River Market during the fall

"Mat" one of the guards at the entrance to the River Market actually baked me a BD Cake and gave it to me as I was walking Lucy for her morning walk. Hard to find friends like that !

My friend Amy

Amy is one of the "dog people" around here. Her dog is named Flint. Both are a hoot. And Amy is a a good friend. Tried to set me up with one of her older co-workers. That's how considerate of me she is

New grocery store opening

The River Market desperately needs a grocery store - go figure. This one should open sometime early October after I'm gone. But when I return I'll be here often as it is only 1.5 blocks from my apartment!

The Farmhouse Resturant

The absolute best place to eat on the River Market

Brenda on the right is my regular server. None better in KC.

Doggie Bag

I finally settled on a backpack to carry Lucy. She loves it.

Lucy on the loose

Lucy has finally graduated to "off leash" at the dog park. The usual crowd gathered and I decided to engage them to help me watch Lucy. I was certain she would take off for Canada. Instead, she stood watch and hardly moved a muscle.

That was until her buddy (co-dependent relationship) Lou showed up and they got into it as usual. This time Lou didn't have Lucy's lead to pull around, so he tried to pull her around directly. She took after him as you can see in this somewhat blurred photo.

Lou is loosing his teeth. His owner Joel examined Lou and discovered he had lost a canine this time.

Meanwhile the other "large" dogs did their usual pull and play. Lucy simply stood watch.

Lucy at the park

Lucy went to the Dog Park today sporting a new red harness. Red is the Official colour for Yorkshire Terriers, so it was only fitting her new threads be red.

Her "boyfriend" Lou didn't seem to notice much. He tried to pull her by the leash as he always does.

Apartment complete with the bed

The bed finally arrived. It is a Japanese platform bed. It sits about 1/2 the distance of a couch to the floor. Temperpedic mattress for comfort.




I have two entertainment centers now and one is in the bedroom along with my library.











The painting you see hung in my parents home in the dining room. Little did I know as a child I would later appreciate Asian art and use that very painting so many years later.

The chest of drawers are sort of cool. The drawers close themselves. All one has to do is simply give a drawer a push and it closes itself. The red glass fish has been in our family since my grandfather brought it back from his trip to Europe in 1939.

Lucy at the park

Seems many people living on the River Market have dogs. There is one special dog park where most let their pet run off-leash. I'm a bit nervous to let Lucy off-leash just now. However I do lay the lead down on the ground and that alone seems to slow her down a bit. It also is an attraction for her friend names "Lou", a 3 month British Bull Dog. He likes to pull on the lead and drag Lucy around. She of course plays hard to get.





Today was the Broadway Bridge Run. The police were out with their horses. I persuaded a bystander to hold the lead while I took a picture of Lucy's amazmenet. She had never seen a horse before and it was all hands on deck to keep her from getting under foot and becoming a field goal. Finally I held her up to get a sniff.

Scenes from the River Market