A very nice day …

Sorry for the lame-o title … it’s after 11 pm. and I’m feeling a little tired and uninspired. Both Gary and I have looked in the ashes of the firebox of our wood heater and can not see anything that looks like any part of an iPad Mini. I’m still convinced that I burned it … Continue reading →

Well Hell’s Bells…

For the love of Pete. For the love of God … I think I threw my iPad mini in the fire this afternoon. “HOW???” you might ask. If I had been fully cognizant, and not in a hurry and distracted, I probably would not have done it, and there would be no story here. I … Continue reading →

Yippee!

We had our usual Sunday breakfast and visit with friends, something I always so look forward to. After we came home, Gary and I loaded the washer and dryer for the new little house onto my truck. I had been just dreading my part of the lifting, but my enthusiasm for adding the laundry pair … Continue reading →

Stew for breakfast …

Gary has left for his first “ski day” of the winter. I’m happy for him, I miss him before he is out of the driveway, but I cannot help myself: “What will the mouse do while the cat’s away?”. My hubby would never tell me what or when to eat. But my idea of being … Continue reading →

All my darling daughters…

In a month, I have managed to see all three of my beautiful children. Shelly just made her way from Calgary to McBride, and though I thought she endured some extreme winter weather, she reported that the worst stretch, and only truly bad stretch, was between Tete Jaune Cache and our town. Shelly is particularly … Continue reading →

Back in groove …

Every day in a pet business is bound to be different, but still, I feel like I’m getting back to routine. Only have Ghost and Bailey boarding, but I’ve learned never to panic during a “slow” time … it always picks up again. After breakfast with Gary, I got a phonecall that the “replacement” sofa … Continue reading →

Settling back in …

This morning we were back to the normal Sunday morning tradition of breakfast in town with our friends. It was great to visit with them again … it seemed longer than 2 weeks since I was there! I groomed this little guy in the afternoon: he’s still a puppy but has always been very cooperative. … Continue reading →

Too late smart …

It’s not the end of the world, but I had a revelation last night that could have saved me money. For well over a year, I have scoffed silently or aloud at the ads on television for “eBates”.  Young mothers proclaim, “I get ‘PAYEED’ to SHOPP!” (Hard to translate the inflexion into type). One wife … Continue reading →

Home Sweet Home …

I LOVE home. I loved my vacation in southern California, but I am truly happy to live where I do. I flew down to Los Angeles to celebrate Susan’s 35th birthday. I was late for the actual birth date, but I managed to travel there to surprise her, thanks to Su’s partner’s stepmom. This was … Continue reading →

Pretty hard to handle, eh?

   Susan and I in front of Surfer’s Point    Between the beach and Channel Islands, where Shay’s husband’s (Laine’s father’s) ashes were ceremoniously scattered from a Cessna a few months ago.  ****************** Today, Laine and Susan picked me up from Shay’s, and we ran a couple of errands before stopping for a delicious lunch … Continue reading →