animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the dogs

A couple of weeks ago, Buster had a bunch of bumps removed from various parts of his body. He fared well with the surgery, but then appeared to have a small seizure two days after (which probably wasn’t related to the surgery, but still). Something like this happened to him …

weekend getaway

Brian and I decided a winter trip was in order, so we returned to The Storybook Cabin for a 3rd time. It’s a cozy little place, especially in the winter. Jake stayed home, but we took Buster and Esme. Buster fared better this trip than the last, but still is …

pupdate

Things are going really well with Esme. Buster seems to like her now (except when she’s trying to play and jumping on his head). Sylvia is still not having any of this (it probably doesn’t help that Esme chases her every time she sees her). Lizzy is too old to …

esmeralda

We got a puppy! On New Year’s Day, Jake started a discussion about getting a puppy and Brian was strangely responsive. So, I went over to petfinder.comĀ and we all fell in love with a puppy named Esmeralda, who was at the Pet Adoption League in Yukon, PA. Brian and I …

ten

Today is Buster’s 10th birthday! That’s a lot of barking. The old guy isn’t slowing down, though (ok, so he might sleep a little more than he used to). So, I guess this means we have two really old dogs (Lizzy turns 16 next month).