Talk About Crispy!

Brilliant sunshine all day long but we stayed in the high 20s.

I did 4 loads of laundry and as soon as the bed was remade, Little Wonder was on it.

I talked to a couple of groomers about LW and tried to take back the $47 bottle of shampoo I got from the Animal Hospital.  No deal, and it was never opened.  Just don't feel good about the ingredients in that or in apoquel (which I had already started giving him).  I'm looking into other options for itching.  He has no hot spots....no hair loss....no red feet.....no welts....no bad ears.  Just scratching behind his ears and elbows....but not very often and not at night.  Tomorrow he is getting a long rinse in the shower.

Gary has been getting in thousands of steps raking the lawn....which is huge.  So many pine needles and walnuts.  I went to Wegmans to get some cottage cheese and came home with a hundred dollars of groceries.

Made five containers of fresh dog food and froze four of them.  Ground turkey, rice, peas and carrots.

LW approved.  After that I put together some chicken and gravy for dinner, which I served on mashed potatoes with a side salad.

My buddies always take a nap after dinner.

This is how it looked at 7pm.  I really appreciate having it this light.

Night all.

 

64 Going Down to 25

This morning it looked pretty nice when I got up and felt so warm when I let Little Wonder out. 

Lots of good light.

Gary went out for coffee and I started working on a sign for  a NO KINGS rally.  On Saturday we will be going to a nearby town to participate (Hamlin).  The past three times we went to Batavia.  The way things are going......we just have to keep standing up.

Little Wonder and Sid spent most of the day with Gary.....

as I went to the library to play duplicate bridge.  We were celebrating Melba and Daves birthdays with a delicious cake made by Rosalie (who was my partner today).

We came in second, which was a major surprise since we had terrible cards.

Just when I left to go see Buddy a torrential downpour started and it has not stopped yet.

Too bad it did not look like this.

By that time the temperature had gone down to 46 and I wanted to get his sheet back on.  It'supposed to go down to 25 later and those big drops can be so bad for colic.  Of course he was wet.

I rubbed him down with towels and groomed him for a good hour.  Then I put on this cotton sheet, hoping it would help dry him out.

Both boys enjoyed their carrots, apples and cookies.

It was almost 6 when I put his sheet back on.  Kathy came out to check on us.

Buddy was different today.  More like his old self.  Perkier and playful.

No cooking tonight.  Once again I had another bout with my back and worked it out in a short time.  Gary went down to the Diner and picked up some chicken salad sandwiches.

Now I'm going to go out by the fire and watch some March Madness.

Here's another one of Michelle's photos when she was checking it out on her computer.

Night all.

On the Road Again

54 degrees and sunshine...but the wind made it feel cooler. 

I was very happy to start off my day with this photo from Kathy.  Cotton and Buddy have been getting more and more pasture time together and hopefully they are both enjoying each others company.

At 9:15 I had to get Little Wonder down to the Brockport Animal Hospital as he has been itchy lately and I don't want to have it develop into something.  Have you had a dog with this problem?  What did you do?

He was very good for the Vet.

He was prescribed an anti itch pill and some special shampoo.  I read everything about each and thought what the heck!  Did not like the description of either and called them and asked a few questions.  The answers made it seem more reasonable.  He has to have 4 baths in the next two weeks.  That should be fun....and I need to keep the soap on him each time for 10 minutes.  He was not itchy before the last time he was at the groomers.  I wonder if she changed shampoos or something.

He and Sid went for a short stroll when we got home.

I was surprised to see these crocuses coming up....it's been so cold.

At 11:15 I had an appointment with the Chiropractor.  I actually slept well last night and did not feel too bad.

Did not do anything special during the afternoon.  Gary was outside raking much of the day.

Around 4 I decided it was time to kick off taking trike rides.

Here is number 1.

Only rode a couple of miles, but at least it was a start.

Started on dinner when I got back to the farm.  Stir fried veggies...

and Asian wings.

Tasted great.

Now I am going to take it easy.

Night all.