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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The Curse of the Unintended Consequence…Part I

“I hate him,” hissed my LSW, venom dripping from each syllable. I know that sound! This time the object of her hate was an Unintended Consequence… You must know that our backyard is one of the main bird feeding centers in the neighbourhood, where six separate stations are set up buffet style,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

On Monday Adnohr lost her Bud…

And I feel so sorry for her… I know how she must have felt, at the Vet’s, and now, with the emptiness that Grump Puppy can’t quite fill… I remember my own agony, last August, when I thought Jag, my doggie, was dying…And my immense relief when he was finally getting better; and to this day I am more... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 24, 2011

Jag, My Doggie, Part XLI

In a recent post, gapcohen (Mal, or gap as I call her for short, and of course ‘gap’ always reminds me of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales; remember the Wife of Bath? ' A good wyf was ther / of bisyde Bathe, Gattothed was she / soothly for to seye…,' But I digress, LOL), anyway, in her post gap has a fun... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Jag, My Doggie, Part XL

This morning I was told to take dictation. As always, I have little choice but to comply… Dear Ms. Adnohr, I’m dictating this letter to my good man here because I can’t type. I never learned it simply because paws are not well suited for typing, and in any case why bother when this good chap will do... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Jag, My Doggie, Part XXXIX

Since my attempts at ‘uploading’ the recent Jag ’n Boots pictures failed, last night I took along my old camera on Jag’s late-afternoon walk, and managed to squeeze off a couple of shots until it balked. (I told you it was my old camera!) Actually, Jag balked as well, as you will see! But that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 13, 2011

A Picture of Jag...

Well, even though it’s late, I think I have the answer to the problem of not being able to upload the pictures of Jag in his boots. I took those with a new camera. It’s still a pocket camera, mind you, but with more pixels (12 MB) than the old camera I used before (7 MB), and I suspect Blogit can’t... Sign in to see full entry.

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Jag, My Doggie, Part XXXVIII

Every morning when I’m in town, and sometimes even when I’m out of town and take him along, Jag and I go through the ‘walk-the-doggie’ routine. Which means that, having finished my ablutions, I get dressed very quickly. In winter, that also entails dashing to the hall closet to put on coats or... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Jag, My Doggie, Part XXXVII

I dislike snow. Which is why it’s alright with me that we don’t get all that much of it in our little corner of the Province of Ontario. This year, while Dallas and Atlanta were getting dumped on, not to mention NYC, let alone places close to the North Pole, like Pembroke, I was thinking I might... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Things Get Even Weirder And Scarier…

No sooner had I at least partially recovered from my shock over TAPS’ question concerning an item of ‘footwear’ that I refuse to even think about, (aided by some of the single malt nectar sent to us from the heathery Highlands of Scotland) I am thrown into a state of near-panic. Never in my wildest... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 6, 2011

I’m not often shocked…

But I was today. I was asked a question today that left me wide-eyed and, well, shocked. The question was asked by our TAPS, and here it is: ‘Do you by any chance use toe rags?’ Now, you may be wondering why she asked that question in the first place – well, it has to do with socks and things and... Sign in to see full entry.

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