Found this on A Walk One Day

That's a snapping turtle baby!! Apparently they are well known for nesting in the swampy areas down by the beach, and there is one female that always has a nest around Mimos restaurant.

Nice Weekend Again

Well, last weekend might have been the last non-chilly weekend judging from today and the forecast for tomorrow. Last weekend was the perfect weekend for a little fun for me and the husband. I had exactly four hours of a Saturday to myself LOL. Actually, a bit more as it was only Roxy and Harley (Great Dane Canine Clients) coming over, and they are pretty much like one of the family now LOL.

There was an art show going on called Art in The Park, and so that was the first thing that we did. Here is an article about it.

My client had let me know about this. She is an artist that paints on silk. Her adorable Maltese, Dixie, was attending the booth as well. Susan has some pretty incredible artwork, and this was the first time I had seen it.

Additionally there was an artists that did sculpture, calligraphy, wood carvings, paintings, water colors, some incredible hand embroidary, and anything else you could think of. I was very pleased that this event pulled in really great stuff to look at. The events in town lately have been disappointing this year, probably due to the economy.

The event did not disclude dogs from coming, and it was a pleasure to bring Leon and Jack with us, as well as see other people with their well behaved pets there.

We were going to attend the antiques show but it was small, and they wanted 10.00 per person to attend. Probably due to the fact it's in historical buildings that you usually pay to see. So we nixxed that particular activity.

Later Robert joined me on a bike ride past the Nubble. We drove into down town, and had some ice cream at the Village Scoop which makes their own waffle cones warm. The ice cream is delicious too, and comes home made from a place around the Middleton Mass area. Richardsons, I think?

Palin, She Gets Better and Better (Sarcasm Alert)

IHere is a little news story that should turn most people's stomache's as the new candidate for VP becomes better known. Really there was no chance of me voting for McCain, even if he did find a way to make Hillary his VP candidate. He's old, feeble, and apparently stoopid. I am imagining many republicans are thinking "WTF?" I am neither, I don't vote along party lines. I think about the last thing we need is an old, white, health challenged, new president. Especially considering his running mate will be up next should something happen to him. Is it possible he intentionally picked a disaster female knowingly to block out any near future attempts for a female president? Did he take one for the team or what?

Have you heard Palin speak? She is a disaster. Not so much so as our current president, who whenever I see him on the news, seems to have a problem stringing simple words together into a sentence. Nevermind poise or panache. Can you say defensive? OMG. Please, please keep her OUT of the white house. I am having flashbacks to Swifty as Governor of Mass. Those were NOT good years. Oh, by the way, Romney was another of McCain's prospective runnees. Must be because of all the good he's done in Mass. Are you Fing kidding me!!

No I am not thrilled with Obama either, but it's coming down to picking the best of the worst. Okay, it might be harsh to call Obama the worst, but I soooo wish it was Hillary who got the nod. I find him an educated and well spoken candidate, but a little too "slick" for my liking. He lacks sincerity. I doubt he's experienced enough as yet. However, I think he's less of a disaster than others, and most likely to make the better president. His VP I need to look into more. I was somewhat shocked that he seemed to pull from the old white boys club. On the other hand, I have heard him speak (the VP candidate), and he sounds intelligent enough. Is he healthy though or will this be another Cheney? I mean the White House must age you 20 years to every 4 years or something like that.

Lisa Kleypas-Blue Eyed Devil

Now that I have come clean about one of my, er, unfortunate addictions; I guess I can do a little book review for you. Yes, I discovered two Kleypas books had come out since the last one that I read Sugar Daddy.

Like Sugar Daddy, this is in modern times, which is not my favorite venue of this author. However, she still does it better than anyone else, and I can't resist her sex scenes. I don't know what it is about her writing that actually makes me read the story rather than skipping ahead. See I bought another unfortunate romance novel in the meantime due to a craving I was having for the genre. The writing style was excruciating to get through, so right to the sex scenes I went, and I am not sure I can go through the torture of sticking with the story.

Lisa writes in such a way that you are captivated from the beginning. Though I must say, damsel in distress works much better in Victorian times, when women really had few rights. Modern times, it's hard to take that any kind of woman would put up with that crap. Still she writes well, and keeps you intrigued. I would say this is the biggest complaint about her modern books. Even her historical romances could be written less from the damsel in distress viewpoint on occasion.

On the other hand, I made it more than half way through the book in the first day!! So it's pretty good as far as this genre go. See, I am ashamed to admit that I do love this genre, because it's mindless and fun. Much like how I love Gossip Girl. If you like this kind of thing too, check out this author.

Outdoor Sports

Yesterday was an awesome beach day. Besides it being the perfect degrees with cooling wind that made you the perfect temperature, the storm also blew in some warmer water from the south.

Not only that, the waves were soaring above us, and then crashing into us like a linebacker . Makes it a bit tiring, if you are like me and can actually catch a wave (especially all the way in) like me, and sadly unlike the husband:( Perhaps we will have another coaching session today. It was quite a workout, fun but battling the waves back in was exhausting eventually, even though I would have liked to have stayed out.

Not being a strong swimmer, and being able to feel the undertoe, plus finding myself in above my head more than once, I thought it best to air on the side of caution after a half hour to forty five glorious minutes of that.

I caught four incredible waves in, and then seven or eight so so rides that were short. The four were really good, and at one point me and another lady were flying right beside each other, and I had to steer my board for the first time so that we wouldn't collide head on!

Horrible Sunday Secret

Look away it may be too horrible for you. It is my shame to bear.

Recently I demonstrated my weakness both on amazon.com and in BJs. What could this horrible secret be?

I have a fondness for romance novels. There I said it. And they are specific as to historical romance novels. I like to imagine myself in little pantaloons running around a mansion with a pirate chasing after me for an afternoon of .......well fun.

I don't like modern or cowboy romances. Not at all. It's my way to completely slip away from the real world, and in stark contrast to my love of horror movies.

Thursday Thirteen (13) Things That Scare Me

Here are thirteen things that scare me:

1. Air travel (ie flying). Not only does it scare me, I just don't like it. There is nothing enjoyable about flying except MAYBE if you are in first class, and that doesn't look all that great either.


2. Thunder storms. We get some dooseys around here.


3. Tornado warnings or funnel clouds (go to MI, and you will see some as often as you might like to).


4. Being in a foreign country or even state, and not feeling as if I belong. Or wondering if I look like I don't belong (ie easy target).


5. When cars drive slowly past me, or I seem to see them no matter where I am going. Luckily I normally take my Dobermans out dog walking with me, which might make most people pause before messing with me.


6. Something happening to my husband:(


7. Coming into contact with a crazy person unknowingly!! Look what happened right down the road from me.


8. The Economy . I bet the economy right now scares everyone!!


9. Bumps in the night when the husband is not around.


10. Someone trying to hurt my dogs (again see the lovely person and what they did right down the street from me.....).


11. The day my dog Jazz is gone:( Or Leon or Jack.......or any of my client's dogs.


12. People who don't smile give me the heebie jeebies.


13. Being alone when I am old (the curse of not having children). Course children do not guarantee that you will not be alone when you are old. Everyone tends to forget that.

Right in My Neighborhood on Rogers Road

Rogers Road is right where I dog walk a lot. Yesterday a 39 year old man was murdered by a lovely man convicted of animal cruelty in the past.

Ugh, you just never know who you are living around, do you?