At 5 to 6 months (we’re not really sure) she was finally old enough. Yep, the proverbial birds and bees time for female dogs. The old snip and clip. She-who-was-about-to-be-spayed had nary a clue.
Annie finished her series of immunizations earlier in the week so we scheduled her to be spayed on Friday. The last time [...]
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Annie Goes to the Hospital
Posted in pets on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Annie Goes to Work
Posted in life, pets on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Annie has a job.
She and Bruce take a walk in the morning. After their spin around the block, they stop at the newspaper holder down by the mailbox. Bruce takes the paper out and hands it to Annie who dutifully carries it up the long driveway to the top where she hands it off, either [...]
Annie and Other Things
Posted in pets, travel on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning we played a rousing game of “fetch the water bottle that makes the crinkly sound and will pop out of my mouth if I squeeze too hard.” The toy is certainly the right price. We’re still waiting for her bladder, shall we say, to mature. She’s fine in her crate [...]
Little Orphan Annie
Posted in pets on August 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Annie, after her first trip to the vet today, weighs in at 12.6 pounds. I wish we’d weighed her last Thursday, because Bruce and I both swear that she’s grown in a mere 4 days.
Bruce was running errands and drove by some rental houses in our neighborhood — the ones that have a rather [...]
Where Oh Where?
Posted in pets on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve already written about the major renovation on the former septic system and new sewer hook-up here. It had us busy keeping up with the progress with the sound of machinery grinding along and dirt moving with trenches and pipe everywhere.
In the midst of all of this, Bruce and I realized we hadn’t seen our [...]
March of the Gingerbread Men
Posted in Christmas, food, pets on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I like gingerbread cookies. Like the cream cheese cookies, I usually only bake them once a year. Why I wonder? There is no admonition that says you can’t fix them anytime. But they are really tasty in the winter, especially with hot tea or coffee.
Yesterday I got out all the ingredients and [...]
Gone to the Dogs
Posted in Family, pets on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We dog sat over the weekend with Koga, David and Darlene’s Carolina dog. Carolina dogs are hounds, long legged with long upright ears. He is twice as tall as our short little Ginger. I was struck by the similarity to having humans visit to having animals visit. We had [...]
What’s in a Name?
Posted in life, names, pets, teaching on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A rose by any other name smells just as sweet, says Shakespeare. Names identify significant attributes we need to know. I suspect they may help shape character too.
Our tuxedo cat is named Booger. He has two black spots on his otherwise white nose. The name was an easy choice. However, I [...]
To Sleep — Perchance to Dream
Posted in dreams, life, pets, teaching on April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dreams are funny things. Almost all my life I’ve had a rich dream life. Some are funny, some are sad, some are weird and some aren’t even worth remembering.
A couple of days ago I woke up laughing and had to tell Bruce about my silly dream. (A real treat for him first [...]
Coughs and Books
Posted in books, life, pets on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Day four of the cold. Here’s the report. Fever is lower, cough is not as painful. I’m sleeping okay. Taking my Tylenol and only a minimum of cough syrup, resting and drinking lots of juice and fluids — all the things you’re supposed to do. When I was still working [...]
