More Sadie!

Mom and Sadie are already the best of pals! Sadie loves nibbling Asian pears, mom's shirt sleeve and attacking innocent marigold plants.

Wooden racket and puppy fun!

We all were so thrilled Suzie also made the trip up from Northern California! Not only did she play great tennis and become a hit with Sadie, she placed third overall in the women's 10K Salmon Run at the Fish Hatchery! YAY! A nice tuneup before her NY Marathon in early November.
Petra, her mom Lenka and sister, Lucie, loved Sadie, too! Yes, Sadie is just so adorable and lovable. We're going to keep her.

Visiting Dusty B. ...

Had a great day visiting Dusty and seeing his beautiful solar-powered home. What fun!

Painting with Omar

A fun day of oil painting with Omar before a game.

On a snake mission...

My Dad made sure we were protected from a pesky rattlesnake that had been hanging out in the woodpile at the cabin. Using his weed-eating prowess, the snake came right out onto the path without even a hiss and my Dad proceeded to stun him on the head and then take care of the fella.