Goldie and Franchie set the record straight about Golden Retrievers as guard dogs in this very short video.

Jessie will bark if she sees someone outside. However, if they come in she’s all over them effectively saying, “Love me, love me!”

If we watch carefully, our dogs can teach us some life lessons. Here are Olive and Mabel with just a few of those lessons …

While a lot of you were getting very significant snow this past weekend, we were getting our first real snow, small though it was. As long as it covered the ground, that was enough for Jessie to enjoy.

Typical of New Mexico, the sun came out about 10 AM and, with the exception of a few shady spots, the snow was all gone.

Some of you may be experiencing a really cold, snowy Monday. Stay safe and warm. I hope you don’t mind if we find a little humor in the experience.

That’s cold …

Preparing for the snow apocalypse, worse than Covid ..

So true and also true for New Mexico, but we rarely get snow …

This is when you know the snow is really, really bad …

What our cats do at night …

Good for him, but I like the first look …

Maybe her dog is named 12345 …

What a great idea …

Now some personal memes …

Also, gas was $0.29 a gallon …

Oh well …

“Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human. Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.” —Tahereh Mafi

An interesting quote with some truth, but Jesus offers us a solution to the uncertainty, aloneness and imperfections. The solution is himself.

There’s a simple way to determine whether the moon is waxing or waning. Think of the word, DOC. If the moon resembles a D it is waxing toward the full moon represented by the O. If it resembles a C then it’s waning to a new moon.