Hey Morticia,

Just checking. Are you back from Maine? Loved the item about Dean...as my husband often asks, "What Would Dean Do?" Then we shudder at the thought. Hee hee.

We had the Barkus Dog Parade again this year...it was really fun. Here's a photo of my nephew Ross with the two little girls dressed in hula skirts--I dressed them in a nod to James Michener's "Hawaii," a hefty good read.

Ross with the Poodle Girls: Nephew Ross wrangling the Hula Girls at the Barkus Parade. PHOTO by ME.