Tales from the Bush in Quebec

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

HOT-TUBS AND HIP-HOP

I have a window beside my Jacuzzi, and often I’ll open it when I’m lazing in the warm water jets; it gives me the outdoor hot-tub experience without having to walk through the snow in bare feet. Last night, however, I completely forgot to close it when the bath was done. Later, snuggled comfortably... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

CALLING GROUND CONTROL...

The hill doesn't look steep, but it is. If the zoom on my camera was any good, you could see my crash landing site at the bottom Monday morning: Last night I screwed up. I knew it was dangerously iced out there, and most people can’t even drive up my hill, but …there was my toboggan, there was the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 18, 2011

SOME SLIGHT VENTING

Summer flashback - for those who prefer that season to winter, LOL. We are head over heels in T-4’s and income tax now. I still cannot fathom how I ever got caught up in this kind of job. There is no exhilaration there; it just puts bread and butter on the table. Maybe it stems from math being one... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 14, 2011

This morning - beautiful! I think I may have to move…or at least stay out of sight for a bit. I’ve been lamenting publicly that there is not enough snow this year. My Demons paid attention. The past week has left us with many inches of that beautiful white stuff, and now even my children are warning... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

THE LOOK

Grump, without The Look. I like him better this way! It was late. I had watched the hockey game (or should I call it a bad replay of The Fight Club?) between Boston and the HABS, and now turned on the water and poured in the bath beads, preparing my Jacuzzi. Grump was right behind me, dogging every... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

S L O W L Y

Finally! The laptop is returned to its box and ‘for emergency only’ status, and there is a decent, new-used desk top computer flexing its muscles in my home office. The turbulent weather is screwing up the satellite, and keeping the machine from showing its full potential, but I have confidence that... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

ON OUR WAY BACK.

We can barely see Grump in the snow! I know I have survived weeks much harder than these past two, but they are way up there in sh*tty. The house seems so damned empty without Bud, and Grump is definitely depressed, and has to be coaxed to eat. I’m trying to wait it out, hoping he’ll perk up soon.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

JUST A NOTE

Grump and I are coping. I don’t need the Dog Whisperer to tell me that Grump is feeling Bud’s absence as keenly as I do; I’ve seen it happen before. Yesterday was the first day in his life that he was completely alone in the house, and I was expecting some evidence of displeasure on my return home,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 24, 2011

BUD

This January 24 th, at 4:30 PM, I lost a loyal friend. He seemed to sense what was happening. The vet was astonished, told me that he was fighting the medication, which he did to the end. I held his huge head in my arms, that strong snout which sent everything flying when he would ram it under my... Sign in to see full entry.

MORE OF THE SAME

Slightly nippy out there! It was -28, without taking into account the wind chill, when my son and Yoshiko landed on Canadian soil last night; quite a shock after enjoying the warm weather of Mexico for a week. I picked them up, winter coats on arm, and we drove to Longueuil where I exchanged my... Sign in to see full entry.

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