ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2011
If An Older Lady Is Your Style... Meet Sandy! This sweet lady finds herself at the shelter later in her life as her owner's living situation changed and she had to be given up. Sandy is about 11 years old, about 15 pounds and an AKC registered poodle. She is very smart, playful and bouncy. Sa...
12/10/2011
Friday's Foto - Ready To Ring In The Holidays This is our 11-year-old son, Ben, in his Christmas hat and Gretchen's chihuahua, Jessa, in her new Christmas dress, ready to head to the Hood River Christmas Parade last Friday. We just love this time of year and I think Ben's eyes are just shinin...
12/09/2011
Good News Gardening Helps Dress Up The Holidays Preparing for the holidays brought another visit to our favorite Hood River nursery, Good News Gardening. Offering a huge variety of fresh Christmas trees, the nursery brings in fresh trees weekly in every shape and size imaginable. They even of...
12/08/2011
Last Chance Holiday Bazaar! This Weekend At The Hood River County Fairgrounds Just in time to finish up that Holiday shopping and decorating, the Hood River County Fairgrounds is hosting its annual Last Chance Holiday Bazaar. This Saturday and Sunday, December 10th and 11th, from 10 to 4, sho...
12/08/2011
Speechless Sunday - Do You Follow Or Leave A Trail? I love this quote by Emerson. It inspires me to find my own way, think outside the box and figure it out for myself! Without this inclination, how dull life would be! Where would we be if others had been complacent to just follow? Do ...
12/04/2011
Just Raring For Fun & A Family To Love... Meet Buzz! The folks at the shelter named this little guy Buzz because he is always ready to "fly into infitity and beyond". He is really fast and lots and lots of fun. He could just play all day. He's very loyal, cuddly and would make a great compani...
12/04/2011
Speechless Sunday - "Bella Bliss" in Hood River, All Dressed Up For Christmas Bella Bliss is a beautiful little store in downtown Hood River and when I passed by on Friday night, I loved their Christmas decorations so just had to take a picture. Bella Bliss is a wedding planner and wedding su...
12/04/2011
The Dalles Wrestling Club Hosted The Gorge Wrestling Tournament Today Ten wrestling teams, from throughout the Columbia River Gorge and from Oregon and Washinton, met today in The Dalles for its annual tournament. Represented were novice through advanced wrestlers, ages five through 14. Both ...
12/03/2011
Hood River's Christmas Parade Rings In The Holidays In Style! Last night, Friday December 2nd, was Hood River's annual Christmas Parade and tree lighting ceremony. The weather cooperated by being clear and wind-free, the temperature a "balmy" 35 degrees. Local groups and businesses particpate...
12/03/2011