Okay, I'm back now... banking done, lunch eaten (good lunch, great visit), winning lottery ticket cashed ($2), and grocery shopping accomplished.
Here are some more pics:
Tika, a "long-term" boarder whose mistress is working at a nearby resort, is happy with us, and we with her. She goes in and out of the house just like one of our own, because she doesn't leave the yard or even our sight. While doing her usual walkabout yesterday, she found a horse hoof trimming... a treat that many dogs enjoy for good chewing:
We finally had to let the little puppy "Molly" go home, but of course I reminded her family that we are always available for dog sitting should they get in a bind again. Molly loved our dog Lady, and Lady truly enjoyed romping with the pup:
One of the things that happened this week was that our sofa got reupholstered. Just last Monday we took our couch and two chairs to our friend who does that work, and he is already halfway done. He shyly suggested we pick up said couch in order to give him room to do the chairs...
I include this photo more to give my daughters an idea about the colour, than anything else. It's a difficult hue to describe, as it is called "Avocado", but is actually the colour of the RIND of avocado, and not the "green" of the flesh.
Gary has been busy building some basic doggy shelters to replace most that we already have, nine altogether. I have four in my shop in various stages of getting painted. This green is most unusual... it was a "mis-tint" for half price from the hardware store, and I really like it. It is a sort of "organic" colour, I think. When I run out of that paint, I'll choose another, perhaps strange paint, for the rest of the houses. Perhaps there's a rich purple in the mistints section.
I so love our cats. Pictured is Gilbert, who is resting on her ladder, as content as can be. She isn't cold: she'd be allowed in the house, but prefers to be out hunting or surveying the world from the roof of the house, or other perches. On the right is the cat "Fiona", also a spayed female, who was given to me by a physician who was moving out of town. Fiona lives in my grooming shop as she believes herself to be a princess.
Pictured below is Tugger, who has been a long term guest. I was worried that he had become a "lifer", that he had been abandoned, but finally I heard from his owner. Tugger will be "sprung" from here by the end of January. He is a good boy and we have enjoyed his company.
I've come to the end of the pictures that I took yesterday. I should be out painting doghouses in my shop, but it's almost time to put some supper together! I might rather watch "Holmes on Homes", play Scrabulous and cook, maybe Chat too. Also, I had a delightful visit on the phone with my eldest daughter in Calgary, who was reading this blog even as I was working on this entry. I miss all three of my darling wee ones all of the time.
Thanks for reading my blog! Love, Ann/Mom
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