Why "Life with Zephyr"?

Because "Life in the Country" was taken. So was "Life in the 'just about' Country", and " Life in the 'close to' the Country". Life with Zephyr" popped up immediately as being available. I wonder why? Perhaps people associate the name with those old cars.


And why did we call our dog Zephyr? Well, we had a list of about 20 names, starting with those beginning with 'a' , and we couldn't agree on anything. I wanted to call her "Georgia", but Ian didn't like Georgia. At that point, Ian wasn't even sure he wanted a dog.

The birthdate of the puppies approached and still we didn't have a name.


Fate stepped in and stopped our dithering. The puppies were born on March 21, the first day of Spring, and Zephyr it was.


She was a very cute puppy (I know, they're all cute). She was also a bit odd looking -- all legs. A bit like a jackrabbit.




But my husband took one look at her and he was doomed. Gone were any thoughts about not wanting a dog: he fell in love when he held her the first time and the love has never wavered.



It's just as well. She's a hunting dog and needs a lot of exercise.

Will I ever use this?

I'm having a totally unproductive day at work. Every time I start something, I get interrupted -- at least that's my excuse. So far I've attempted to accomplish three things and failed. Phone calls, doctor appointments, helping my husband hang a piece of stained glass (it looks really nice!), FINALLY ordering online the cleaning solution we're nearly out of. Gosh.

So I thought to myself: "What can I do to make this day less of a failure?" And I thought: "Start a blog! Surely that would at least give me a feeling of creativity or something!".

Let's back up. I live in the country, and telework. My official office is three hours away; my home office is 13 paces from my bedroom and 17 paces from the coffee maker in the kitchen. The view from my office window is of rolling hills and the horses at the farm just down the road. It's a wonderful setup. The only thing that would make it more wonderful is not working. That will happen eventually.

I'm incredibly lucky: I know it. And I'm not taking advantage. Some days are just plain unproductive and that's just the way it is. It was that way when I worked in-house; it's that way now... and ever shall be, world without end, etc. etc.

But look at me! I've started a blog! Will I ever use it? Maybe. Will anyone ever read it? Probably not. That's not a problem.

Perhaps it will he;p me stretch my writing muscles.