Ava greets you this morning.   (Well, now it’s afternoon.  We had a v.late start to our day today.) She asks that you please disregard her furry paws. (They are apparently v.ticklish, so she does not often willingly cede them for grooming.) Drama on the home front this morning . . . Coco wanted to [...]

Backtracking . . . catching up. A few days before Christmas, Garm and PopPop came to visit us! Garm had a list of three things she wanted to accomplish. She wanted to: 1.  See Biltmore in all its Christmas Candlelight splendor. 2.  See our rafter of wild turkeys. 3.  Meet our neighbor and see the [...]

I apparently just tried to take off our dryer’s door . . . with my chin. If I wake up tomorrow wondering what’s happened to my face or my teeth, or possibly my ears . . . well, we’ll have to remember this. (Walking to get the mail is more a wilderness trek than simple [...]

Ava and Coco took a little trip down to Garm’s for Halloween. I forgot to pack a shirt for Ava.  I don’t know what I was thinking . . . Ava always wears a shirt and is embarrassed when she’s “naked”. She was shivering, so while we were out the first day, we made a [...]

I know, I know . . . You, too, are on the edge of your seat waiting for a FieryPyroPixy update. Tomorrow!  It will happen tomorrow. Once we all stick our heads out into some fresh air with no sign of any paint fumes. Promise.

Ava says hello . . . . . . but she doesn’t get out of bed for anyone before one in the afternoon. —– Knobby saw this pair of lions the other day.  By the time he mentioned, they were way back down the road and I had totally missed them. I’ve entertained the thought [...]

Let’s take a moment to admire Ava’s preppy ensemble today, shall we? For SOME reason, although I clearly KNOW that these are little embroidered crabs on her dress, I can’t help but keep calling them LOBSTERS.  It’s turned into a Pixy Brainblock Epidemic. See, even Ava’s embarrassed at my crustacean faux pas.  That girl has [...]

Whew, I am SLOW on the daily ins-and-outs, aren’t I? How was your Easter?  We went down to Garm’s house, did a lot of sitting out on the deck. Coco’s a big fat beast, isn’t she?  Garm’s tablescraps didn’t help very much, either.  (AHEM.)  Ava, as usual, gives us the telling glare of her opinions [...]

This has been a very full week for us. Oh sure, we’re generally busier here than we ever were in The Cornfields, more people to see, places to explore.  But today it feels like surely we must be reaching the weekend, and it’s only Wednesday! Monday, I took Coco to the vet to start her [...]