Monthly Archives: August 2009

“Dogs are miracles with paws”

Posted on August 30, 2009 by polloplayer

Appropriate to what are known as the “dog days of summer”, we invited some of our favorite canines to lunch yesterday, and told them it would be fine to bring their people along if they’d like. Isn’t it just like … Continue reading →

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More angels.

Posted on August 29, 2009 by polloplayer

I wrote yesterday about the various angels Dante encounters in Purgatory. It was apparently a snoozer, judging on the lack of comments and emails. As it turns out, the Divine Comedy is not exactly Comedy Central. We, however, were visited … Continue reading →

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In Purgatory.

Posted on August 27, 2009 by polloplayer

I cannot seem to get through Dante’s Purgatorio. Seven more Cantos loom, not to mention the queue of books I had planned to read by end of summer. Time does not simply fly, it whooshes past. What’s the hurry, I wonder? … Continue reading →

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The good, the Mad and the ugly.

Posted on August 26, 2009 by polloplayer

Ah, it was a beautiful morning. My new Keurig frother arrived, and in celebration, I made a cup of coffee topped with perfectly frothed foam in the gorgeous Raynaud cup Victoria’s mother brought me from Paris. Life is good! Polla Amiga … Continue reading →

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More back to school, and small computer miracles.

Posted on August 25, 2009 by polloplayer

Cousin Nick has matriculated at the United States Naval Academy. Nick hails from Sarasota, FL, where he distinguished himself as a tennis player and cellist. From what we’ve heard, he had a multitude of college choices, but chose the Naval … Continue reading →

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Mother hen moment.

Posted on August 23, 2009 by polloplayer

Summer is winding down – not that we’ve had much summer here. You should have seen the chickens’ faces when it actually started raining this morning! They are most definitely not ducks, that’s for sure. They stood stock still for … Continue reading →

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What’s for dinner?

Posted on August 22, 2009 by polloplayer

Anything but chicken, they say. Actually, I know they love hard-boiled eggs. I haven’t fed them any kind of cooked meat yet, but have read that chickens will eat chicken. Any port in a storm, right? Jessica joined us for … Continue reading →

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Cash for Cluckers

Posted on August 21, 2009 by polloplayer

It occurred to me that if people pay vast sums of money for purebred dogs and cats, does the same goes for chickens?  And, if so, would anyone actually admit it?! “Sorry, can’t afford to go out this weekend, since I shelled out … Continue reading →

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Never, never, never, never give up.

Posted on August 20, 2009 by polloplayer

Someone told Cody that the chickens would come home to roost, so he headed up a tree in front of the house yesterday morning to wait for them.

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Outlaws.

Posted on August 19, 2009 by polloplayer

Chicken headlines are popping up faster than you can say bawkbawkbawk. The CE circled an article in the Los Angeles Times for me yesterday, entitled “They’re laying eggs at an Oakland restaurant”. Chef-owner Charlie Hallowell of Pizzaiolo restaurant http://www.pizzaiolooakland.com/ has taken … Continue reading →

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