Caught her

Five days short of his 6-month birthday, Feivel is as tall as Pippa and outweighs her by 5 pounds. (That's Feivel on the left.)

We're relieved that he's as good and as fun as he is big--although Pippa's not so sure. She is getting a bit irritated at his "I'm bigger than you are" challenges (paw on neck, grabbing toys and taunting her with them). She keeps him in his place with a sharp bark and nip in the neck.

Here, everybody's friends over supper.

Fun with Sandi and Monte

Sandi and Monte came in from Sacramento to spend Labor Day weekend with us, and what a great time we had. The weather was great, and we got around town for a lot of good fun: the Minnesota History Center, the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden,St. Anthony Falls, and the State Fair.

We went to the fair mainly to be part of the big grandstand audience for the Friday evening recording of a Prairie Home Companion. You can barely see Sandi and Monte in one picture, where they were sitting WAY up in their grandstand seats.
Tim and I were further down in the wheelchair section, but as you can see from the other picture, still a heck of a way from Garrison Keillor way down there on stage. Still, with the help of big screens, it was easy to see and hear, and a wonderful way to experience the radio show. The Dirty Dozen jazz band from New Orleans moved us to tears with their tribute to the flooded city, and Garrison was just as goofy and funny as ever.