Catnip Capers …

I can confess now that there is a happy outcome: for a couple of hours last week, I couldn’t find my boarding cat, Elvis. I have already told the story to the cat’s owners. From a large cat kennel that I believed was escape proof, Elvis was absent. He hadn’t seemed anxious and had been … Continue reading →

Hi Thursday …

It is fairly quiet for a moment or two around here. I’m mentally preparing for a bit of an onslaught of the most welcome kind. Just this morning, I’ve had three new reservations for boarding for the Labour Day Weekend coming up, and we have room, and we are flexible. This morning, Zippy came for … Continue reading →

Bringing in the Sheaves, Bringing in the Sheaves … 🎶🎶🎶

We didn’t plant a big garden this year, except for the garlic. I think we harvested about the same this year as last … about 300 pounds of the delicious stuff. But other than garlic, we just had a pretty ordinary patch of peas, carrots, onions and beets, a few potatoes, beans, broccoli and cabbage. … Continue reading →

Skye

I didn’t want to make my friends cry all over again, but I wanted to give mention to a great favourite of mine, Skye. Last week, this fine family member had to be “put to sleep”. She suffered back pain that could not be rectified, and her owners did the kindest thing. Skye wasn’t an … Continue reading →

Tattooed Nana …

This has been a notion in the back of my mind, then the front of my mind, for more than two years. I was particularly inspired by a grandmother of the same age who started tattooing the names of her grandkids on a forearm. Her choice was to spell their names in a simple print, … Continue reading →

Scout

I groomed this handsome dude today. Scout is a Bernese Mountain Dog. He’s a young adult neutered male, and was very sweet, obedient and calm for his spa treatment. I think he felt great after the bath, blow dry and brushing; his owner says that he always feels so “studly” after a trip to the … Continue reading →

Landing well …

I can’t recall from whom I first heard the expression, “He landed well!”, but it was either Gary or our friend Dave, in reference to a pet who ended up in a home in which he was cherished and cared for, a being who has had a lucky break. Now I think this or say … Continue reading →

I miss you …

… when I don’t talk to you every day. Even though you fine folks are a blog readership collectively, I know many of you in real life. I can visualize you checking in to see what I’m up to, or even how I am, and believe me, it feels like high honour. I wonder some … Continue reading →

Pleasant Sunday …

I started the day with enthusiasm, and it only got better from there. I made chorizo out of some ground turkey and transformed some of that into sausage rolls. We had little sausage rolls and eggs and toast from my homemade bread for breakfast. This was, of course, washed down with the best of coffee, … Continue reading →