Oh, the puppilessness, and some tomatoes.

Here's what we have been up to the past few weeks....

The Wasatch received a decent bit of snow around here last week. Kessler does not fall far from the tree- she went bonkers for fresh powder! Lookin forward to taking her skiing.
Most nights we have a cuddle session in the family room with this dog of all comfort. I mean seriously, don't you just want to snuggle in?



Although tolerant, she did not love the bath. I guess we are going to have to start bringing the shampoo skiing (reminiscent of washing our hair in Chautauqua Lake).



Kessler and her new buddy, Cian. I think she wore him out.



My favorite summer pastime is officially over until next spring. The last tomatoes are out, the garlic is in, and only a little chard is left to whet my appetite for diggin around and starting all over again in five months. I can't wait!
Here are some final rewards from this year's toils.

"I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes."

It's a girl!

We are happy to introduce the newest addition to our family, Kessler (named after a peak in Big Cottonwood Canyon that we like to ski). She comes to us from a golden rescue here in town. Our friend, Debbie, who runs the rescue, saved a pregnant golden in June, and this is one of the puppies. So, Kessler has been in good hands since day one, and it shows!

She is 4 months old and I am not sure how much she weighs- she came with everything taken care of so as long as she stays healthy and out of too much trouble, we won't need to take her to the vet for a while. We do know that her mom weighed in at about 55lbs., so we are guessing she will be in that range eventually.



So far, she has learned to love her crate, she sits with great focus, heels on a leash like a seasoned veteran of obediance classes, retrieves in the water and on dry land, and is such a love muffin! We feel like proud parents even though we can hardly take credit for any of her sweet brilliance considering we have only had her for three days. :) (Thanks to Debbie and her husband for all their love and work with these pups!)









Can't wait for y'all to meet her!











I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better. They fight for honor at the first challenge, make love with no moral restraint, and they do not, for all their marvelous instincts, appear to know about death. Being such wonderfully uncomplicated beings, they need us to do their worrying. ~George Bird Evans, Troubles with Bird Dogs