After the previous somber posts, I have an announcement to make about my new travel companion. I just got myself a new puppy, Moxie.  In accordance with her name, this dog is fully of moxie and adventure, and loves traveling around already. This photo doesn’t quite get at how tiny …

It’s almost a month late, but Ilea M. is the winner of the Amazon gift card, thanks to a Twitter follow. This is in reference to my birthday contest last month. Thanks to everyone who entered!  I hope to bring you some more contests soon.

The last you hear from me, I announced a contest. And then I didn’t post again. I have everyone’s entries and will pull a winner later today. The reason for my silence here and on a lot of the social outlets I usually post on is that we had a …