Dee Garretson's Blog, page 15

Pigwigeon

We've embarked on a mini-marathon of Harry Potter movies as we wait for the sixth movie to be released. Last night we rewatched the 4th movie, and I wished the director would have found a spot for Pigwigeon, Ron's owl. J.K Rowlings describes Harry's first impression of Pig as a "small, gray, feathery tennis ball" and later as "small enough to fit into the palm of his hand." I was happy to find a great website about the owls of Harry Potter, maintained by owl expert, Laura Erickson. According...

Breathing Underwater

I've completed the first part of scuba diving lessons. (Imagine a Snoopy dance here.)  My family and I are taking a trip to the Caribbean soon, and we want to dive there. I learned to dive as a teenager, but needed a refresher course, so my husband, son and I recruited two other friends and have been taking lessons. The lessons consist of classroom work and then several hours practicing in a swimming pool, good for practice because of the lack of sharks.  The pool part is mainly learning how...

Independence Day

We love holidays in our family, and the evidence of this can be found in an overflowing closet devoted to holiday decorations. The closet is so full that Easter had to relocate into the linen closet, where assorted decorative bunnies now live amongst the sheets and towels, and they apparently lay eggs as well, because plastic eggs fall out every time I grab a pillowcase. I have recently become aware we have very limited Independence Day decorations, and I don't know how I slipped up. 

This...