Monthly Archives: October 2008

Can you stand more photos of Katie?

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Dawn King

I know, I know. An unemployed librarian just doesn’t have that much to talk about. Except the dog. We went to our first advanced dog obedience class on Wednesday night and Katie was out of control crazy through most of … Continue reading →

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Falling gold

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Dawn King

Early this morning I noticed all the bird feeders were empty and little birds were hopping arround and around the big feeder, checking each opening in the hopes of finding breakfast. So Katie and I headed out to refill three … Continue reading →

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A skunking good tale.

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Dawn King

Bonnie: May 1992 – February 2007 I read a column in the Detroit paper the other day, describing a dog’s skunk adventure at 3 in the morning. It made me laugh out loud and recall my first skunk experience during … Continue reading →

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Is it hard to play a violin if you’re Cookie Monster?

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Dawn King

Last night I attended the Halloween Concert put on by the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. As usual a wonderful time was had by all. The musicians were dressed in costumes; the percussion section were crash … Continue reading →

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Can you do yoga with a broken foot? And other unrelated thoughts.

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Dawn King

I went to my last physical therapy session this morning for that annoying crick in my neck. I haven’t had neck pain since I started PT, plus they gave me lots of exercises to do to keep the neck muscles … Continue reading →

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In the present

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Dawn King

During these stressful times we sometimes forget to enjoy what is right here, right now. And though I so enjoyed my trip up north a couple of weeks ago, I realized today as I was mowing my yard for perhaps … Continue reading →

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I’ve been junco’d!

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Dawn King

This morning I noticed what looked like a dark-eyed junco sitting on my brand new deck railing. Upon closer observation I realized there was a whole flock of juncos around the deck and under the bird feeder. OH NO! Juncos … Continue reading →

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Doing more with less

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Dawn King

I was talking to someone this week about my search for public library work. She seemed to feel that I should have no trouble finding work, because she had heard that public libraries were even more busy in these trying … Continue reading →

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Favorite toy

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Dawn King

A sheltie friend posted about his favorite toy, so Katie wanted to mention her favorite: What you say? You’re not sure what this is? It’s a Mr. Froggy! Poor froggy has been sewn up a couple of times, lost his … Continue reading →

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Advice for someone who is moving on

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Dawn King

Sometimes things just change in life and it becomes time to move along. It’s never easy and it’s likely to hurt. A whole bunch. But moving on can also be healing; an exciting time of new beginnings, hopeful new starts … Continue reading →

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