we received earlier in the week (and more coming), we are happy…
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And Why Are We Outside?
Hu-Grandmom is visiting. Hu-Dad made homemade lasagna. So why are we outside when all of the fun is inside? Inquiring Sibes want to know. Hu-Dad doesn’t do it very often, but he made his homemade lasagna for dinner last night. He works for over an hour making the sauce, and then everything goes together into…
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