Gorgeous George

This past rainy Saturday, we spent some time at one of my favorite stores, World Market. I love looking at the tea sets, the breakfast trays, the ethnic foods, and our favorite, the wines. George and I went there because we're members of the World Market Rewards club, and as members we get special prices on different pics of wines from different countries, plus some locals from Florida wineries. They also have last chance wines for dirt cheap, and this fits right in with our quest to buy GOOD wines for less than $10. One of these last chanc-ers I just could not pass up. It is called "Gorgeous George," from the Great American Presidents Wine Company. I don't think I need to explain why I couldn't pass up something named "Gorgeous George," do I?

St. Michael

Today, I am wearing a St. Michael (Patron Saint of Law Enforcement) pendant to remind me to pray for George as he ventures back to the streets in preparation for his return to FTO (that is Field Training Officer for the non-law enforcement folks). No, we have not converted to Catholicism. I bought this for the purpose expressed above, and I will probably wear it more than he will. I figure every little bit of prayer helps. If you get a chance to, please pray for George and our family.  

Christmas in July

"All I want for Christmas is my two front teef." That is what Danny sang last night after he twisted his other front tooth out, right before he turned white as a sheet and had to lay down. Now he looks alarmingly like a little vampire, doesn't he? Must be my obsession with True Blood that is making me think that.

Ah, the things we do for our pets!

Harley went to the vet for her yearly checkup yesterday (which included the enjoyable task of collecting a fecal sample to bring in with me!) and to check on her paws. She has allergies to grass, and because her feet get so itchy, she chews on the pads. She got a pair of booties that were used by Iditarod sled dogs. Doesn't she look cute?

Sting: A Winter's Night...Live from Durham Cathedral

George and I got this DVD on Sunday, and I have to say, I love it. It is a quiet display of songs that evoke the warmth of the winter season. While it does have a few Christmas songs ("The Coventry Carol" and Sting's classic"I Saw Three Ships" of A Very Special Christmas, Volume 3), this is NOT a Christmas dvd. George is feeling the heat of the Florida summer, and when he saw this on the shelf, he was drawn to the snowy images and the imagery that the music evokes. I wanted to see it because I have been to Durham Cathedral, and it is truly a beautiful setting for a concert of this caliber. Sting's concert also highlights some of his fellow Geordie (people from the Northumbria region, including Newcastle and Durham, that speak in the "Geordie" dialect) musicians and at least one Scot. It really made us want to snuggle up on the couch with a glass of wassail and enjoy the season, even though we had to turn the air down to make snuggling comfortable on that 90-degree night. I can't wait for this winter. I know we will watch it again and again.