Such a Good Dog

This day was all about Little Wonder.  After watching a couple episodes of the Diplomat, it was time to give him a shower.  Today he had a wellness appointment with the Vet and I was concerned about a pea sized growth he has had on his belly for several years.  The other day he scratched it and then started licking it.  Had me worried.  Because he is always such a good boy he got in the shower with me. He had a long soak, was shampooed and then I put conditioner on him.  Thought I had it properly rinsed....started blow drying him and discovered that he needed more rinsing.  So back in the shower he went.

He was such a good sport about it.  I used up a lot of towels having to do it twice.

Eventually he dried off and at 2:40

we were down at the Brockport Animal Hospital.

He never seems to mind going there and is always quiet and well behaved.....waiting for his turn. 

First they weighed him....36.6 pounds.

Dr. Delucia (fomerly my student when he was in high school) checked him out and I was relieved that there were no problems.  Great teeth, heart sounded fine, etc. etc. etc.  Said he had some good muscle.  After that, a technician came in and clipped his nails.  He has been groomed his entire life and has always been good for that.

He loved getting back in the car.

Around 4 the sun was out and I decided to go for a trike ride.

Ride #38

It was chilly.

Dinner....a pita sandwich with meatballs and cheese.  Only a couple TBSP of sauce (leftover).

We still have cucumbers from the garden, so that was our salad.

Night all.

PS

Just spoke to a friend in North Carolina who said the lines for early voting are very long!

This year....many Republicans have had it and are ready to stand up for some decency so their kids can have a future under democracy.

Birch Trees

We had a major drop in temperature today...and it was grey much of the time.  Gary met a friend for breakfast...he has a much more active social life than I do and one way or the other he is going to get out for coffee.  Little Wonder and I did not spend much time in the kitchen as I had a class starting at ten.  We made a quick trip out to the Studio at 8 to turn on the heater.

I only had a couple of students today, but we had a great time.  Christa started on a new water color sampler and we worked on looseness.

She's was really able to let go and will have a good time finishing this one.

Anita finished her cabin and

then messed around with some color mixing.

I've watched several videos of people using the side of a credit card dipped in paint to create a line....then they drag the card to the left and it looks like a birch tree.  So I tried it.  Did not have a credit card (which would have been much better) and used a piece of thin cardboard.

When it dried I started to add some paint and can't wait to work on it again.

Christa and Anita gave it a try too.

Class was over at 11:30 but we gabbed for another hour about all kinds of stuff.  I really am enjoying this.  After lunch, Little Wonder and I took a snooze.  Gary joined us for awhile and then went out to work in one of the gardens.  So many leaves came down today.

Dinner....

Sautéed onions to go on grilled turkey burgers and made a salad with pears, apples, crasins and walnuts.

We are definately having simpler meals.

Just before dark I had to grab something our of the Studio.  Love that space.

Little Wonder always goes where I go.

Night all.

PS

I had to get dig out an old keyboard (so glad I had one) as the letter "p" quit working on the one I got with my iMac.  Has that ever happened to anyone?

 

80 Degrees!

Quite a change in the weather! I think it was sent by my friend Sandra, who lives in Minnesota and said it was 90 degrees there a couple days ago.

The first hibiscus blossom appeared in the dining room.  Kind of surprised as it is so much darker in there.

Gary went to Brockport for yoga and lunch, while Little Wonder and I were in a very lazy mode.

We made a quick stop out at the Studio as Darryl and Gary were coming for music at 1.  It was so cold in there I left the door open so it would warm up.

Holding class tomorrow and prepared a reminder post to my students.

   

The gardens are still full of color and leaves were blowing all over the yard.

Little Wonder was in and out during our music session.

We are thinking about playing an open mic night at a local place and are trying to figure out three songs that we could really learn.  We have been messing around for a long time and now it's time to get more serious.

Dinner was a replay.  No tortilla for me....just the salad part.

Night all.

PS

THE BILLS GAME WAS AMAZING!  

They won in overtime.

It took forever but was worth it.

The Bills

A very dull morning that turned into an afternoon of sunshine.  The house was this dark at 7:15am.

Little Wonder and I had our usual slow start.

When Gary got home from coffee I made a quick trip to Wegmans and Aldi's for a few things.   Gary had an appointment in Rochester at 2 and while he was gone the sun came out and I decided to mow the lawn.

By the time I finished, my INDIVISIBLE sweatshirt was covered with grass. 

We are starting to get some serious color in the trees and I mowed over many leaves.

Gary was kind enough to pick another load of raspberries, which I bagged and put in the freezer.  Had some this morning on yogurt.

Dinner was different.  I planned to make tortillas with chicken, peppers and onions and wanted to see what was out there that did not have too much sodium and potassium.  Corn is much better for me than flour.  By the time we ate I wanted to turn mine into a salad and put one underneath everything.  Would not do that again....don't need it.  Gary ate his the traditional way.

When we finished eating the sky started looking pink again.

LW joined me outside for about 60 seconds.

To the West. 

Scott finished the east side of the house and the garage doors should be put on soon.  Looking so good!

Night all.

PS

GO BILLS!

They are in Los Angeles and the game should start soon!