Chase certainly grew up fast in his first year! Actually his birthday falls on February 7th. Hal and I are ready to get him a sheltie sister now. Can't wait for big brother to show her the rounds! I put a request out to the breeder, so hopefully I'll hear from her soon. Chase's sister name will be Corrie!
Here's Chase taking a pose after chasing the pigeons flying over the deck! Go get em!
Wow, what a life of leisure!
Here comes the first of several pounding storms!!!
Wow - I'm reaching another milestone in life - I am going to be 40 on Friday! I'm completely embracing this time in life. My health is great (although I should cut down on the smokes), Hal and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary last Sunday, Chase has been a great addition to our lives, I'm gainfully employed, and I have a really nice, longtime group of friends celebrating with me as I become a quadragenarian and now entering what is known as middle adulthood (Gasp!) Does that mean I have to put away my xbox? No way! Start saving seriously for my retirement? You bet! Tonite, Jennconspiracy, Samael7 and Z-Man, Hal and I are going to Millenium right after work to start the celebratin'. It will be my first time to their annual chile dish and beer pairing (I'll be sticking to the wine) so I'm looking forward! Friday night, we'll be celebrating at Pasha (Check out the virtual tour.)
Next month Hal and I will be vacationing in Puerto Vallarta and will be boarding Chase at the new swanky Wag Hotel here in the city. The rates are really affordable and I'm sure he's going to get plenty of playtime with the other guests.
Chasesters knows I put some treats for him out of reach - he's a virtual hound!!
Check out my latest plant hobby. Samael7 picqued my interest in carnivourous plants a few years ago and this Sarracenia was the perfect choice to start with. Mind you, I did try to grow carnivourous plants before but always with bad results. They have to be in a boggy environment devoid of any nutrients, minerals and the like or you quickly end up with burnt plants. The water can only be distilled water (or rain water, but we're enjoying our indian summer and no rain is in the forecast.) So I submerged this with sphagnum moss (also a bog plant) and sand and it is doing really well. A couple weekends ago, Chase was out on the deck and he caught a housefly. It was a little stunned so I picked it up and put him on the lip of one of the plant's vases, and sure enough it must have been tasty as the fly crawled right on in! Yum! This has given me enough encouragement to try my hand in nurturing this little guy...
This is my second attempt at growing a Sundew. Hopefully this guy does better than the last one. Bye for now!
The new tv is being delivered and set up on Sunday morning. We spent a little more than we thought ($200 for cables?) but the four year warranty certainly was a wise purchase. Xbox will be out of this world too! Hear that, Samael7? Anyhoo - this weekend was pretty mellow, mainly because the weather was kind of funky in our area. We took Chase to the park. Unfortunately there was only a couple other dogs to sniff and play with. Afterward we paid a visit to our long time pal Rick who has an amazing garden. He owns a house in Potrero Hill which is typically warmer than most of SF's microclimates. Here's some pictures - I wish I knew all the names of these plants. Here's an easy one - lilies!
It's kind of hard to describe the size and texture of this plant below. I guess it just best to think this would be a plant that herbivore dinosaurs munched on.
Of course this entry can't be complete without a pic of Chase!
kisses!
Hal and I have identified THE best hdtv at Best Buy for us! Go go go!!! If we get it, it will be delivered next Saturday...
Let's see...I have to fertilize all the plants on the deck, everything is growing quickly now that we've had actual warm summer days here in the city. Hal and I are going to Best Buy to check out the lastest selections of HDTVs tomorrow - yay! I have to find the receipt for my defective camcorder 
fooey. It's barely a few months old and I've taken pretty good care of it. I think the sales dude kicked the box around to the register when I declined the additional warranty coverage. It's happens - check out this confession from an ex-Circuit City Employee (#20). Next month Chase will be 6 months so I set up his appointment to get neutered per my agreement with the breeder. Hal and I talked about getting him a female sheltie playmate around the end of the year - that would be really fun. Here's a few recent pictures. Chase is sure growing up. Thank God his puppy teeth are gone - they were sharp little daggers! Have a great weekend!
Here's a few pics I snapped the past couple weekends. Here's Chase up in Napa...
Chase had to give a taste of approval for Hal assembling Lis' fountain.
Here's Bailey leading the way on our walk along the Napa River @ Kennedy Park.
One Hot Thirsty Puppy taking a break...
Refreshing!
Here's Hal and I enjoying a glass of wine at Copia's gardens.
The gardens were absolutely abundant with fruit trees, color, grapes, herbs and vegetables.
Last weekend was Pride weekend. We went to J.'s and bbq'd before we headed to civic center for the booths and festivities. This pic is morning glories and wisteria wrapped in the trees behind J's backyard
Chase ready for the fun!
Chase was pretty popular with the crowds last Saturday. Here is a pic after the event - time to go home.
One tired puppy zonked out after a fun day!
Bye for now!
Pride Weekend is here again! Saturday we're planning to head to Jay's house for a bbq followed by a walk to the Civic Center where the festivities are annually held. Chase will have a ball since he's both people and dog friendly. Here he's posing on the ottoman to our couch. This puppy can jump!! Chase is 5 months now and weighs 12.5 pounds. We took him to Napa last weekend to visit my sister and bro-in-law and their dog Bailey. Chase had a great time jumping and crawling over Bailey, while Bailey patiently waited for the weekend to end. Napa pics to post soon...
We're off to Portland!! - Hal and I have been together close to three years now. Hal has devoted practically every Sunday since then to his studies whilst I get to spend Sundays hanging with Samael7 and Zman. This weekend, finally, Hal graduates with his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Pacific University and I am sooo proud of him. Woo-hoo a doctor in the family! We'll be staying at Hotel De Luxe. Thanks to Zman for taking care of Chase, the birds and our place while we are away. This is my first time to Portland, and I've been looking forward to the opportunity of visiting. Although we have plans on our extended weekend (dinner with his colleage, etc.) I look forward to checking out the nightlife and clubs on Saturday night.
Chase Update - Chase has been doing great. He's growing up so fast but he is still all puppy. We took him to the dog park up in Corona Heights last weekend. Who knew beagles are the "in" dog now? Everyone in the park got a kick out of Chase when he was the "fox" all the beagles chased! I took these pictures the last time I brought him to the office. He's too big and wiley now and I hardly got any work done until he napped in the later afternoon! I love him!
Planning Our Next Vacation - We are planning to take a two week vacation in Berlin come October. This is my second time to Europe and I'm glad we are planning early. I have to get another passport (lost my first one last year).
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