Here we go again…
I am sixty-six years old and for about the ninety-seventh time in my life I am contemplating buying bigger pants. Yup – I’ve outgrown my jeans yet again; my waistband overfloweth, my ample posterior has been amplified; my pants will stretcheth no further. I’ve been left to my own devices for months and that has […]
The Breakfast Club meets The Frisbee Dog
Chester and I have discovered that White Rock has a resident flock of Canada Geese – noisy honkers who seem to have moved to the beach front without invitation or consideration. These geese have a breakfast club which convenes at the white rock on the daily. We’ve noticed the gathering varies in size from day to […]
Party Poopers
The pilot project allowing dogs on the promenade is going well, according to the people walking the dogs. But as with most parties this one has a pooper (actually more than one pooper). These poopers are consumed with the parties doing the pooping and are kicking up a stink in the local newspaper and at […]
What the doodle
I like all types of dogs – I’m a confirmed dog lover, big ones, little ones, purebred or mutt, I love them all. I’ve enjoyed the company of a wide assortment of four-legged companions over the years but only recently have I had anything to do with doodles. I’m to understand that a doodle […]
Walking the walk
There seems to be a mixed reaction to the pilot project allowing leashed dogs to partake in a walk with their human on the White Rock promenade. The trial period started on Tuesday with much fanfare and local media to document the event – my thirteen year old Boston Terrier even scored five seconds of […]
Beach Culture
My dogs and I are now officially part of the regulars who frequent the beach walk — we have joined a coastal culture of people who hoof-it rain or shine. We don’t actually have a choice – the dog’s biffy is out the door, up the stairs and down the street. Although a bit inconvenient […]
Making memories – Apple Sauce Day 2019
Apple saucing has become a family tradition – every fall for as long as the apple tree in the backyard has produced apples the saucing has been a seasonal chore. Like raking leaves in October, picking apples in September is an event. For years the applesauce seemed to just appear, it wasn’t a big deal […]
Finding myself
“Are you the one with the frisbee dog?” She asked. I’d never been referred to as that one before – but I answered ‘yes’. The frisbee dog and I have become something of a sidewalk sensation in our new neighborhood – people point and smile at the clueless canine and he pads along, frisbee dangling […]
Waging war on the dreaded Drosophila melanogaster
A squadron of tiny black specs prepared for liftoff as I reached for the perfectly ripened peach in the fruit bowl this morning – thousands of kamikaze gnats in a collective protest took flight. The fruit flies have arrived. This time of year is one of fragrant harvests; cherries, pears and peaches; fruits coming to […]
The Face of Innocence
So I guess while Olive and I were road tripping across the province Chester was back at home making a poor impression. Ches has never complained about the accommodations at the kennel before, in fact the last time I dropped him off he was excited and never even said goodbye – nary a backwards glance […]