In memory of Wallace Steeples, my maternal grandfather, and Mary Dodd, my mother in law, both having departed this world as victims of heart disease, I am pleased to support the American Heart Association with monthly contributions. Also pictured below is Ed Dodd, who underwent open heart surgery and lived ten more happy years afterward. […]
On the morning of January 14, 2018, walking the docks at the beautiful Queenstown, New Zealand, we passed a throng of young ladies. Obviously, they were the bridal party in jubilant celebration of an upcoming wedding. Yvonne quickly exclaimed, “come on, let’s get away from this gaggle”, and I gleefully obliged. Some time later, here […]
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I Love Luci
I’ll Show You March, 2008 – Time for a new puppy and the decision is near. A cute little black yorkie was tugging at our heartstrings. Just one more side trip to Denver to see a few more pups. Upon arrival, we saw the tiny Shih-poos and began holding a few of them. One little […]
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Chancey’s Holy Grail
Meet Chancey, the famous Boston Terrier mascot that adorns the header of the Rambling Dawg website. After many years in Georgia, residing with previous owner Ed Dodd, Chancey travelled to Colorado in the belly of a jet airliner, where he made his new home. Undoubtedly, the favorite pastime of Chancey in Colorado was patrolling the […]
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My How Beautiful I Am!
Sometime in the early 2000s, we were visiting my father in law, Ed Dodd, in Athens, GA. My sister in law and brother in law, Marie and Jim, lived just up the hill about 50 yards away. Soon after our arrival, we noticed a pretty redbird that would fly constantly between a tree and Ed’s […]
Many years of yearning for a baby were finally fulfilled, as the lifelong dreams of a patient Mom and Dad ultimately came to fruition. Thus, the pregnancy of Kelli was watched intently with joy, interest and occasional anxiety, as time closed in on the due date of July 6, 2012. Approximately eight months into the […]
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
A Christmas poem to the love of my life … Visions Footsteps wandering through the sand With intertwining fingers and hands Palm trees abound, eclipsing the sun Waves rolling in one by one. Wonderful memoirs … wait, not so fast Dreams of the future grow out of the past. Hammers and nails beating the way […]
Stolen from my TripAdvisor review … We have been to Maui 3 times and have dined at Mama’s Fish House on each trip. Every time we walk away with mouth-watering memories of the most delicious food on the planet. On our latest taste of heaven, I had the Mahi Mahi stuffed with lobster and my […]
Stolen from my TripAdvisor review … This was our first stay at a Four Seasons resort, as the final 2 nights of a 17 day, 4 island Hawaiian celebration of our 25th wedding anniversary. Our only disappointment was not having stayed for a week, instead of 2 nights. From the time we arrived at the […]
Stolen from my TripAdvisor review … We stayed at Molokai Shores A215 for 3 nights in late September. Chaya was very helpful when making reservations and with all other communications. The condo was a very nicely remodeled and decorated unit that we suspect is one of the nicest on the east side of the island. […]