My Dog is Chelsea

Hey there, Internet.
There’s but a week left in February and yet this is my first post of 2011. And it’s a picture post at that. Shame on me, the writer who never has time to write anything that isn’t for a client.
[Well... not entirely true. Check out my new food blog: Remember the Pudding.]
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It’s a lovely fall day here in Portland, one of those days too beautiful not to spend outside. So I load up Calla and my friend’s dog, River, into the car and drive them over to the huge off-leash dog park in St. Johns, where they’ll be in heaven and I’ll be basking in the [...]

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I love September—the fresh fruits and veggies are out of this world. A couple of weeks ago I harvested these delicious beauties:

Calla is a watermelon connoisseur. So she was very interested in mine:

But she needed a closer look:

“Smells good to me — crunch.”

Thief!!

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Okay, so last week didn’t work out so well in the “blog twice a week” department. But hey—what can you do?
So, here we are on Monday, and I’ve got a mental list of tiny things to tell you about. Here’s to hoping I remember at least some of the items on it:
Calla update!
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Red belly up, paws stretched to the ceiling, Calla looks so calm when she sleeps. Her head is upside-down, her neck extended, her jowls flopping to the mattress below. I roll over and pat her exposed belly. She snores.

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