We are buying a house! The list of things we said we’d never do is really beginning to pile up! An SUV, a third dog, and now this. All our lives — until now — renting was the only thing that made sense. The price of real estate in NYC
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wmtc: pupdate: two kids and a bemused senior
This action photography is brought to you by Allan. Don’t worry, we are not neglecting Diego. I just didn’t have any good shots of him, and I wanted to get this post up. Kai and Cookie are little devils. Kai has gotten out of the yard three times in the last
Continue readingwmtc: pupdate: that was fast: cookie and kai are best friends
Under a plastic chair: Cookie’s safe space It’s tough to get a photo of Kai without a toy in her mouth. I thought it would be difficult to get Cookie enough exercise…
Continue readingwmtc: you’re not going to believe this… introducing cookie!
I fell in love with Cookie the first time I saw her outside the library. I knew her current people wouldn’t keep her. Yada yada yada, today she joined our pack. Cookie is a tiny slip of a thing, smaller than Kai, and very skinny. She has not had a
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: A Year Update – Older, Different, and Generally Okay
Hey folks, Reaching the mighty 45 today, and still mostly enjoying life. There is life after separation from one’s partner. It is different, the weird pangs one experiences with the absence of a well worn rituals remind me of what once was. Not really painful anymore, but now mostly. the
Continue readingwmtc: pupdate: diego progress report
Diego seems to be doing all right. He’s able to hobble around on three legs pretty well. The incision looks good, and so far he’s leaving it alone, so we don’t have to make him even more uncomfortable by putting a giant cone around his giant head. I say he
Continue readingwmtc: pupdate: good news
The surgery was a success. The vet was very pleased with how the procedure went, said the joint is in good shape outside of this injury, and Diego did well with the anesthesia. He’s currently sleeping it off and we’re picking him up shortly. Whew! Thank you for your good
Continue readingwmtc: pupdate: our temporary tripod
Diego is walking on three legs, a result of a ruptured knee ligament (ACL). Surgery is scheduled for Friday. Our first dog, Gypsy, had the same injury. It’s not uncommon in large dogs. In those days, surgery was new and experimental; we borrowed a car to see a surgeon in
Continue readingwmtc: in which we discover kai is houdini
A new fence, eh? Not so fast! One minute the dogs are on their side of the fence, barking at a woman walking her dog past the house. The next minute, Kai is playing with the dog, on the street. Of course Kai completely ignored our calls. Her training is
Continue readingwmtc: in which two humans figure out how to make a yard safe for canines
We did it! We closed the gaps in our partially fenced yard, in a way that looks decent, was within our budget, and within our skill set. First we researched online, and eliminated many possibilities. Then we simplified the project by choosing the least number of gaps to close that
Continue readingwmtc: pupdate: ten things we love about kai
The yard is only partially fenced, so until we close the gap, Kai is tethered.She doesn’t seem to mind. Allan, Diego, and I are totally smitten by this little munchkin. What a surprise, eh? In no particular order, here are ten awesome things about Kai. 1. She’s housetrained. Through at
Continue readingwmtc: outstanding customer service from wayfair.ca
Wayfair.ca has amazing customer service! Their selection is great, the prices are competitive, and they offer free shipping with orders of more than $75. But their customer service has sealed the deal. We bought two lamps, replacing the lamps that were smashed by We Help Moving‘s ineptitude. The glass shade on
Continue readingwmtc: introducing… kai!
Our first meeting Introducing Kai, the new addition to our pack, and Diego’s new sister! Kai (rhymes with eye) is small for us, about 30 pounds, a pit-mix with a “Staffie” look. She is much smaller than a Staffie — unless her foster mom was very wrong about her age!
Continue readingwmtc: drive and hike to the ocean: san josef bay
Ever since we moved here, I’ve been fascinated with our town’s proximity to Cape Scott Provincial Park. Cape Scott is a wilderness park, accessible mainly through the rugged North Coast Trail — for very serious hikers, i.e., not us. But I’ve read that some small sections are more accessible for
Continue readingwmtc: winter drive: alice lake loop
A few weeks ago, we took a scenic drive known as the Alice Lake Loop. We read there were various short hikes and natural attractions along the way. We may have missed some stops or turn-offs, as it really was mostly driving and very little walking. On the other hand,
Continue readingwmtc: in which i am a local celebrity
Impudent Strumpet wondered if Allan and I were now locally famous. Well, apparently we are. Things I heard at the library: “I want to do a story on you.” The customer who said this is the owner, publisher, writer, and editor of the North Island Eagle, a community newspaper here.
Continue readingwmtc: winter hike: beaver lake and port alice
We’ve had so many gloriously cold and sunny days! I don’t know if that’s unusual for January and February or if I was oversold on the rain, but I love it. The temperature will range from around -3C to +4C (mid-20s to about 40 F), which barely qualifies as cold,
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: To A Certain Someone Special
Please forgive me for waxing romantic. These things are always so much easier to write, instead of say. Yes, Valentine’s Day is coming up. Yes, we both make fun of Valentine’s Day (VD) Culture. But I cannot help it, I am a nostalgic fool. To a beautiful and amazing woman
Continue readingwmtc: making the move from plastic to glass food storage
Pyrex! I bought these! I love them! For the longest time, I’ve had a very large collection of plastic food storage containers. Allan and I have always brought most of our meals to work — for healthy eating, for convenience (I’d rather not spend any part of my meal break
Continue readingwmtc: in which we find ourselves the owners of an suv
Add this to the list of things I said I’d never do, along with colour my hair and move to the west coast while my mother is alive. My hair, once a lovely honey blond, became a drab brown. My mom moved to the west coast first! And we need
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