Tales from the Bush in Quebec

Ugh! I had one of those terrible, terrible days yesterday. Not that anything traumatic happened – in fact it was quite calm as activities go. It all boiled down to a MOOD I just couldn’t get rid of, no matter what I did, or tried to think, in an attempt to change it. The morning started out fine. I... Sign in to see full entry.

I did it! I finally learned how to transfer pictures from my Blackberry phone to the computer. And look what I found!!! This is our own happy couple, Kabu and Wiley, celebrating their birthdays with me in Montreal. When I snapped the picture with my phone, I kept getting the message that the memory... Sign in to see full entry.

They did it!! The HABS are on a roll, and last night my living room was very lively with a screaming, cheering lady (me) dancing around with two very excited doggies – our way of celebrating when our team scores the goals. This is taking place in front of a huge window, but it seems the only... Sign in to see full entry.

My Mountain in Spring This one is for my friend, Karen, who sometimes can use a dose of scenery from the Laurentians. It's a view from my gallery, with a lazy sun just skimming the tree tops on its way up my mountain. A better photographer could do it justice; could capture the height, the distance,... Sign in to see full entry.

My suspicions about Grump-puppy’s middle-of-the-night foray were accurate…it was a porcupine causing the havoc. I had just settled down to watch the hockey game on Tuesday night when the neighbour’s young wolf-husky showed up at my door. Her face was full of quills. I texted her master, but he was... Sign in to see full entry.

Grump-puppy woke me at 3:45 this morning. He came running into my bedroom, then did the back-and-forth thing between it and the kitchen, whining loudly, until I sleepily crawled out of bed and opened the door to let him outside. I attempted a return to the arms of Murphy, but it was no go. I lay... Sign in to see full entry.

It’s taking me forever to wake up. I think I could snuggle into my comfy bed and sleep, and sleep, and sleep. I was yawning while babysitting my two little grandchildren last night. After the third or fourth time, Nalu, the 5 year old, glanced up at me from his game of WII and asked “Are you bored,... Sign in to see full entry.

I’m back!! Fortunately this is writing instead of chatting, because my voice is a little scratchy at the moment. No, it’s not a cold. It probably is the result of all my whooping while watching the Canadiens do their stuff in the NHL demi-finals. Besides sleeping and eating, the months from February... Sign in to see full entry.

I admit it. I am one of those people who become a roaring, excited, jumping fool when the NHL is blaring from the TV. It is, in fact, about the only time the set is turned on in my house. Because of my work hours, I usually catch the first period of the weekday games on the car radio. Anyone stuck... Sign in to see full entry.

Another gorgeous day – the Dunany Demons have taken a leave of absence, it seems, much to our delight. I’m not at all sorry that the phone woke me this morning at 5:45 AM, although I was slightly grumpy at the time. It isn’t my turn to be on call this weekend, but there was a transportation problem... Sign in to see full entry.