After work expedition
Tara Choate After work I felt like a tiny drive, so I loaded up the dogs and headed south to find someplace to take everyone out for a run… Or walk with…
Tara Choate
Confused about my fairy tale identity
Tomorrow a handy person arrives to do some minor home repairs. Yes, they are minor… but I still want them done the way I want them done. The difficulty in…
Learning the whole bag of tricks
This weekend is the spring Watercolor Society of Oregon convention, held at the Oregon Garden. First, let me say, “WOW! What a show!” Held at the stunning Oregon Garden, the…
No, I haven’t disappeared
It’s been almost a month since I posted, which since starting this blog, is the longest I’ve ever taken a break. I have no real reason just lots of excuses.…
No name, but beach trip was fun
Well, “little dog” still doesn’t have a name (don’t pressure me) but he has now traveled to the coast. “Little dog” proved to have a good enough recall that he…
The difficulty of choosing a name
People at work are making fun of me because I have not yet chose a name for my new dog. I mean, I’ve only had him four days! As I…
Corgi found
Well, I think there may be something ironic about this, but meet my new friend (name to be announced.) Yesterday, when I was doing the research for my post, I…
Searching for a corgi
There are times I am a bit naive. I have an idea about how the world works and then I find out that my idea has no relationship to reality.…
Ankeny birding
This morning I got up to go with the Salem Audubon Society on a birding trip to Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge. When I got up this morning, a spectacular near-red…