An Excursion to Fenway Park

Fenway Park

was erected in the times of middle earth..

(I know these things..by the fact that the grand stand

was erected before "people" grew above the height of 4'10" tall..

no one else could possibly fit these seats of dwarfish stature!...

my knees were smashed into the seat back just in front of me and

as for Michael..

well, his legs would have hung off the seat front in the next row..

all that aside it was an experience to remember )

Just visiting this relic of yesteryear

puts one in a state of mind to pull out the

panama hats, suspenders and cigars!

Actually built in 1912 it is the oldest professional ballpark still in use..

a quick note of interest..

the oldest professional park left is

"Rickwood Field" in Birmingham Alabama..

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And for those,that want their pictures

to be still and in color..

Let's go to Boston..

to Fenway Park

were the Braves play the Sox's

The young lady that sang our national anthem

did an amazing job!!

I was delighted to hear her hit every note

right on key..

a true feat in of itself...

you could place her as a native Red Sox's fan

by her accent...

each and every word ending in an er..

the "R" was dropped and eloquently replaced with

the New England

(Maine, Vt., NH, and parts of Mass)

"ah"

such words as

Star..becomes "Sta-ah",

so its

"..sta-ah spangled bann-ah yet wave

oo-ah the land of the freeee

and the home of the

brave! "

Oh, but no fears..

the New Englanders are a very

conserving bunch...
when they drop those many r's,

they scoop 'em right up and put em in their pockets

to use at a future time...

where you would least expect them...

such as

"Get yo-ah hot dawrgs right he-ah!"

listening to this accent is quite amusing!

Now, multiply it by many thousand,

add hot dogs, crackerjacks, funny smells and beer

what do you have?

Fenway Park..

Time spent with Michael is always the best..

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As for on the home away from home front,

it has rained and rained and rained some more.

The highs staying in the low 60's...

having to stay inside

the puppies think of it as

"good"

sleeping weather...

...nap time..

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Bill, Felice and Michael

fly in this week end..

maybe the rain will let up

so we can go outside and play!

This past week...and the week end to come

This coming week end

Michael and I will venture forth

to Fenway Park in Boston

there we will cheer on

our favorite baseball team The Braves!!!

as they meet the

..Boston Red Sox..

I was just "Whoaing"

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Miss Bo-Bo is staying close and keeping a pretty

close watch over me..

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Thibodeaux has several toys..

and on a very frequent schedule

the sense has to be shook in to either

this one or that one...

but, here lately he seems to have grown
a fondness toward the green smiling

squeaky dachshund ..

if it is in and he is out..

or visa versa..

he will come to the door and bark or knock

to be let in ..

running to it for retrieval
then making his way back outside

dachshund in tow

He is growing by leaps and bounds..
and he is "bouncy"!
Day before yesterday he was 35 lbs.

Look Carrie,

he sticks out his tongue in his sleep, too.

Just like Chloe...
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Ever since I was so young I can barely remember
I have always longed for a "Spinning Wheel"
I don't remember the why of it,
its just always been so..
Last Saturday I had errands,
Michael had errands
and so we went in two different
directions...
Meeting back here at the house ..
Michael proclaimed we should go "out" for lunch..
little did I know what he really had in store
for me!
So we headed out to the "Ocean Wok"
with a slight detour...
Look what Michael had found!!!

My spinning wheel



This type is known as the "Great Wheel" or "Walking Wheel"
It came from a family home here in Rye built in the early 1700's
and had been there as long as anyone knew..
it was in need of some cleaning and tender loving care..
Monday, I am pretty sure I cleaned at least
200 years worth of dust and dirt off of it!
Next a good wood sealer or wax of some kind..
will have to do some research..

I am so tickled I have pinched myself several times
just to make sure I'm not dreaming!!!
Michael...
is my dream come true!

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Goldfinch outside my kitchen window

If you blow it up and look real close this one is

collecting Pyr hair from the deck..

makes for nice fuzzy nest..

they usually pick up tuffs of it

(where Cloe has "blown" her under coat)

(spring shedding)

making them look like little old men with white beards.

the Peonies are in bloom

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Yesterday afternoon,

Chloe and Thibodeaux laid around

in the yard..

I caught about 20 minutes of "lazy"

rolling and playing
with the camera..

way too many pictures to post..

however,

a few won't hurt...

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Every afternoon when

Michael heads home

as he turns off South Road onto

Love Lane

Two sets of ears prick

and two puppies jump from what ever they are doing

to run to the back door and expect entry

in order to hurry through the dinning room,

and down the hall..

there to wait at the top of the steps for their

"Daddy"..

to come in,

each expecting a good head rub!

Thibodeaux is learning to

"sit" & "lay down"

we have been working on stay...

but, that's so hard to do when

you are such a young boy full of

Bounce!

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Whoa,Whoa, Whoaaaa...

(I was just whoaing)