This sweet little girl, who has the coat of a “cockapoo”, is actually a fairly BIG girly, probably at least 40 pounds. She’s built rather like a basset hound. Maggie handles her time at the “dog spa” with aplomb; she seems to enjoy Gary, me, and Lady, our dog. This is the only guest who will jump into the bathtub upon a simple request from me.
Little Rambo (see post from Jan. 
Made Gary a banana cream pie while I was waiting for Maggie to be picked up.
Wish you were here.
Love, Ann
The temperature last night went to -28˚ Celcius (about -18˚ Farenheit); again, this is hardly a record for winter “extremes” but somewhat of a shock nevertheless. We have had melting conditions, rain, and this bitter cold within just a couple of weeks.
This morning, as Gary looked out the bedroom window, he said, “Well, look at that!”. I thought he was studying the thermometer at first, but then realized that he was looking ‘way out into the back yard. There stood a cow moose, as nonchalent as you please, nibbling branches. Though common in our area (a valley between the Rocky and the Cariboo Mountain Ranges), we rarely see one this close to the house. We assume that this is because of the dogs both in kennels and at large, though we would never allow dogs to chase wildlife.
Today I received an email from my daughter who is exploring Argentina. It makes my day! Safe travels, Darling!
Yes, I DID make it into McBride for shopping, banking, mail, and coffee, yesterday.
Since some of you ask, we had beef stroganoff, rice, and “Blackwood Garden” peas last night for dinner. Tonight it’s Indian Butter Chicken and some kinda stirfried vegetables, with rice.
Take care everyone. I’m going back to grooming “Maggie” and hope to be able to share a picture of her later.
Love, Ann
