Hi
Sorry I’ve neglected you for so long. Our beloved iMac is BACK in the shop, and I’m afraid I’m not as motivated to do the photo handling and blogging on this little Dell laptop. While it’s perfect for what I bought it for (chatting) and, as we’ve learned, “back-up”, it is not a joy to use as is the Macintosh computer. The repair shop put in a defective part, evidently, as the iMac is back in the shop for the same problem that it went there for in the first place.
We’ve been busy, Gary with his horseshoeing and me with the pets and plants. I had dogs to groom 6 days last week, and the Farmer’s Market on Friday. I’m trying to think if anything profound happened here since I last made a blog entry, but … nope. Most days are a joy in their own way.
I’ve made reservations for us to attend a play that our talented friend Sharon has produced and is acting in. We’ll travel to Enderby for this event, and stay across the street at a motel; it’ll be a rare treat for us. We plan to go in mid-August with another dear friend Mary. I haven’t been more than 40 km. from home since January when I went to Calgary, and Gary and I haven’t travelled together farther than that… for even longer. These are choices we make, and I have a reticence about leaving the kennels in anyone’s care except Gary’s or Rhonda’s… thank goodness Rhonda is available. She’s another close friend.
I worked most of Saturday grooming dogs, and Sunday afternoon too. I hate to let anyone down: actually it’s the DOGS that I’m trying to help. Some dogs are really suffering from the heat and need extra coat (sometimes matts) lopped off. Owners often work all weekdays, so to me, it’s good business to accomodate their needs on the weekends.
Some folks from Prince George, who have boarded their other dog here, brought me ANGUS to groom on Saturday, while they golfed at our local course:
Isn’t Angus a noble dog? He was so gentle and sweet. I left him a “combover” rather than shave him bare all over.
This is a “little” dog I groomed last week. She is a good-natured dog, and I’m glad to be part of making her more comfortable, but I’m always afraid that her heart won’t stand the business of the truck ride and the grooming. She is probably twice the body weight that she should be; she pants constantly and sometimes her tongue looks cyanoic (bluish) while I work. At times her belly drags in the dirt, though sometimes she seems to be able to hold it up. She DOES feel better with the very short haircut.
I took some flower pictures yesterday:
I’ve run out of time for blogging… work calls! I might be back later.
Thanks for checking in. ~ Ann
