Category: Coffee

Monday Musings ~ July 27, 2026

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Happy Monday, troops. Hope you had a lovely weekend. Hard to believe we’ve reached the last week in July. For us we’re just hanging on and ticking off the days until autumn arrives…which for those keeping track of these kinds of monumental happenings, is scheduled to land in 57 days. I know there are a lot of you groaning that summer will be leaving to soon but for some of us, it can’t happen soon enough. Between smoke and evacuations from wildfires to temperatures in the stratosphere, we’re looking forward to a change. But don’t start to worry yet, that’s not happening today and you still have time to ‘enjoy’ what’s left of the season. So let’s start this week with a smile, shall we?

We hope your coffee takes pity on you and you enjoy a miracle or two with lots of smiles this week. Happy Monday.

Live, love, bark! 🐾

 

Monday Musings ~ June 29, 2026

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Here we are-it’s the last Monday of June which means we’re heading toward the back side of 2026. Where has the time gone this year? Our weekend was jammed with activities. First there was the Dog Fair on Saturday that was great fun for both the two and four legged. On Sunday Wilson and I hosted a birthday BBQ for the family which meant that the great granddaughter cutie pie helped blow out candles (repeatedly) for her Daddy and Grandpa who both had recent birthdays.

Halia

The woman with the pink hair below was with the event organizers, the rest of the group were some of the volunteers who helped man the both. Sweet Hadley is always a super chill and model pup.

Denver Dog Fair

We had loads of visitors stop by to meet the sheepdogs and generally chat with our rescue volunteers.

Denver Dog Fair
Young and old enjoy meeting our volunteer sheepdogs (I think this sweet boy was Ralph)
Denver Dog Fair
A fellow sheepdog owner and her family dropped by
Cutie pies of all types stopped by
Even non-sheepdogs swung by

Denver Dog Fair

Another dog rescue group located next to ours had a very cool photo booth and took photos of some of the volunteers and their dogs.

Denver Dog Fair Denver Dog Fair

It was a swell event on a very hot day (officially it was 97F/36.1C) with lots of visitors and dogs eager to get out of the heat.

And because it’s a Monday, we still want to share a smile. When I say there was lots of sniffing among the dogs who attended the fair, they might have benefitted with name tags like today’s smile to make the meet and greet a bit easier.

Monday smile

We hope everyone you meet today has a smile on their face. Have a wonderful Monday and try to stay as cool as you can.

Monday Musings ~ March 16, 2026

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Brrrr…it’s a cold one this morning after yesterday’s latest storm so today’s smile seems most appropo. I guess Mother Nature looked at the calendar and decided to place catch up now. Whatever.

Enjoy that first cup of whatever you prefer. In our case, just make it hot. Happy Monday and enjoy a great day.

Monday

Live, love, bark! 🐾

Monday Musings ~ March 25, 2024

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Monday smile

Well this here little ‘sunbeam’ just shoveled 6 inches of snow off the sidewalks-yay spring. A spot of ‘motivation’ right now will be most welcomed and appreciated. Happy Monday.

Live, love, bark! 🐾

(Nearly) Wordless Wednesday ~ December 26, 2018

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Cuppa yummyAs you look around after Christmas with your morning cuppa to reflect on what just happened, we hope you experienced a ‘wagnificent howliday.’ Between all your family get-togethers, football, basketball and the never-ending bowl games beginning soon, are you starting to look forward now to thoughts on the New Year celebration? I’m still in a food coma status and think the cleanse will begin sooner rather than later. Gah…from where DID all these sweet treats come?! Any one need some fudge?

Happy Howlidays

Live, love, bark! 🐾

Monday Moanings ~ August 20, 2018

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Yikes, we overslept this morning while it was a lovely 52F degrees outside. It felt so good to be snuggled up in a nice warm bed-even the pups were sound asleep. After our first walk of the day, this inspiration is guiding me to face the new week. Hope you had a good weekend and are now ready for a refill or three. Happy Monday, happy first day to a new school year.

Live, love, bark! 🐾

Wordy Wednesday ~ June 20, 2018

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It’s Wednesday again, so best to pour yourself a cup. You still have a couple of days till Friday. Till then, it’s ok to make room for the official start of summer.

Live, love, bark! 🐾