HAPPY NEW YEAR, and all that jazz…
We made a new friend this week… “Casino” came to stay with us just for two nights. He is gentle and easy to love, and spent his “boarding” time in our home, along with our own dog and a couple of other quiet boarders. At first he was quite anxious and furtive (most dogs are suspicious around the camera), but soon settled down and snoozed. He played “musical beds” with our dog Lady, and the two enjoyed each other.
Duke and Duchess, Ryder and Raina went home. Beowulf and Chester, and the cat named Pasha arrived.
The water supply to the house quit yesterday afternoon. Gary had just finished grouting the tiles on the backsplash in the bathroom when the pump lost its prime and ran continuously. Thank goodness we were home, or the pump would have burned out, necessitating a trip to Prince George, 150 miles away.
So, to bring in the New Year, the mood was dampened, pardon the pun. We didn’t even feel like venturing into McBride for takeout, much less to dine out; we had bacon, eggs and toast on paper plates. However, the situation improved today as our friend Dale came over and helped Gary impliment a plan and carry it out. We have water running at the taps again: oh the joys of living in the country with a well, etc.. The problem was a broken pipe at the point that it goes from the well to the underground line; so much more solvable than if the pipe was broken where it’s buried, or any of a number of other troubles we could have had to deal with.
The dog Sasha was picked up by family members. The family has lost both mother & father, who were also grandparents, only the dog survived. It was hard not to burst into tears when daughters came to get Sasha, but Gary was able to verbalize our condolences.
I just got a phonecall from someone in our town, about a small dog, thin and cold, who is trying to get into the house. Normally I do NOT take in “strays” or unwanted animals, but there seems no decent solution than to allow the people to bring that poor creature here. Perhaps I can figure out “who” it is when it arrives.
Here’s another couple of shots of the bathroom reno:
The first two pics are the view of the vanity (from standing in the bathtub). Gary has since added grout to the tiles. The last photo is of the “overjohn” cabinet.
We’re going out to dinner at the home of friends tonight, so it is a belated celebration of New Year’s Eve AND of getting water restored to the house. I’ve spent a couple of days trying to achieve “order” in my grooming shop, which has become a schmozzle of storage and craft-and-repair stations; the dogs and cats don’t mind, but it is not very presentable for new customers of the human type. I am TIRED and am going to enjoy a drink or two.
Thanks for visiting, my dear readers. Love, Ann
