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CameraCritters Version 7.20
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | July 20th 2008 by Berleen
I have been really slacking in the picture department lately. I haven't been grabbing my camera and I haven't been participating in memes at all.Bad girl.I have a soft spot for the Camera Critters meme, though. I'm sure it doesn't have anything to do read more
CameraCritters Version 6.29 Chico again!
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | June 29th 2008 by Berleen
Camera Critters - if you like taking pictures of critters as much as I do, you gotta check this meme out!This week we are letting Chico be in the spotlight again. He sure is getting a lot of attention lately!Just taking a nap...(and psst... don't for read more
CameraCritters Version 6.22
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | June 21st 2008 by Berleen
CameraCritters for 6.22Chico & the fish (and if you look close you can see Saki's nose, too) read more
My weekend- snowmobiling in June?
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | June 8th 2008 by Berleen
I'm doing it again this week - throwing all memes together.We headed to South Dakota for a summer snowmobile show. Went there on Thursday... slept through down pouring thunderstorms Thursday night... spend the day Saturday fighting 30-40mph winds... read more
Weekly Winners May 25th - May 31st
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | June 1st 2008 by Berleen
I have a problem... I can't save my favorites until the end of the week! I just have to pick more favorites....LOL I just realized Demon #1 was doing bunny ears over Krissy's head!Me & Demon #2... she loves mom-kisses, don't let her fool you!Demo read more
Demon & the dog & Chico!
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | May 28th 2008 by Berleen
Had to get Chico in on it.... and the ending is more of the Demon & the dog where the demon thinks Saki is cheating! read more
Another Memorial Wknd....
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | May 25th 2008 by Berleen
Well, we tried. Tornado Watches brought us home again today. Crappy weather all around - hazy, cold, windy. But we tried.Thats the nice thing about camping at the lake - we are 5 miles from home. If the weather sucks, we can go home really easy. We a read more
I'm in a pissy mood.
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | May 20th 2008 by Berleen
I'll get over it soon, but I just need to let this out.Slept like shit last night. Dog took over most of the bed and I couldn't push her out of the way because I was afraid I'd push where her stitches are, so I was a nice mama and let her be comfort read more
Responsible Pet Owner, I Am (Don't let my human babies have surge…
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | May 16th 2008 by Berleen
I was a responsible pet owner and had my sweet baby spayed (and her dew claws removed... I think she thought they were actual thumbs because she always tried to use them as such. I have the scratches to prove it!!).My poor Saki girl... she's so pathe read more
New Pet Bowls at the store - quick, go look!
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | May 15th 2008 by Berleen
Just a quickie note to say that we now have pet bowls available at InsanityWear.com & SledderWear.com!!!Each of our designs is available on either the small or large pet bowl. Ok, so not all the designs "make sense" for a dog or cat... but hey, read more
Camera Critters, Weekly Winners & Weekend Snapshot for 5.4.
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | May 4th 2008 by Berleen
I'm hitting up all the weekend memes all at once because, once again, I didn't get my camera out this week. Yesterday the husband & I went for a walk down one of the trails near by... it's like walking through the woods! I would have had some nic read more
Wordless Wednesday version 4.30
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | April 30th 2008 by Berleen
Hey, it's my turn! read more
Upgrades, dog toys & sick kids
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | April 28th 2008 by Berleen
Yesterday was a nice, different kind of day.... sort of. It started out by realizing it had been 100 days of not smoking, then realizing Demon #2 was still sick, then being stuck between a rock & a hard place by my brother... and that was all bef read more
Weekly Winners (Losers) & Camera Critters
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | April 26th 2008 by Berleen
I have to say that this week sucked as far as picture taking. My "winners" for the week are actually sorta losers, but they work for the Camera Critters meme.Our weather has been freakish this week... 70 degrees on the day I raked the yard and neighb read more
Project Green & White stuff
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | April 25th 2008 by Berleen
Another Project Green. I really like this!My picture to be included is Saki (surprised?) with a bone....but that looks just not right.... now that I did it! Oh well, I'm gonna keep it anyway.But I feel obligated to included another "green" picture th read more
Wordless Wednesday version 4.23
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | April 23rd 2008 by Berleen
My throat hurts... thats wordless, right?Today I decided to grab a picture from a few years back. This one isn't Saki, the golden that fills the pages of this blog now. This is Max, who isn't even a golden retriever, believe it or not. He was a Germa read more
Bill Would Ban Dogs For Owners Whose Dogs Attack
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | April 22nd 2008 by Berleen
wcco.com - Bill Would Ban Dogs For Owners Whose Dogs Attack: "Bill Would Ban Dogs For Owners Whose Dogs AttackST. PAUL (AP) ― The Minnesota House has voted to ban dog ownership for people who violate dangerous dog laws.The bill won unanimous approv read more
Starving Dog Art.... art?
