THE DOGLADY'S BLOG
Just another day on the calendar, right? Well, for me it’s been looming large for a while, and my thoughts are all a-jumble. I know, “Age Is Just A Number”, and I’m…Read more
For all of us suffering through the Polar Vortex this week! 🥶 [Click on images to view original size.] 🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴 Do you feel warmer yet? Nah, me neither. IF YOU CAN’T BEAT…Read more
Terri Webster Schrandt‘s blogfest theme this week is:WHITE Click on images to view original size 🐩 WHITE DOGS 🐩 💭 WHITE CLOUDS 💭 ❄️ WHITE SNOW ❄️ 👩🦳 WHITE HAIR 🧑🦳 My father’s hair…Read more
Joining John Holton’s Writer’s Workshop again this week. Thanks for the opportunity, John! Prompts: I will attempt to answer all of them. Well, maybe not number 2, since I tend to drone…Read more
Can you believe the new millennium is already a quarter of a century old?! 😲 When I hear “2025”, my thoughts turn to a favourite song from 1969. Note the lyrics. Given…Read more
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Terri Webster Schrandt‘s blogfest theme this week and next (Dec. 29-Jan. 5) is our 2024 year-end review in photos. [Click on photos to view original size and read the captions.][Blog posts…Read more
Much as I love the holidays, there’s always lots to do at this time of year. TV fare is mostly reruns of Christmas specials and movies, but those are fun, don’t you…Read more
Terri Webster Schrandt‘s blogfest theme this week is:METALLIC(gold, silver, copper, bronze) It’s December and for me, that means festive lights! (Click on images to view original size.) TO VIEW ALL PARTICIPANTS/JOIN THE BLOGFEST, VISIT…Read more
WELCOME TO PHOTO FRIDAY! The objective is to post your own images,based on a prompt provided by the Photo Friday staff. Find all my entries HERE and HERE [click on images to view original size]…Read more
AI (Artificial Intelligence). We’ve all heard of it by now, yes? Many of us are wary of the implications and what the future will look like. Aside from that, are you familiar…Read more
(Click on images to view original size.) 🎄DECORATING🎄 According to my mother’s German tradition, the house decorations had to be in place by the fourth Sunday before Christmas (aka “The first Advent”…Read more
In the meantime, for your viewing pleasure, here’s a roundup of this year’s posts from August to November. Comments remain open, and I’ll respond accordingly. Check out some scintillating content from my…Read more
SATURDAY, SEPT. 14TH AT OLG STAGE, NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO [click on images to view original size] SABATON 🇸🇪 JUDAS PRIEST 🇬🇧 ⭐Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for Wordless Wednesday.⭐ Do you enjoy…Read more
On the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour, Canadians pause for two minutes of silence to remember all who served in Canada’s armed forces, particularly the wounded and…Read more
(Click on images to view original size and read the captions.) 🐶 COZY DOGS 🐶 Doggie Hotel Guests Our Zoey 💖 🏡 COZY HOME 🏡 We live in a tiny (~1000 sq.…Read more
Joining John Holton’s Writer’s Workshop again this week. Thanks for the opportunity, John! Prompts: AGEING STEROTYPES Who made up these stupid rules?! The funny part is, I see people that look and…Read more
(Click on images to view original size and read the captions.) 🪣 TOP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS 🪣 As an ancient history buff, Greece, Italy, Malta and Egypt were at the top of my…Read more
Joining Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompts for the first time. Topic: MAGNETIC Thanks for the opportunity, Eugi! mag·net·ic /maɡˈnedik/ adjective: magnetic 1. exhibiting or relating to magnetism.“the clock has a magnetic back to stick to the…Read more
Joining John Holton’s Writer’s Workshop again this week. Thanks for the opportunity, John! Prompts: HOW ANIMOSITY TURNED TO LOVE(Just like in the movies!) My husband and I have been together since October…Read more
Terri Webster Schrandt‘s blogfest theme this week is: 🌚 E E R I E 🌚 What’s spookier than a bleak, nocturnal landscape? How about one with a full moon that brings out the lunatics?…Read more
WELCOME TO PHOTO FRIDAY! The objective is to post your own images,based on a prompt provided by the Photo Friday staff. Find all my entries HERE and HERE THE ANCIENT RUINS AT BUTRINT, ALBANIAA Unesco…Read more
🌊 NIAGARA FALLS 🌊BLACK AND WHITE EDIT MORE ABOUT NIAGARA FALLS: 💻 OTHER BLACK & WHITE LAND/SEASCAPE EDITS 💻 🌕 FULL MOON 🌕ZOOM LENS SHOTS MORE FULL MOON SHOTS: 🐾🖤 MY BABIES…Read more
“Walking Wounded” was first released in November 2000, as a Canadian promotional single, with a video filmed in Havana, Cuba. It is a complex composition, using 72 tracks and featuring a choral…Read more
Regrets. We all have them. How we deal with them is an individual matter. Personally, I agree with Frank! Yes, I’ve definitely had a few, but always did things my way, for…Read more
