The Value of Distraction – For Both Man and Dog!

Published May 22, 2011 | By cjblythe

Oliver Meets the Meat

Well, Stuart and I are sitting here watching the Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks playing yet again, when Stuart manages to hear the beep of his cell phone signaling an incoming text message. (I didn’t hear a thing!)

Stu opens his phone to check… Continue reading →

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Too Many Words

Published April 29, 2011 | By cjblythe

Mark, Erin and Stuart

In the dictionary of my husband Mark’s life, there are too many words in the English language.

Mark, Erin and Stuart at Trenton Air Show

Mark may be described by our children and others as somewhat obsessive, controlling, fixated and fanatical when in fact he is… Continue reading →

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