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | April 21st 2008 by Berleen
I got this email today from a cousin of mine. It was about some guy/artist named Guillermo Vargas, who took a dog off the street, tied it up and put it in an art exhibit and let it die of starvation - a form of "art".I went directly to Snopes.com bec read more
Weekly Winners, April 13 - April 19
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | April 20th 2008 by Berleen
My weekly winners... damn, it was hard to choose because most of my favorties I've already posted yesterday with the other memes. I got such good shots yesterday, I even amazed myself! So here's a group from this week that I haven't posted yet... read more
Camera Critters - #2 - A walk in the park
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | April 19th 2008 by Berleen
I'm getting all my weekend photo projects out of the way all at once! Ok, well in 3 different posts... so anyone who wants to see more "park pictures" continue on to the other 2 entries from today!These pictures I picked out just for Camera Critters. read more
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a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | April 19th 2008 by Berleen
The girls, the dogs & I headed to the park today. It's a little piece of heaven just on the outside of town... at least I've always thought so. I came here as a child and it just seems right that I bring my own children. It helps that we live jus read more
Photo Friday (my 1st one!) - Cold
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | April 18th 2008 by Berleen
I found another one... Photo Friday. Like I needed another one, huh?This one took awhile for me to find something. The challenge this week is cold. Since we are now getting into the 60s everyday and all of our snow from last week's 12+ inches snowsto read more
ASPCA: Bill to Regulate Individual Dangerous Dogs, Not Breeds
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | April 3rd 2008 by Berleen
ASPCA:: "Minnesota, Support Bill to Regulate Individual Dangerous Dogs, Not BreedsHF 2906/SF 2876 is a comprehensive, generic dangerous dog bill that would require individual dogs who have been designated “dangerous” to be sterilized. The bill al read more
Pet First Aid & CPR Training
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | April 2nd 2008 by Berleen
Last night I took the American Red Cross' Pet CPR/First Aid training course. It was a fun, interesting and highly informative course!I was saddened by how many people laughed at the thought of taking this class when I mentioned I was going. I realize read more
The Tide is High...
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | March 28th 2008 by Berleen
Ok it's not really high. Well, maybe it is, who knows, I don't live near the ocean so I have no idea if it is or not.It's just a tree in our front yard that I hate. I want to cut it down. Damn birch tree. In a few weeks I'll get the joy of having to read more
Saki on Thursday
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | March 27th 2008 by Berleen
I can't help it... Golden Retrievers are photogenic! And Saki is one of the easiest dogs to photograph.This is a pic I've wanted to get for awhile... everyday at 3:00 she knows the girls are about to come home, so she wants to look out the window. Ab read more
A new BSL T-shirt and a Find a Pit Bull test
a Straitjacket & a Padded Room | March 27th 2008 by Berleen
I'm sure you know that one thing I am very passionate about is breed bans. I don't understand them, I don't think they make any sense and I just flat out hate them. The main reason that I am against them is because it just isn't logical... how can yo read more
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