Author Archives: mushbaby

The Fellowship of the Mush

It’s been firmly established, I think, that not only do I often like to do things my own way but I don’t mind muddling through a bit of trial and error when it comes to problem-solving. Having said that, it … Continue reading

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Oh Cluster, My Cluster

Every once in awhile, when you’re pretty comfortable with how things are, something comes along that changes the game. Good, bad, or neutral, there’s no point in ignoring it. It’s just going to hang around, nibbling on  your status quo … Continue reading

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All Work and No… Play?

On Good Friday I inadvertently cultivated my fledgling tradition of going to the state park on a holiday without realizing that it IS a holiday thinking that (as usual) I’d have the place mostly to myself when in fact there … Continue reading

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Wildlife and Other Sundries

Quite by accident, the other day I discovered where the deer bed down when they take a break from their deer business.  We were scootering, and the dogs were getting tired so I took a shortcut back to the car … Continue reading

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Sir, Yes Sir!

Maybe you can’t tell by my cool demeanor, but I am super excited right now. Thanks to Jessica of Blue Eyes and Spitfire Racing Team fame (LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT), I have recently become aware of the existence of Mushing … Continue reading

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A Brief Segment Containing Embarrassing and/or Humorous Errors

That is, Bloopers. In Which “Line Out” Practice Fails In Which Squash is Overcome by Silliness In Which “On By!” Is Ignored In Which “Come Around” is Flubbed but Ultimately Redeemed

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Safety First!

I broke my GorillaPod late last week. They don’t seem like the sort of thing one should be able to break, but unfortunately I have a superhuman ability to break stuff. I replaced it yesterday. Where I’m going with this … Continue reading

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And on the Seventh Day…

Rest is a relative term around here. For example, today Squash slept in until seven-thirty and (sadly) that is note-on-the-calendar worthy. And everyone is pretty much lazing around here now – but after spending “only” a few hours playing in the … Continue reading

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Scooter Love

Well… I saw my first robin a couple of days ago, the final red-breasted nail in the coffin of the winter that wasn’t. But at least the trails are finally completely clear of  ice and snow, so when I leaned … Continue reading

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Nice. Trot.

Nothing new going on up here. Got some snow, thought it might be enough to ski, snow mostly melted. Story of my winter! But I did want to share this picture. Squash has this lovely floaty trot that, much like … Continue reading

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