Ma Vie Folle

What has 4 legs, a bushy tail, is furry, and often finds itself in precarious situations when teasing big dogs?
Normally I’d say ‘Lunch!’ – But NOT on it’s LUCKY day!

Posted on August 24, 2010 | 33 Comments

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When I originally snapped this pic, I thought I was getting a funny shot of the squirrel sitting atop the rail and the dogs salivating below. But just as I snapped the photo, everyone in the house gasped loudly as the squirrel jumped down… within a foot of the dogs.

*The squirrel was NOT hurt! It landed right between the two dogs on the grass and ran faster than I’ve ever seen a squirrel run….and jumped up and over our fence.* …I’m pretty sure this is my once in a lifetime shot…lunch a squirrel in mid flight.

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Tagged golden retriever, saint bernard, squirrel

Garden Monday
Lots of Cucs

Posted on August 23, 2010 | 16 Comments

It’s Garden Monday at Feet Off The Table!

I have cucumbers growing all over the place! Boy, all of you that suggested planting them along the fence so they climb….let me just say…FANTASTIC idea! Really opens up space in the garden! And makes picking easy! One is growing almost around the chain link of the fence, another climbed about 4 feet over and is growing in my pea plant.

And look at the beautiful end of summer color in my yard! Does anyone know what these tall red plants are? They attact hummingbirds by the swarm and right now are about 7 foot tall.

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College Tour – Bowling Green State University

Posted on August 22, 2010 | 14 Comments

On our tour of colleges this summer. Which so far has totaled two, lol….I really loved Bowling Green State University. The buildings were clean and obviously well kept. Our tour guy was fun and alive and it was a pretty big campus in a very small city which offered a lot of good perks to the students that otherwise might worry parents. (Like shuttles everywhere, at all times, even off campus for shopping, etc.) Many of the dorms are new…and even the older ones (as pictured below) are better than what I’ve seen at other campuses. Carpet is standard in all rooms. And they offer many suites style dorms which is great for the kids. Here’s a look at what we saw on our tour of BGSU.

Fun, informative tour guide. Small group.

Fine Arts Building

Newer food court.

Newer and very colorful student center

Recycling areas in the resident halls

Back in the day, this was the Cleveland Browns practice field!

Little plots of nature here and there and everywhere

Many 100+ yr old oaks. You can find their age online by the tree #

Freaky fake lifesize Johnny Appleseed. Sorta creepy

Old clock tower

Ivy growing up old architecture

Nice, comfortable dorms!

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BGSU was everything a parent could want in a new home for their child going off to college. I actually came away from this one feeling very good. I would feel comfortable with her here. But, you see….this is my little bird that is going to fly. To explore the unknown wherever that takes her. To stretch her raised arms out in front of the Eiffel Tower one day and smile in the warm sun somewhere on the side of a cliff in Greece. Thankfully this college has a wonderful Study Abroad program, lol. But she still has several colleges in New York to look in to. New York is her preferred place to be. And in the end it is her choice, her education, her dreams.