Category Archives: Housekeeping

Life is short! (faster methods of cleaning house)

ODE TO A PAPER TOWEL

As A Newfoundland owner, one of your greatest assets is paper towels.  Sometimes what you clean up necessitates a disposable product.  Especially when you are showing or just traveling, paper towels can be a high-value asset.  This has been a … Continue reading

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FLOORS & NEWFS

This morning, Banner was banished from the kitchen, again.  She doesn’t like having her freedom of choice impaired.  At first, she stayed outside the perimeter being cleaned.  (I don’t know how she knows that precise point, except that she is … Continue reading

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THE ESSENCE OF SPRING

It’s a lovely coastal day here in the outskirts of the Ozarks.  Some may wonder about “coastal” weather in the middle of the country, but it is much like the early spring weather in Florida, with clouds hanging low in … Continue reading

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THE INFLUENCE OF SUNSHINE ON A CHILLY MORNING

This morning there was frost on the ground.  Yesterday morning, it was 27.0 F.  I didn’t even look at the outdoor thermometer this time.  The Newfs had let me sleep to a reasonable time (for a Sunday) before asking me … Continue reading

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