On the road again

29 03 2026

In April, our family is gathering in Pennsylvania for a family wedding. Nephew Peter and his fiancée Heather will tie the knot in Southampton on the 11th.

L to r: Paul, Peter B., Richard, Penny, and Pete

Our kuleana (responsibility and privilege) is to beautify the rehearsal dinner with touches from the Islands. We’re asked to wear muʻumuʻu and aloha shirt!

While we’re in the neighborhood, we’ll drive a little ways south to visit Pete’s fraternity brother Dave and his wife Chris. They have Norwich terriers, so we’ll be able to get our doggie fix!

Norwich terriers and me

It’s DuPont country; a visit to Longwood Gardens is also on the itinerary. It’s always so beautiful there.

Display of floating apples at Longwood Gardens

Travel mercies and blessings to all!

~ Rebekah





Puppy love

21 02 2020


Who doesn’t love a dog? Massimo, at left, is no longer a puppy. He no longer chews out the stuffing of his bed, but he still plays with toys. He likes to press his warm body up to you as close as possible to cuddle.

He’s visiting here while his peeps are at school. Workers are at his house, so his dad brought him here so he wouldn’t get out of the gate. He’s a runner, as we found out from past experience. What a chase that was!

JJ, who lives here in his forever home, was acquired from the humane society. He has nice eyeliner. We don’t know his age, only that he is an old man now. He has no use for toys, but is very barky, especially when neighbor cats enter the yard and when the brown truck and refuse truck drive up the street. I guess we should be thankful that we have an excellent watch dog.

JJ likes going for a walk, although now he goes a few yards only to stop in his tracks to pause and simply look around. If lost, I don’t know if he would find his own way home. But, he likes to show off for people. If walking in a pack, he likes to be the pack leader.

We love our dogs.
Rebekah





Today’s menagerie

9 05 2019

These four creatures have names and depend on the people for food, so I guess they are ours: Massimo, JJ, The Fat Dove, and Willy the Peacock.