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Month: May 2011

Ivy League Kennels

Sometimes I forget just how well-behaved these two really are. I witness their foibles daily and know just how imperfect they are. Then one day, one person, whose  opinion actually matters tells me "they're well-trained dogs," and I realize all that work we did and still do is not for naught.

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A Taste for Leadership

Juno gave us yet another book review. "This book says 'what you cannot enforce, do not command.'  That sounds like good advice, huh Pop?"

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They Call Him ... Loki Lugano

It's easy to see why Italians love Loki and why he fits so well into their lively culture. His fine sense of style: "Does this hat make my ears look big?"

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Was it Something I Said?

Loki and Juno are forging new friendships and found a great hiking pal in Marley who is also an American ex-pat. We got together with Marley and his Mom for a hike in the parks and hills above Lausanne at Chalet Gobet. Ah gee! Another chalet and another set of gorgeous parks and woods to hike […]

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Rusted!

The Challenge: find something rusty. I found this rusty gate (and rusty smeared retaining wall) at the Lavaux vineyards on my Saturday bike ride. Little did I know it would serve as a metaphor for my bike riding abilities.

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Foiling the Theory--One Yellow Tulip at a Time

I had another masthead for May in mind but Mr. Wild Dingo insisted on more tulips. Because it's obvious you all haven't had enough of them. Obviously the headline is referring to my national blunder of accidentally insulting the Morges Tulip Festival.  Not only can dogs see the color yellow, but my answer reflected nothing about […]

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Ciao! Lugano!

One of the favorite places for the Swiss to getaway is Lugano, one of Ticino's most beautiful natural features. The striking thing about it is that the  lake surrounded by the mountains right on the shoreline. The hotels are literally built into the mountain in some cases and right on the lake. I had heard about it enough to put it […]

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