Stop Taking the Terrier Name in Vain!

Why can the media just not get terriers right? First there is the deplorable tendency to think that Jack Russells are the only terriers, when the terrier cognoscenti know that Smooth Fox Terriers are the best terriers. Hollywood even swaps in Jack Russells in the movie versions of books that were famously about Fox Terriers. (The director of My Dog Skip has still not been forgiven in...

Apocalypse Craft

I’ll say it upfront and out loud: I am not a Craft person. I have run up a few curtains in my day. The easy kind that hang from wooden rings and basically involve making four hems. But since the days when I bribed a seventh grade classmate to do my knitting project in Home Ec, I have avoided projects involving needles and trips to Jo-Ann Fabrics. Nope, I’ll garden,...

My Life in HTML

Sorry to be absent from these pages for the better part of a week. I’ve been deep in the heart of Webville, putting the final touches on my class project for my Introductory HTML & CSS course. It’s a full website, yes, it’s about terriers, and, of course, it features Oscar and Lucy. More about that later. First I want to get down some thoughts about my first...

When Bacchus Ruled Sonoma

No, I don’t mean “Bacchus Ruled” in some sort of metaphorical “wine is important” sort of way. I mean there was a time when Bacchus actually cavorted around Sonoma. With nymphs, assorted goatherds, and Greek choruses. Seriously, true story. They were here. Well, at least their earthly representatives were. When I explain, you’ll start to wonder, as...

A Celebrity Blog Encounter

The terriers are so beside themselves they can barely concentrate on their chew toys. Our blog has been visited by a celebrity. No, make that THE celebrity — at least if you are in the Smooth Fox Terrier world. You’ll remember, in this post, I told you about the definitive Smooth Fox Terrier movie of the decade. I could go out on a limb and say A Single Man is The Citizen...

Yma Sumac: Inca Princess Diva of Lounge

Everyone has their favorite summer tunes. Those songs that just say beach, barbecue and fun. But how many of you have summer songs that conjure up critter-filled jungles, exotic natives pounding drums and forbidden rites? You would if you had as much Yma Sumac on your iPod as I do! Yes, when days get warm and meat starts hitting the barbie out comes Yma Sumac. It’s been that way...