"The Realm of Dogdom" has been buzzing with all kinds of activity lately. Our dog Specky started to feel poorly, very poorly, last week. Scared the you-know-what-out of us as we haven't really recovered from the loss of our other dogs at the beginning of the year. Turns out Spec had an abscessed tooth. Now, I don't know about you, but I've had...

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Our third day had us exploring the Painted Ladies near Alamo Square. These Victoria beauties simply sparkled in the bright sunshine! It was a brilliant day to be out walking and exploring. So much so that before the day was over, we'd walk over 16,000 steps!! (I worked it out in miles, but I didn't right it down and I don't remember now....

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After cruising around Chinatown on foot, we decided to catch a cable car and head over to the docks to look around. We landed at Fisherman's Wharf. Watercolor and pen Is it touristy? Yes! Is it fun? Yes! In a touristy kind of way. Dancin' Crab, Clock Tower at the Ferry Building and the Souvenir of Choice Watercolor and Ink And once you've...

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First Lesson of the Day  Do NOT stop in front of handy street maps that are placed in front of commuter stations in CA...unless you want every homeless guy in the surrounding vicinity to offer you "helpful" directions to your next destination. This very situation brought about our hasty retreat up Stockton Street towards Chinatown. Turns out Chinatown was a bit further than...

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Our trip started out bright and dark on Tuesday, April 17th....dark as in before dawn. We made it to the airport before 6:30 and we managed to get through security without any issues—we were ready for take off! We knew it would be a long day of travel so we came prepared with things to read, games to play, wraps to keep us...

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Just wanted to let you know that I've received word that Daniel Smith is ending their Affiliates Program. That means that sweet 20% off that you get when you click on the Daniel Smith ad over on the right side bar is going away!! If you've been thinking about doing an order, now is the time. Click on the ad in the right...

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