Category: Smiles

Monday Musings ~ August 31, 2026

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Happy last Monday in August which means we’re one day closer to autumn dropping…in a mere 22 days away. Woohoo!  Another reason for us to celebrate is that we received a small shower yesterday. While it wasn’t much, it still was something and we’ll take it.  And because it’s still Monday, while we’re celebrating the countdown and a tiny bit of moisture, we still need to start out the week with a smile. We hope you have a terrific Monday that carries over throughout the week. September…here we come!

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Live, love, bark! 🐾

Monday Musings ~ August 24, 2026

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Happy Monday! Do you ever feel like you’ve completely lost it? Things didn’t go quite as you planned? I think this chuckle fairly accurately describes it.Monday smile

But all is not lost, Despite a bit of a minor hiccup this morning (a lost sock that somehow managed to wander away from its mate after a few minutes of searching for it but it eventually turned up), I’ve decided to consciously adopt a ‘bloomscrolling’ attitude for the day. Who knows, maybe one of those MIA Tupperware lids will show up. Hope springs eternal. Have a great Monday. Happy bloomscrolling today.

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Monday Musings ~ August 17, 2026

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Happy Monday, Glitter Gremlins…hope you enjoyed a great weekend. For the record, it’s not spiders that bother me as much as that one nasty, buzzing all around your head mosquito while you’re trying to sleep. You know, the one you can’t seem to swat away and it’s too hot to pull the sheet over your ears so you don’t hear him but hey, I get it. This is what happens when you leave spiders alone…they likely will get that mosquito for you and you could be able to enjoy a nice rejuvenating sleep while they slink back into the dark places in the back of the closet. Just saying.

Here’s wishing you a peaceful night of sleep without any flying or crawling critters this week. Happy Monday!

Live, love, bark! 🐾

Monday Moanings ~ August 3, 2026

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Good freakin morning, Monday campers. Hope you survived the weekend. So is this is what hell must feel like?

Today we pay homage to a true saint.

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Bless that man.

Monday smilesI tried to do a hard boot, but alas, it clearly work. Stay cool peeps and have a good Monday.

Live, love, bark! 🐾

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 22, 2026

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Hope all the Dads out there had a great day yesterday, which coincided with the arrival of summer. Got to spend a day with my Dad in triple digit heat but the joy it brought to him was well worth it.

Unlike many of you, summer is my least favorite season. I don’t do heat and it’s been hot here. How hot you ask?

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Maybe I wouldn’t mind it as much if there haven’t been so many power outages. In the past eleven days, we’ve experienced six outages (two yesterday, in fact). Grrr. It’s been so hot, I’ve been thinking of making some special flip flops.

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We hope you’re staying cool, or at the very least, comfortable with plenty of electricity. May your Monday be great and that your power stays constant during the hottest days this week. Enjoy the first full day of summer.

Live, love, bark! 🐾

Monday Musings ~ June 1, 2026

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Whoa, welcome to the first day of June…I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around that little facct. Since the temps will be rising this week, I guess it’s safe to say we’re cruising in overdrive toward summer.

We had quite an encounter with a coyote Saturday morning. I think it was a female being protective of her pups; she went after a couple of folks with little dogs along the path. She took one look at Wilson and said, “umm, exit stage right.” It was definitely interesting and if you were slightly sleepy, it was quite a wake up call. Everyone kind of laughed it off but I think it would be safe to add coyotes to the “what outsiders think” column particularly in spring when there are new babies everywhere. Including Canadian geese…which makes them even more dangerous.Monday smile

Here’s hoping all your wildlife encounters this week are good ones.

Live, love, bark! 🐾

Monday Musings ~ May 4, 2026

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And so the ongoing battle between the 80 lb. quilt continues. I swear this dog rather enjoys ‘busting a move.’ On top of me.

Here’s hoping all your moves this week are pawsome. Happy Monday.

Live, love, bark! 🐾

Monday Musings ~ April 13, 2026

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Have a very Happy Monday and don’t forget to include some sunbeam therapy.

Live, love, bark! 🐾

Monday Musings ~ April 6, 2026

~ Tails Around the Ranch ~ 58 Comments

We hope your holiday weekend was ‘pawsome.’ Anyone who owns a pet knows the drill when it comes to taking care of the water bowl. All I can say, is it’s a good thing the ‘other’ bowls all have lids.

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We hope your water bowl (as well as the week) remain clean and fresh. Happy Monday!

Live, love, bark! 🐾