On our way

Early morning at the airport. And Glenda ate cheetos and feels poorly.



Smudge is busy getting spoiled by Aunt Mary. Lucky dog.

Smudge has ears.

Very small ears.

Late canoeing pix

Smudge didn't like the racket.




From our campsite.

"I am not a cat."

Said in your best Richard Nixon voice.

First t-bone

He loves it.

Glenda's choir concert.

Really. She's up there somewhere.

The last choir concert at Ordean

You can't hear it, but they're singing ABBA.

Track report

Glenda and her team took 3rd in the 4x200 meter relay race (where Glenda was the anchor). And they took 2nd in the 4x100 meter relay (where she was the lead off).

She gets it from her mother.

And conditions were awful: 41 degrees with wind gusts about 30mph. Yuck.

Glenda's track meet

She's out there somewhere.

Trying out new arrangements

Smudge likes the sofa in front of the window.



Is there anything better than coming home to a dog watching out the window? (Maybe that and fresh bread.)

Lisa made soufflé

Yum.

Smudge opened the cabin

No dead mice. And no signs of live ones.

So he tore around outside. Happy to be there.



And then got his paws cleaned.

Road bike

I got the road bike out for the first time this year. Only 15 Miles, and still a lot of grit on the shoulders, but it was great to be on a light, fast bike again. Feels like spring.

Ice on the lake

On Sunday Lisa needs to take some video shots of the ice on Lake Superior. The wind way from the east and stacked the ice up quite dramatically.

Private eyes

They're watching you.



From his chair.

Lazy Sunday afternoon

Resting with the pillow-Smudge

Isaac's dog cake

Not a wudgle, but still cute.

Isaac is 6 and there can be only 1 survivor

At musical chairs.

Smudge loves salmon skin

And it makes his coat pretty.

Something for Elly to remember America

Hi, Elleo.

Beware the vicious guard dog

Attentive. Ready to attack.

The long awaited, much anticipated Chanhassan Trip

And Glenda looked very glamorous.



Curly hair, too.

Smudge at Mardi Gras

He hates it.

Glenda at the movies.

We finally saw Glenda's movie premier in "Older Than America. ". She did a great job.

Here she is with the director.



And here she is on stage.

The restaurant go round

Elly's last night.

Elly tries walking on ice.

Smudge helps.

Learning the last few American skills

From some fine teachers.

Happy Halloween

From the Dread Pirate Smudge and the Great Pumpkin Tilley

Sleepy Dog

Resting during Letterman.

Smudge hates -15f

But a rawhide makes it all better.

New toy

Smudge got a new bone for christmas. Cecile knit it. He loves it.