Abby Sunshine

A Year with Abby Sunshine, Reflecting on 2010. Listen to music (simply press the “play” arrow) while remembering this marvelous year. // PLEASE CHANGE DEFAULT EXCERPT HANDLING TO CLEAN OR FULL (go to your WordPress Dashboard/Settings/Cincopa Options … cp_load_widget(“%5Bcincopa+AMLAybaY_9PQ%5D”, “cp_widget_4f45bad4d3367″); Click here to open the gallery. January 2010, Playing wildly with cousins. February 2010, Taking [...]

What is happening? It is raining. My fluffy snow- it’s getting soggy! There are puddles on the ground. This is strange. I know in some places it rains in December, but I thought winter meant snow, snow, snow. Rain, rain go away. Come again another day. This book cover, from a 1901 edition of Mother [...]

I wonder what I have in my hand that Abby could possibly want. . . Gee, what could it be? Her eyes are focused. She is intent on her goal. She tries a new tactic. Perhaps barking at me, telling me that she wants what I have will help her cause. She is still very [...]

What should a good dog do in a winter wonderland? Let’s look around and see what Abby sees. There are icicles dangling from the corner of the house. They glisten and look beautiful, shimmering against the winter sky. The light is covered in a deep layer of snow. The arborvitae bushes are flocked with snow. [...]

I’m wondering if “King of the Hill” has gone to Abby’s head. . . I know we were excited to play, and excited to learn about this good old game- one that continues to stand the test of time, but really Abby. . .enough is enough. I found her sitting atop her mountain throughout yesterday [...]

Who’s up for King of the Mountain? King of the Mountain (aka King of the Hill) is a game, the object of which is to stay on top of a large hill or pile as the “King of the Mountain.” Other players try to knock the current King off the pile and take their place, [...]

When christmas comes already yet, Mit presents large and sweet. The tings I like in mein stockings best, By jiminiy, are my feet! Merry Christmas!

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (or A Visit from St. Nicholas) by Clement Clarke Moore (1823) ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (except Thorndyke and Abby Sunshine), The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon [...]

Abby is posing for a traditional photo by Christmas Yoda in front of a decorated tree. Isn’t this your tradition? Well, as Ebeneezer Scrooge once said, “Keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine.”

In the winter, a dummy is an excellent choice for a fetching piece. Tennis balls disappear into the deep, deep snow. Abby is more than willing to play her favorite game with a dummy, too. No problem. Come on, throw the dummy, just throw the dummy. Let me fetch it for you.