The Week in Pictures
The week began with Orange Shirt Day/Truth and Reconciliation Day. In recent years, I’ve been caught without an orange shirt. This year, I was prepared.
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Animals
Why A Closed Door is A Cat-astrophe
If you know a cat, chances are you’ve experienced this: the cat has to come into the bathroom with you. Or the cat is right outside your closed door. Maybe it lays on the magazine you’re reading. Those are all typical cat things.
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West Coast Hopes, Dreams, & Doggies
I’m not sure how many times I’ve been to Sidney, BC. Let’s say several. But this time was different. It was just as wonderful – perhaps more – than previous visits with my BFAPCAF (best friend a person could ask for!). Not just because of our Gracefully and Frankly Facebook Live. (Erin went behind the scenes HERE) But also because they have moved down the hill to the ocean’s edge
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Summertime Getaway and Robin’s Nest Update
Ah, summer holidays. They’re so far removed now from the days when that phrase meant the entire summer was ahead and only fun was on our minds. Were we ever that young?
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Mourning Dove News – Dovologist Ophelia Clutterbuck Returns
Unless the train is running, and apart from music, Port Stanley’s mourning doves make some of the most consistent sounds in this village.
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New Rules Dog Border-Crossing Pet Owners
Doing some cross-border traveling later this year? Maybe taking your pooch along for the flight or ride? The US Centers for Disease Control is worried about canine rabies so they’ve imposed a bunch of new restrictions on dogs coming into their country. This will widely affect snowbirds who drive south with their furbaby for the winter.
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Forever Finding Favourites
I wonder if it’s simply how people respond when they find things they enjoy. I land somewhere south of obsession and north of a strong case of “like”.
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Figured it Out by a Whisker
Cuddles has been with us for more than two years. And he continues to teach us things.
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Putting the “Car” Before the Horse
My recent blog post about – not quite embracing, but – giving AI a loose bro hug attracted some interesting comments and dredged up some feelings about the way the world is headed. AI is a tool, not a competitor – so far. But I wondered: Did horse riders refuse to ride in the new invention, the car, because they were so comfortable on the back of their trusty steed? Did they think the automobile was a fad they could crush by refusing to purchase one?
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The Secret Life – and Death – of Plants in my Care
When we lived in London (Byron, specifically) we had a huge pear tree in the back yard. One year, we noticed a Kijiji ad asking for pears. A lovely older couple came and harvested them all. We weren’t pear people and in previous years we struggled with fallen fruit and wasps. So many wasps.
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Backyard Visitor Part of a Springtime Trend
Many of us love a mild winter. But it has its downsides. One of them literally came to me this week.
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Great IG Follows for 2024
We all find fascinating, funny, or wise people at different times. Social media brings you more of what you’ve already watched or read, so finding someone new or different might be a matter of chance.
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Ruben the Resilient Lion Returns to His Home
Zoos, aquatic theme parks, and even the circus were fun attractions when we were kids. A visit from family members wasn’t complete without a trip to Marineland. I used to say the animals there and I were on a first name basis.
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Other People’s (friendly) Dogs
Derek will confirm that I get excited when someone walks toward me with a dog. The animal’s tail begins to wag and my grin widens to match that energy. I always wait to find out whether it’s okay to visit with the dog, but I’m definitely ready for it. The human? It depends. The dog? Always.
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A Little Hummingbird Told Me
We had concerns about hummingbirds. Where were they? Why weren’t they coming back to our yard after seeming to enjoy our eateries last year? We had seen two scouts early in the season, but that was all.
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My Baby Brother and His Big Birthday
This is a rerun from 2018. Yesterday was my brother’s birthday! So in honour of him, I present this look at our lives as siblings.
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The Cat in the Lap
The last time I wrote about Cuddles, he was recovering from a fairly serious issue. That was in March. Now, you’d never know it happened. He’s his old self.
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Cuddles On the Mend
You might know what it’s like when a pet is sick. The guilt and the concern. Their little lives are fragile, especially when they’re seniors.
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