Joining John Holton’s Writer’s Workshop again this week. Thanks for the opportunity, John! Prompts: HOW I COPED WITH LOSING MY JOB In 1976, after being unemployed for 18 months (trying to make…Read more
Here’s a series of spectacular fall foliage photos (say that quickly three times! 😉) that I took in 2014 and 2015: (Click on images to view original size.) TO VIEW ALL PARTICIPANTS/JOIN…Read more
WELCOME TO PHOTO FRIDAY! The objective is to post your own images,based on a prompt provided by the Photo Friday staff. Find all my entries HERE and HERE OLD TOWN MARKET, SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA More:[right-click…Read more
“To Hell and Back”, deemed Sabaton’s best song in the video above, is the 5th track from their 7th studio album, “Heroes”, released in 2014. It is about Audie Murphy, the most…Read more
CRUISE SHIP TOWEL MONKEY 🐒 UNIQUENESS IN BARCELONA, Spain 🇪🇸 RIGHT: El Cap de Barcelona (The Head of Barcelona) is a surrealistic sculpture created by Roy Lichtenstein for the 1992 Summer Olympics. BELOW: Whimsical…Read more
My friend Corrie (short for “Cornelia”, which she hated!), was born in Hengelo, a small Dutch town near the German border. A generation later, I came into being in Soest, Germany, only…Read more
ABOUT TOWN, SOUTHERN ONTARIO ON THE ROAD IN CENTRAL ONTARIO, 2011 TO VIEW ALL PARTICIPANTS/JOIN THE BLOGFEST, VISIT TERRI:[right-click to open in a new tab] Also joining Sandee at Wordless Wednesday. What…Read more
🏒🍂🎸🏒🍂🎸 Another hockey season begins (Oct. 9), and we masochistic Toronto Maple Leafs fans are once again hoping our team will dazzle in the playoffs, not just in the regular season, and…Read more
I borrowed this idea from Australian blogger Deb over at Deb’s World. She has a feature called ‘Friday Feels’, where she answers three questions: What made you happy?What made you sad?What made…Read more
Orange-Themed Backyard Orange Flowers and Foliage Waterfront Park, Sept, 13, 2024 Orange Flower Arrangements(background removal edits) Orange Full Moon Orange Throwbacks 😆(please excuse the poor quality 🫤) TO VIEW ALL PARTICIPANTS/JOIN THE…Read more
THE CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION [Click on images to view original sizes in a new tab] WALKING IN – CN TOWER IN THE DISTANCE BMO FIELD, HOME OF TORONTO FC ⚽ & TORONTO…Read more
Yesterday’s post on ‘National Day’ holidays was light-hearted and fun. Today (Sept. 10) is World Suicide Prevention Day. Time to get serious! Have you personally known someone who committed suicide? I have……Read more
What do you think of designated “National Days”? Apart from birthdays, anniversaries and statutory holidays, I’ve always disdained the idea, preferring to celebrate what I want when I want. (And yes, that…Read more
WELCOME TO PHOTO FRIDAY! The objective is to post your own images,based on a prompt provided by the Photo Friday staff. Find all my entries HERE and HERE 🐕 DOGS 🐩 More:[right-click to open in…Read more
Let’s keep this going! 🫵Tagging anyone who would like to write about their own blogging journey. (no time limit!) If you accept the tag, please let me know in comments and add…Read more
Music below, but first: She slammed the door in his face. How dare he? Sarah was livid! Jake had walked out months before to be with someone else,and now he wanted to…Read more
“Death by Rock and Roll” is a song written by Taylor Momsen and guitarist Ben Philips, released in May (digital) and June (rock radio) 2020, as the lead single from The Pretty…Read more
BACKYARD TRANSFORMATION At one time, there was a dead tree in the middle of our backyard. We lived with it for a few years, but eventually, something had to be done! Read…Read more
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WordPress bloggers please note: If you are using the Jetpack mobile app to read this, it will say “Comments are closed”. NOT TRUE! It only means I am not using their commenting…Read more
This week’s #4M music theme is “Songs that make you think of being in nature (outside)“. Summer is when I want to be outside the most! I first published this poem and…Read more
[Click on images to view original size] INUKSHUK The word “inukshuk” means “in the likeness of a human.” For generations, Inuit have been creating these impressive stone markers on the vast Arctic…Read more
This was inspired by Sid Balachandran’s post, “So, You Want Kids?” Typical Dialogue: HOW long have you been married now? No children YET?We’re happy the way things are. WHAT’S IT TO YOU??! But…Read more
In the meantime, for your viewing pleasure, here’s a roundup of this year’s published posts. Comments remain open. WordPress bloggers please note: If you are using the Jetpack mobile app to read…Read more
🖼️🎵RED, WHITE AND BLUE PHOTOS AND MUSIC🎵🖼️ P.S.Sorry, I got a little carried away, and this post might be slow to load. Please give it a few seconds, or reload if it…Read more
WELCOME TO PHOTO FRIDAY! The objective is to post your own images,based on a prompt provided by the Photo Friday staff. Find all my entries HERE and HERE THIS WEEK’S TOPIC:TOWER Click on images to…Read more