Someday there will be a day without rain. Not for a while though. Forecasts carry umbrellas, grey skies and winds. Unfortunately, they are accurate. There is no difficulty in watering in the plants. The challenge is to find a period between rains to put those plants in. There was a report on the strawberry bed - potential for a good crop notes Our Ken. With blueberry bushes planted and the apple trees now offering up a yield, fruit could be abundant this year, augmented by the high yield blackberries. The question will be the raspberry patch - dormant last year so perhaps preparing to offer up a better crop. Our Ken managed to get some annuals in. It seems a bit early but most are hardy little characters - pansies and a new larger daisy cousin. The little violas are proudly blooming in the rose garden and daffodils are everywhere. All of the shrubs have colour and leaves and the roses are showing this year's growth. How all this has happened in monsoons and winds is beyond us.
The kennel was full on the week end. By last evening, Jack had departed with his spring hair cut and Brunswick followed suit shortly after. Dewey was also here for a spa treatment and departed looking very spiffy. The big exercise yard was filled with the interesting pairings - the Cirneco and old Welsh, Nemo; the old Golden Bailey and the Wheaten Ceilidh; Sarah Airedale kept order with Chantelle shaking her head in amazement at the many colours, shapes and sizes happily playing. Poe and Lacey were next to each other in the separate yards and got good exercise as they chased up and down the common fence. Mischka enjoyed his time in the big yard and checked all corners to ensure his predecessors hadn't messed things up too badly. Jax arrived and in Lab-fashion cleaned his dish and then focused on bedtime milkbones, noting that his owners had left treats in an amount equal to two a day and that the Regalridge milkbones should be considered an addition to those, definitely not to be subtracted from the total! Brunswick departed with a wave to her friend Mischka. Old Willie is totally smitten with Raggs. As she is taken to the exercise yard, if he is out for his strolls he perks up and goes trotting after her - not an easy feat when you are 18. If Raggs has noticed, she is being quite coy.
The house crew is well. |Patti is eating well - today it was pizza for breakfast and burger and potatoes for dinner. Potion, of course, is dessert and large milk bones an addition. She is thriving on her interesting diet. Piper is not amused and questions her plebeian fare. With Chantelle here for a visit, there was lots of coming and going. Charlotte enjoys that change in life and managed to elicit several belly rubs as her reward for good behaviour. Paula explained to Chantelle that she is not an outdoor dog and Lily noted that her place in the car must need to be filled - by her - pretty darned soon. Viola was here for a play with Lily and was well pleased. Jessie was here - we're not sure why - and was less pleased when she discovered that she wouldn't be fed until she went home. Not funny, she muttered - repeatedly.
Dinner was a feast. Our Ken had gone hunting and gathering, finding lobster for the basis of a great meal. Adding fresh asparagus with fresh Parmesan and baked potatoes rounded out a wonderful meal. Eton Mess rounded things out nicely. And we look forward to a new week.
The kennel was full on the week end. By last evening, Jack had departed with his spring hair cut and Brunswick followed suit shortly after. Dewey was also here for a spa treatment and departed looking very spiffy. The big exercise yard was filled with the interesting pairings - the Cirneco and old Welsh, Nemo; the old Golden Bailey and the Wheaten Ceilidh; Sarah Airedale kept order with Chantelle shaking her head in amazement at the many colours, shapes and sizes happily playing. Poe and Lacey were next to each other in the separate yards and got good exercise as they chased up and down the common fence. Mischka enjoyed his time in the big yard and checked all corners to ensure his predecessors hadn't messed things up too badly. Jax arrived and in Lab-fashion cleaned his dish and then focused on bedtime milkbones, noting that his owners had left treats in an amount equal to two a day and that the Regalridge milkbones should be considered an addition to those, definitely not to be subtracted from the total! Brunswick departed with a wave to her friend Mischka. Old Willie is totally smitten with Raggs. As she is taken to the exercise yard, if he is out for his strolls he perks up and goes trotting after her - not an easy feat when you are 18. If Raggs has noticed, she is being quite coy.
The house crew is well. |Patti is eating well - today it was pizza for breakfast and burger and potatoes for dinner. Potion, of course, is dessert and large milk bones an addition. She is thriving on her interesting diet. Piper is not amused and questions her plebeian fare. With Chantelle here for a visit, there was lots of coming and going. Charlotte enjoys that change in life and managed to elicit several belly rubs as her reward for good behaviour. Paula explained to Chantelle that she is not an outdoor dog and Lily noted that her place in the car must need to be filled - by her - pretty darned soon. Viola was here for a play with Lily and was well pleased. Jessie was here - we're not sure why - and was less pleased when she discovered that she wouldn't be fed until she went home. Not funny, she muttered - repeatedly.
Dinner was a feast. Our Ken had gone hunting and gathering, finding lobster for the basis of a great meal. Adding fresh asparagus with fresh Parmesan and baked potatoes rounded out a wonderful meal. Eton Mess rounded things out nicely. And we look forward to a new week.
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