Tag: dogs

• The Call of the Mild

  

  You know that emoji with the shocked face, gaping eyes, and raised eyebrows?? 😳 Imagine our goldendoodle, Tilly, with that expression on her people-loving, never-met-a-foe, mild-mannered, pampered face as we drove through the California Napa Valley, listening to The Call of the Wild by Jack London on audio. She had no idea dogs could even…

  Greta Sutherland

  June 6, 2022

  everyday life, travel

  adventures, American authors, California, dogs, goldendoodle, Jack London, literature, Napa Valley, Tilly, vacation, westward ho

• If ya can’t stand the heat…

  After numerous days over 105 degrees, we needed to ‘get out of the kitchen’. So we threw Tilly in the car and headed to Lake Tahoe. It was still warm outside there, but about 20 degrees cooler and that felt a little like heaven. Of course – these views didn’t hurt either. Just a little…

  Greta Sutherland

  July 13, 2020

  travel

  California, daytrip, dogs, environment, getaway, Keep Tahoe Blue, lake, Lake Tahoe, landscape, mountains, protect the environment, puppy training, relax, see the country, travel

• Tilly’s First Tide

  Vacationing without vacationing seems to be our rallying cry this summer. Keeping things local, daytrips, and ‘cheap entertainment’. Like so many of you, COVID has left its mark on many. We continue to be grateful, however. For health and the health of our extended family as well. And, of course, for Tilly and all of…

  Greta Sutherland

  June 8, 2020

  travel

  beach trip, Bodega Bay, California, California adventure, dogs, environment, family, Northern California, Pacific Ocean, quarantine puppy, Tilly, travel