Florida
May 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 81 °F
Well, we're back in the USA for a bit. The first stop was to see my mom, sister, and her family. No pictures (AGAIN) 😕
Just shots of FLL on the way into Miami.
Thinking of Kylan
May 22, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 104 °F
A little fun in the local Costco. Not because he is so into Pokémon, but because he just started a new job working for them!
Concert with Ed
May 23, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 91 °F
Ed has again blessed me with another concert.
Thank you, Ed!
Universal Studios Hollywood
May 27, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Our first stop on our whirlwind summer tour was USH! We checked into our hotel right around the corner from the park and prepared for the next two days of fun.
Between the parks
May 29, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
We had a gap day between USH and Disneyland, so we went to Hollywood and Santa Monica Beach.
At the end of our day off, we checked into our hotel right across the street from the next park.
Disneyland 1
May 30, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
We're going to Disneyland!!!
We got up bright and early to arrive at the park when it opened. It was great being across the street. We were able to go home for lunch and dinner.
And what a fun,Read more
California Adventure
May 31, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Two parks, three days. Day two, we visited C. A.
Disneyland 2
June 1, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
It was a three day park pass. This was the third day. We spent it back at Disneyland. We finally got to do Tayana's Bayou Adventure. Formerly known as Splash Mountain, be sure to check out the look onRead more
Santa Cruz sit
Jun 5–15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
After all the amusement park fun, we headed up the coast to Santa Cruz for a 10 day house sit. Well, technically, it was two house sits separated by one day, but at the same house. So we never left.Read more
Carson and Virginia City
June 19, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 77 °F
Next on our summer tour, we headed to Carson City for a visit to Anna's parents.
While there, they took us all up to Virginia City. An old gold mining town turned tourist attraction. It's full of oldRead more
Nude beach hike
June 23, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
One of the days while in Carson, we headed up to Lake Tahoe to do a hike around the lake and possibly swim if it was warm enough.
Unbeknownst to us was that the only good access to the lake on thisRead more
Reno sit
Jun 25–30, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
We house sat for a friend of Anna's parents in Reno for 5 days before heading off to our raft trip.
Paddle boarding
June 26, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
We headed back up to Lake Tahoe to do some paddle boarding but ran into some snags.
The beach access was closed. We decided to try Spooner Lake close by. We got to paddle board, but it didn't haveRead more
Hells Canyon Rafting
Jul 1–4, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
From Reno, we headed up to eastern Oregon to meet our friends, Don & and Mia, who graciously invited us to four days of camping and white water rafting through Hells Canyon on the Snake River.
LotsRead more
Seattle sit
Jul 6–14, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
After an exhausting but incredibly fun camping/ rafting trip, we got up early the next morning and headed to Seattle to keep a very affectionate kitty company for a bit.
While there, we got to seeRead more
Visit with friends 🧡
July 13, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 84 °F
Our first night out of Seattle, we made it to Medford and met up with our cruising friends Bret and Marna for a delicious bar-b-q.
They are developing a great piece of property at the top of aRead more
Vasquez Rocks & Placerita Canyon
July 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
We were going to arrive too early so we decided to do a little sightseeing.
Vasquez Rocks was used as the set for many old western movies. It also has some geographical significance, but don't ask meRead more
Newport Beach sit
July 17, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Just what the Dr. Ordered. A sit with two fun dogs within walking distance to the beach. The days were never that warm, so it was mostly lyra, who was going in the water. But we all got wet at leastRead more
Burbank sit
July 26, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
We headed back to CA to sit close to USH. The house it was located in a really nice neighborhood. Equine focused. Two large, very friendly dogs. Usa, coyotes and horses, and parrots in theRead more
Cousin visit
July 28, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 66 °F
While at our Burbank sit, we got together with Anna's second cousin and had a dinner at a fancy, famous restaurant. It was located literally right across the street, from Warner Brothers, Studios. AtRead more
Return to USH
July 30, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Scottsdale sit
July 31, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 108 °F
We bolted out of Burbank straight to the Phoenix area, dropped Lyra off with her mom and headed to three miniature poodles in Scottsdale.
We spent four nights here in an incredibly chill house. TheRead more
Scottsdale sit 2
August 9, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
A few days after our first sit in Scottsdale, we found another. This one also has a pool, but it also has a theater room, a pinball room, elaborate ceilings, a giant kitchen with state of artRead more
J&J housesit
August 12, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 95 °F
After our fancy sit in Scottsdale, we headed back over to stay with our favorite granddaughter, two dogs, and a cat for a week in Phoenix. Please don't forget the fish.
Swimming in the pool andRead more
Scottsdale sit 3
August 22, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
In our never-ending quest for five-star reviews, we took one more sit in Scottsdale. It was way up north, so it prevented much social interaction with family. We mostly stayed at home and enjoyed allRead more