Tag Archives: west highland white terrier

Turtle Update: Free At Last!

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Silver in the Barn

Five Photos, Five Stories #4 (only one more to go!) Challenge Rules: I am to post a photo each day for five consecutive days and attach a story to the photo. It can be fiction or non-fiction, a poem, or a … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Random Ruminations | Tagged animal rescue, aviation, georgia sea turtle, Jekyll Island, kemp's ridley, pilot, Pilots N Paws, scottish terriers, sea turtles, west highland white terrier, westies | 82 Comments

Five Photos, Five Stories #1

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Silver in the Barn

A fellow Virginia blogger, Suzi, has invited me to participate in the Five Photos, Five Stories challenge described thusly: I am to post a photo each day for five consecutive days and attach a story to the photo. It can be fiction … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, The Boys | Tagged animal rescue, beggar's lice, virginia stickseed, west highland white terrier, westies | 108 Comments

Bookplates, Bats, and Bovines. Oh My.

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Silver in the Barn

When I spied this vintage bookplate, my frugal side reminded me I really don’t need another owl image. The little bat in the corner, however, proved too much to resist and I now have an addition to my owl collection. Are you afraid of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Random Ruminations | Tagged animal rescue, antiques, bats, mother's day, owls, poetry, Wendell Berry, west highland white terrier, westies | 130 Comments

Monthly Photo Challenge: The Changing Seasons: April

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Silver in the Barn

Each month, those of us participating in this photo challenge return to our chosen location to note the passage of time through “The Changing Seasons.” I’ve chosen to document a year around my old house and gardens. Phew. April has been one labor-intensive … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Garden, The Barn | Tagged #monthlyphotochallenge #thechangingseasons, april, heuchera, longwood gardens, monthlychallenge, the changing seasons, Virginia, west highland white terrier, westies | 96 Comments

Westward Ho!

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Silver in the Barn

They say there’s nothing quite like travel to expand one’s horizons. So what did I learn from our recent trip to Arizona? You just never know what’s going to cross your path when you head out of town. I learned bobcats … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Travel | Tagged arizona, banh mi, bobcats, fitbit, kiva, margaritas, sandwich, travel, west highland white terrier, westies | 157 Comments

Life’s Little Luxuries

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Silver in the Barn

Little sister and I were hiking on Sunday when conversation, in between huffing and puffing, turned as it sometimes does to things apropos of nothing at all. Mary brought up the subject of indulgences, the little luxuries that help make life … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Random Ruminations, The Boys | Tagged chinese foot massage, coffee, little sisters, luxuries, taiwan, west highland white terrier, westies | 138 Comments

Fitbit Reality Check

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Silver in the Barn

When The Bossy One recently suggested I get a Fitbit to track my activity level, I thought it seemed a good idea. I’ve learned to follow her “suggestions” having learned a long time ago that she’s right about most things. Bossy, but right. Over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Humor, Random Ruminations | Tagged 10000 steps, belle isle, civil war, exercise, fitbit, fitness, hiking, James River, little sisters, Max, Richmond, Virginia, walking, west highland white terrier | 160 Comments

Thank You

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Silver in the Barn

No metaphysician ever felt the deficiency of language so much as the grateful. Caleb C. Colton Many thanks to each and every one of you who has reached out to me since Berkley’s death. Please … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, The Boys | Tagged aster, chrysanthemum, death of a pet, fall garden, Garden, mexican bush sage, pink sheffield, west highland white terrier, westies, will's wonderful | 55 Comments

My Fragile Circle

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Silver in the Barn

“We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own, live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps, we would still live no other way.” Irving … Continue reading →

Posted in The Boys | Tagged death of a pet, irving townsend, west highland white terrier, westies | 46 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Cover Art: Sphinxes

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Silver in the Barn

For this week’s Photo Challenge, stimulate your creative process and imagine which of your images you would like to see gracing the cover of a book, an album, or a magazine. Sadly, this is what the publisher deemed acceptable as cover art for a James Patterson … Continue reading →