This beauty has joined our family, thanks to Susan and Laine. Linden Darwi MacTague This is how two the grannies watch the precious human: drinking double bourbons and giggling. Neither selfie turned out good enough of one or the other, so you can just imagine. Thank you for the support back home, including being happy … Continue reading
Category Archives: Life and Pets
Day’s end …
… in a tiny town in central California. At least I think it’s central, and I didn’t look at the population according to Google, but I believe it’s small. I looked for a Super 8 Motel, as the one I stayed in last night in Yakima was lovely. This one is not so much so. … Continue reading
Sorry for the wait …
There’s no excuse for being “incommunicado” other than that I’ve been busy and a tad lazy. It takes talent to be both for days at a time. I’m en route to visit Susan and the rest of the California contingent. I’m in Union Gap, Washington, a suburb of Yakima. After driving for almost 15 hours … Continue reading
Excitement to the evening …
Earlier tonight, I couldn’t get the dogs outside to quit barking. When Cinder went out he was more agitated than I’d ever seen him … and he’d yap and then run back to the door as if to look for reinforcements. Then I heard a loud crash, as if someone had felled a tree! And … Continue reading
A this ‘n’ that Saturday …
It has been a rather balanced day of a little work, some visiting, shopping, other errands, good news, bad news, scary news. After taking care of boarding doggies and our own pets, I decided to prune our fruit trees. Our tiny orchard consists of three apple trees, a Dolgo Crab, and a couple of plum … Continue reading
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
