Author: Denice

My days and nights have been filled with work and play this summer; downtime for casual writing, and my energy for it, has been limited. I’m sure there will be more writing with the coming of Autumn and Winter when outdoor activities are limited.

As happens every year a couple days into July, Kula becomes more clingy than ever. She doesn’t like most loud noises, pops, the dryer buzzer, or typical bangs and she hates firecrackers. So she’s always underfoot and needy for the first week of July. Fireworks are exploding right now and she’s in the bedroom in her usual place (under the bed) with Henrik. He’s watching Independence Day and I’m making homemade chocolate butterscotch ice cream. We had the usual 4th of July bbq and went for a nice walk at the beach. Pawka is sleeping through the whole affair. If you got to blow up any signs with your M80s, hope you had fun.

Henrik and his tennis partner Melena won the 2007 Slamorama held in Mazama in May. My partner and I lost both of our games. Here’s a picture of that celebratory moment. We’ve been playing more since we got back home and are playing much better than in May. So we have higher hopes for May 2008. By the way, they need more female players. Ability isn’t the most important thing, it’s a great way to have some fun and exercise. And there is a trophy! So if you want to go next year let us know.

 

Kula got some new all-terrain booties, a travel water pouch, and a hiking pack. We’ll send you a picture from our first hike but she’s breaking in her new shoes right now. These booties are soooo cute.

Kula was following Henrik’s every move around the house (as usual) and when he picked up a lime from the kitchen counter she acted quite interested. Well, Kula is afraid of balls, squeaky toys, vacuums, cameras, a variety of noises, and even her own farts. To show Kula the lime wasn’t anything she was interested in, Henrik rolled it across the carpet and to his surprise — Kula chased it! She never chases anything but she likes to chase limes. Go figure.

Did you know that Hostess is bringing back the banana-filled Twinkie? Do you know the rich history of the Twinkie? It’s a history lesson and cool source of trivia to impress your friends. http://www.kitchenproject.com/history/twinkie.htm