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2011 Solvang Greyhound Festival2011 Solvang Greyhound FestivalAbout Us
Hi, we're Dave and Polly. Dave is an Ojai, CA native and Polly grew up in Meriden, CT. We met at a country western dance hall named The Crazy Bull in 1995, and have been married for
16 years. We share our cozy home with two adopted greyhounds, Sammy and Fernie. As you browse around our site, you can't help but notice we adore our two hounds.
We still go country western dancing every chance we get and love listening old time fiddle music, which led us to become very involved with the California State Old Time Fiddlers Association District 8.
We are perenially remodeling our home, inside and out - lots of ceramic tile and stone, much of it recycled. Our front yard garden feeds us delicious vegetables much of the year, no wasteful lawn. Our motto, "If we're gonna water it, we might as well eat it."
We hope you find something of interest to you on our website. Glad you're here, drop us a line if it's not too much trouble.
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Adopt A Greyhound
The greyhound is as ancient as the desert from which he sprung, and for thousands of years they were the dogs of choice by kings, queens, pharaohs, sheiks, and people of distinction. Their ability to blend speed, coordination and strategy have made them great hunters as well as racers.
Greyhounds are the fastest dogs in the world, and second only to cheetahs in speed among land animals. They can reach a top speed of 45 miles per hour or a bit more, and average 30 mph for a mile. When a racing greyhound competes at a racetrack, he thinks that he is hunting, not racing. Their keen eyesight allows them to spot small animals up to a half mile away.
After their racing career, retired greyhounds make wonderful pets. Greyhounds love people and tend to be quite sociable. They have been handled a great deal during their early years by dog walkers, trainers, veterinarians, and others. Generally, greyhounds are quizzical, sometimes shy, very sensitive, and surprisingly gentle. They possess superior intelligence and can exhibit a quiet but surprising independence. These are not animals whose spirit has been broken by their training or racing experience.
Why The Name?
When we moved to our present home, it became our little quarter acre "ranch", complete with a view of the surrounding hills, some native oak trees, a working garden, and woods nearby. No ranch animals, unless you count our topiary horse, or want to refer to our hounds as small horses. The area is also home to countless 'possums, racoons, coyotes, even a mountain lion occasionally. We feed hummingirds, and have up to 50 in the height of summer, drinking quarts of nectar we prepare ourselves. Not a ranch in the strict sense of the word, but it's our little piece of the earth God gave us.
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Clam Bake – Bulger Style!
Invitations went out more than a month ago for an annual event at Kevin and Karen Bulger’s home on August 26, 2006. Having missed last years event, I wasn’t about to let this one get away. I’ve been to one of their get-togethers before, and these folks can really put on a feed. Kevin’s been in the food industry for longer than the 10 years Polly and I’ve been married, and the family is set to open a new Fifty’s style restaurant in Simi Valley near Tapo Canyon Rd and Cochran Av. Those experienced hands prepared a feast for about 40 close relatives and friends, dishing up a scrumptious seafood variety dinner also known as a Clam Bake. Evidently this is a well known East Coast tradition, though being a 4th generation native Californian I’d only heard the term (never been back east in the entire time I’ve been with Polly, yet her entire family is from Connecticut – go figure!). The group dined on big pots of New England clam chowder, 40 lbs. of steamer clams, 35 Maine lobsters, countless jumbo shrimp, corn on the cob, beer, wine, water and soda, and assorted ice cream deserts. Definitely tasty!!
We got a chance to visit with lots of family, some whom we hadn’t seen for a while. Kevin and Karen Bulger, Jennifer Bulger, Patrick Bulger, John and Terry(Bulger) Kraljic, Emma(Bulger) Brennan, Dick and Mary(Bulger) Van Nest, Jeff and PJ Van Nest, Mike and Patricia(Brennan) Dumont, Tony and Terry(Van Nest) Martinez, and so many more.
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