My little granddog came to visit me this past weekend. When he comes, he first has to sit outside and let Grandma use the FURminator on him. Usually my son has Ranger groomed before bringing him over for a weekend visit. This time he was busy, what with his full time job, and recently getting his Master’s . . .But I digress. As I often do. We filled up an entire grocery bag with Ranger’s dog hair. Better the grocery bag than my house. The FURminator is a miracle worker! I love my little granddog, but I do not love his hair all over my furniture, and me.

The design of the edge of the FURminator allows the tool to push through the topcoat to easily and gently remove the undercoat and loose hair without cutting or damaging the dog’s delicate skin. It works on cats and dogs that shed. I promise it doesn’t hurt them one bit. I actually think Ranger enjoys getting all that hair off of him. Plus, Grandma always has a little treat for him. And lots of petting as long as I’m not stirring up his undercoat!

With summer travel upon all of us, I wanted to tell you about HopStop, a free app that is very useful in navigating your way around a city. My friend Sally recently went to New York City and said that this app was invaluable! You link it up to your current location and where you want to go and the app will give you door to door directions to your destination. It also gives detailed directions on what subway to take, and even how many stops you will make before your exit. In addition to subway information, it provides the same information for all public transportation.

From the HopStop website:

Get door-to-door transit, walking, biking, taxi and hourly car rental directions in over 200 cities worldwide. You can also find places to visit, eat, drink, and sleep in our City Guide.

With HopStop you can:

• Get directions or find nearby subway stations and bus stops with our free mobile apps
• Send directions by email directly from our website
• Plan a trip with multiple destinations
• Estimate travel time and cost for a taxi
• Get estimates for calories burned and carbon emissions savings for your route
• Find wheelchair accessible and stroller friendly routes
• Check out Real-Time Alerts and Planned Service Changes
• See Transit Maps and Schedules
• Do Nearby Station searches

So, before your next trip, check out hopstop.com to see if your destination is one that is on the HopStop app tool.

This is a yummy recipe from Martha Stewart. I hope you try it!

I am really not good about giving my hair a deep conditioning from time to time. And I really should, because it is highlighted, and blow dried, and fiddled with constantly. For some reason, when it starts to get cooler, I seem to do it more often.  The Macadamia Oil Deep Repair Masque is my current favorite. I leave it on my hair for about 10 minutes and it thanks me afterwards. It really does. It behaves, it styles easier, and it is so silky soft!

Do you use a deep conditioner or a hair mask? What is your favorite? Please share with me in the comments section.