Here I am again. Almost forgot how to get here and am here all alone, it would seem. Probably not a good idea to have a blog that no one else reads, but I don't know how to "advertise" so it's me and the local canines and three cats.
Have just taken Georgia (Frenchie) and Boogie (formerly "Treasure") up to the vet's for their rabies shots. Boogie took the place by a storm, AFTER she got over being in a place where she wasn't in charge of everything. I find that the case with all puppies who think the world revolves around themselves when they go to a new place and find out that's not the case. However, at the end of the trip, she had returned to her rightful place as Vice Director/Administrator to the one who's REALLY in charge, Georgia, Director and Administrator of EVERYTHING.
These two are the Yin and Yang of breeds....each one diametrically conformationally different than the other, but they are the VERY best of buddies and can't stand to be without one another. Boogie also got a cudo from a breeder who walking into the vet's as I was checking out and declared: "There's the most beautiful yellow Labrador puppy in someone's van out there!" Of course, I piped up and claimed her. She's truly a gorgeous pup and she's practically a CLONE of her mother, Garbo. The difference is that she's got a much more out-going temperament (once she's learned the lay of the land), so I'm sure Anthony and Darcie will be relieved to hear that I may have a winner who won't poop out after one go-around! We'll see. I'm taking Boogie to FL with me to visit in a week or two and that will help in her socialization.
At the moment we've about given up moving to Colorado before the summer is up, mostly b/c there is so much to be fixed up around here, so little moolah to pay for it, and so much that keeps appearing that we didn't know about in the beginning. It's been like peeling an onion....once one problem layer is gone, another emerges up. We've had rat infestation in the outer wall, squirrel families roosting in the attic, rotting bannisters b/c the original builder didn't use pressure treated lumber, leaks in the roof due to faulty placement of those stacks that give outlet to things like bathrooms and kitchen. Apparently the roofer who did it was paid a pittance and as a result did the job that he thought was appropriate to payment. Fortunately my nephew, Joseph, who lives here and takes care of the dogs as well, is a consummate roofer who knows what's right and is making it so.
I've planted my veggie and herb garden out front this year in order to make watering easier. Hope that hasn't made stealing the fruits of the garden easier for the squirrels who already own the peach, pear and apple trees. I'm going to learn to shoot a gun in hopes of scaring the bejessus out of them if I don't hit 'em. That didn't work so well for my brother-in-law, Randy, in Florida. When he killed the fat ones eating their bird seed, the squirrel team brought a complete army to pay him back. For killing two, he got a family of eleven!!!! So far the noise emmitters we bought to place in the attic have scared the local squatters away, but I wouldn't put it past them to pay me back by eating the fruits of my summer garden. Joseph has found their attic entry methods and plugged them up, but they have an uncanny way of making more, so we probably have an ongoing fight on our hands.
More on the garden and good things: Have even planted stevia as a possible sweetener for our iced tea! And just recently found a passable substitute for my daily habit at Starbucks (sorry, Darcie) for a skinny Vanilla Latte: 1 teaspoon Juan Valdez coffee crystals, 1 teaspoon real sugar, 3/4 cup hot no fat milk, 1/4 cup boiling water and six squirts Starbucks no sugar vanilla syrup. That keeps me going when things bog down energy-wise.
Okay, I've written what's on my mind and I'll read it over....probably the only one until I can figure out how to tell somebody that I have a blog.....cheerio, MsPatty
I found your blog, woohoo!!!
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