What goes on inside a dog's brain?

Have you ever considered what goes on inside a dog's head?

I am sitting here tonight hanging out with my son's dog - Blue. He is a mut, with a great personality, expressive eyes and eyebrows and endless energy.

He is fascinated by our aloof cat and could take a or leave our grumpy old chihuahua.

We are watching him while our son is a on a job adventure, and I wonder what he is thinking. Numerous times during the day and night he paces around the house and stands by the front door. At night he wanders around the house, until I get my son's pillow and lay it on the floor next to our bed.

I really enjoy talking with him about politics and the economy. He has clear understanding of International economics but has yet to decide who he will vote for for President. He watched the Debate last night but fell asleep after the first 15 minutes.

I know he has an understanding of a number of English words such as: eat, trick, treat, walk, ride, swim, and cat. Plus, he can climb trees. He is looking for other dogs who want to get to together to talk politics, chase rabbits and pee on fireplugs. Call if your dog might be interested.

Some of my Friends from Salzburg

Sunset in Salzburg

Amazingly beautiful - Salzburg , Austria

Momma Moose & Baby

One day while we were driving through the White Mts. in New Hampshire we came upon a momma moose and her baby. They were grazing along the roadside, we pulled over and watched them for over 30 minutes! Suzan slipped out of the car and snapped this great picture

Sunset in South Paris, Maine

Adios Old House

Hello all.... Brittany here. Since we have yet to have a tutorial on how to upload pics to the blog, I have hacked in to provide some enjoyment. I have tried to tell him that people don't just want to read all of these things, they want to SEE them! So, here you go. You can thank me later.


This is what happens as a result of the dog running away... We think he had some unfinished business he had to clear up.


Grandpa's tree. One of our best memories is when he built a tree house for us, but did not leave a spot to get down! We will never forget him getting stuck in that tree.


One last climb up that tree. And yes, Philip was there thanks to the magic of Photo Shop.


Family pic in the backyard.


A man and his pond.


Goodbye bedrooms.


These are not entirely accurate -- these rooms have been painted / wall papered / redecorated many times..



I am not fat, I am pregnant.


And this is why you hire movers.

When I was in Austria this summer

Now that the move crunch is passing I want to go back and share with you all some of the amazing experiences I had while in was on sabbatical this sumnmer in Austria.

I stayed in an amazing place - called Schloss Mittersill. It is now the home base of a Christian Conference center for pastors breathing new life in to the Christian church in Europe. It is 5 hours (by train ) south east of Munich,Germany and 2 hours west of Salzburg, Austria.

The "castle" sits on a hillside just above the little town of Mittersill, at the base of the Alps! It was originaly built in the 13 century. In the 14th century the peasant form the town got upset and burned it down, 50 years later they were "invited" to rebuild it! In the 17th century witch trials (and executions) were held in the dungeon. During WWII it was taken over by the Nazi's and used for Medical experiments. In the 1960's it was a popular destination for the Hollywood elite such as Bob Hope, Clark Gable, Sophia Loren etc.

While I was there a class was in session for Campus ministry leaders from universities through out Eastern Europe. It was taught by a professor from Oxford. I sat in on a number of the classes and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I had occasion to share meals and conversation with young men and women from Georgia, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Bulgaria. They were full of questions about the USA, Texas and our Presidential election.

Watch next time for photos!