He's now a year and a half old, and we've had a significant summer! Uly got fixed in June, and as is common in large breeds, he also underwent a gastropexy to prevent GDV. As a result, the beginning of the summer was a bit slow. We did get him a little suit to keep him from picking at his sutures, and as a benefit, it made him look like a little man from the turn of the century, about to go for a swim and an egg cream at the beach.

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Every day, I have someone emailing asking where I've been for the last month or so. (That's not true, but it's a good way to start my first post in nearly a month.) Well, I have been busy! For a while now, Kari-Lise and I have spent any free time hard at work building out a patio/gazebo/outdoor cooking space/chef's garden that I am calling our Smoker Paddock.

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When we moved to the island, Uly was still a young puppy. So, when I began taking him for walks around the area, I usually found myself going without earbuds or headphones. Initially, I did this so I could listen for approaching vehicles, other dogs, mountain bikers, or general hazards a big, silly puppy might be oblivious to. However, as time passed, I found myself increasingly relishing those moments of mental stillness.

All is not quiet in the world of The Bell Forging Cycle, and I'm not talking about any recent Old Haunts or Quiet Corners. Although I haven't been posting about my series all that much, I am still chugging along. I've been steadily making progress on the first draft of Book V. Eagle-eyed readers who follow the tracker in the sidebar (on desktop, it'll be at the bottom on mobile) will note that it has jumped…

OR: catapulting myself into a pit of tarantulas