Saturday

We stayed on :In the village of:


The web site describes our house as one that used to be the light house keepers. In the distance is the actual light house. My early childhood memory of foggy days like these always involved the sound of the fog horn as, in fog like this, a light house did little functional good.
The sun fights to break through the fog ...
The house , as seen from the road:


Nesting platform for (?) ospreys (?)


The coast:



Fun in the sun with a kite...

The sleepy still house :
Jenn & Aiden take a stroll...

Joanne's 50th/Cape Cod / Easter weekend

As the sun sets & things get chilly...
Home base for the weekend:


The beach that runs in front of the house in West Dennis/late Friday afternoon:
Here are most of the photos from Joanne's 50th birthday party-ENJOY! (They run as chronologically as possible but due to the blogger format are backwards so the last photos are the first taken )

Avon's walk for a cure NYC

When it rains, it pours! What can I say-after a drought of many days   the posts are  prolific today! 

Maggie's entourage members  Jean & Joanne  have  participated in Avon's N.Y.C. Walk For Breast Cancer for many years now. They, along with the other dedicated members of team Agappi will be walking next weekend to raise funds for this cause. If you would like to donate you can go here: Jean / Joanne  to make a contribution. 

Vote to help other dogs!

A quick note to you animal lovers out there:Tom's Of Maine is offering grants to community organizations and they want you to vote for the causes you feel deserve to be awarded their grants. 

If you go HERE you will find a listing of the applicants, several of which involve animals-one in particular:  "The Corridor Of Cruelty & Neglect" in Houston, Texas-sounds especially worthy . 

Voting ends on October 30th & you can vote each & every day. You get 5 votes each day to use as you like.

(You might also want to consider The Creative Center's program for people living with Cancer -"Still Life : Documenting Cancer Survivorship" - Gina works in their hospital Artist-In-Residence program & has taught workshops at The Creative Center itself. Go HERE for more info. on their wonderful, creative and art filled programs. ) 

Time sure does fly...

...when you are having fun! 
Much has happened in Maggie's life since last we posted here : 

 She has been diagnosed with mange & cured of it. More importantly, she has been..."fixed". On September 3rd she went under the knife. That morning, Maggie and her ENTOURAGE of 4 met many lovely dogs & their owners as they too waited to be admitted for their spaying and neutering. 

After leaving Maggie in good hands the entourage proceeded to IHOP for breakfast (YUM) and then on Trader Joe's for provisions & then it was onto Sunken Meadow Beach. What fun, such sun! Then we made our way back to the vet to claim Maggie. Still knocked out by the ordeal, she slept the whole way home in the car.  Because Maggie showed signs of being a little too interested in her stitches she was given a radar dish to wear-the ultimate puppy fashion statement -ask any pup in the know. The entourage made sure Maggie's every need was well taken care of and lots of TLC was dispensed. 

Best of all, Maggie got to see Jean & Robert's new home! She loved the green carpet & got to meet her first robotic carpet vacuum. Thank you to Jean for hosting the entourage and thank you to all the members of the entourage for their moral support on this 2 day team effort. 

Make friends and influence people...

Here is Maggie demonstrating the art of making friends-with cousin Helen and uncle Bob. They are now official members of the "We Love Maggie Fan Club" 

Maggie has some tips for making friends that she wants to share with everyone:

1. Always be really nice to people

2. Never bark at folks that you want to make friends with. Barking is reserved for "bad people". 

3. Wag your tail in excitement. This way folks will know you are happy. Everyone wants to add happy friends to their lives. 

4. SHARE. Maggie finds sharing is a great way to make friends. Some things Maggie likes to share with her friends are:

1. her bean bag bed

2. her toys, especially her favorite toys like "kitty"

3. her cage

 Secret tip #5: Have a really cool EYE. Maggie's blue eye seems to lure people in. It is her special, secret trick for getting almost anything and is especially useful for making new friends. Maggie has special eyes naturally and understands this might be hard for some folks to pull off if their eyes are no big deal. Maggie thinks colored contacts MIGHT be the answer if your eyes are regular or boring.  

A day with Maggie!

What happened to our LITTLE puppy? 

Maggie has gotten so big. 

And smart. 

And OBEDIENT. 

She has learned  to do wonderful tricks and behave & all of this has only made her more perfect. Could THAT be possible? While we will always miss the little fur ball she was just a few months ago we can't wait to see what else Maggie will learn & do. (Some of us think she would make a fantastic therapy dog for hospital & nursing home visits...)

When not playing fetch with her tennis ball, Maggie showed us all how to stay cool by sitting on the a.c. vent on the floor, how to sleep like a happy doggy does & how to make friends with anyone. 

Did I mention her trainer thinks Maggie is super smart? "Advanced" was the word used. Can "genius" be far behind? Maybe she should be enrolled in a life saving class...if you met her you too would think she could one day save lives and make the world a better place! I guess we will all have to stay tuned to find out what is in store for our little Maggie-maybe she will find lost children in deep snow drifts & bring them home safely. Or bring food to stranded mountain climbers. Or become a spokes dog for an organic dog food company(and donate her endorsement fees to a local shelter).  Or run for office. Maggie for president? I think, at the very least, Maggie will be a good will ambassador for shelter animals everywhere. & maybe she will write a book (or 2) on the subject and single handedly solve the problem of puppy mills . Wouldn't that be cool!?!

P.S. I had a moment to speak with Maggie about the petition regarding Michael Vick & she would very much like all of you to sign it on behalf of dogs everywhere.WOOF!Click here or see post below for more details.)