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Wordless Wednesday 2023 WK 30
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Wordless Wednesday 2023 WK 25
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Virgo SZN. Yay.
Yeah, I'm still here, slowly picking up the daily rhythm again of chores and routine and limping through the rest of what was not a great August. The squirrels are stealing the large tomatoes from my garden while they're still green. I have successfully harvested one meager large tomato and it's frustrating. I didn't want to build ceilinged cages around my plants but I might need to do that next year around the tomato bed. And the herbs are stunted and I think the stain I chose for the ...
What I’m listening to: Kellie’s Song
Kellie's Song by Cas Haley has been on regular rotation on Radio Margaritaville since it was released earlier this year and it just makes me feel good. We aren't sure how, but Murphy hurt his leg yesterday. He was hopping around on 3 legs for a bit, then started putting a little weight on it. He wasn't crying or whimpering and he let us move his leg and foot, so we ruled out going to the animal hospital. Today he's walking on it but you can tell it's still tender. The first vet appointment ...
State of the Wardrobe
My wardrobe has two distinctly different styles: WORK (biz casual, blazers, fancy sweaters, dresses, jeans), or SLOB (fleece, elastic, hoods). Now that I'm working from home until at least January I'm trying to upgrade SLOB to include comfortable clothing that looks good on camera. That black and white long sleeved tee on top is from Old Navy and is very soft while looking professional, especially if I add a necklace. The stripes are spaced widely enough so as to not be a menace on camera. ...
Two dozen dog toys
And Murphy goes wild over my empty yogurt containers. (yes I monitor it, yes I take it away when it starts to splinter, yes it's washed, yes I've had dogs a long time and have this part down, yes you know he eats rabbit poop and tries to chew on rocks on the regular, right?) ...
Ollie: please fence me in
Ollie, a very well-behaved dog from day 1, never needed a crate. We just had to make sure he was away from the litterboxes when we had them. Murphy was a crate puppy because that's what he was used to and he was -- as we all know -- pretty destructive. We still have a crate in the living room, and Ollie is completely intrigued by life on the inside. ...
Friday (Sunday?) 5: Korea Guidance
Firstly, check out this gloriousness: Embed from Getty Images Look at this! Getty Images lets you embed their work on your unprofitable blog now! Actually they started it in 2014 but it's news to me! Our US Curling boys brought home the gold. WM woke up in the middle of the night to watch. WM: Hey. I'm awake so I'm going down to watch curling. Me: mmffsnortdrool-YouEssAyy-slobber And then I watched the replay later. Curling is like bowling, billiards and skeeball ... on ice. How ...
Currently: Crossword puzzling
I loooooove crossword puzzles. I suuuuuuuck at crossword puzzles. A few months ago, I plunked down $40 ($40!) for the New York Times crossword app for my phone. It's a lot of dough, but that $40 ($40?!) gives me the NYT puzzle every day for a year, plus a bunch of puzzle packs and the ability to do past puzzles. If you're not familiar with the NYT puzzles, here is how they work: Monday: VERY easy. Tuesday: Easy. Wednesday: Medium difficulty. Thursday: Medium-hard difficulty. Friday: ...
CNN: The Canine News Network
Someone's feeling better! Even though his blood sugar rate was still in the 500s on Saturday and his insulin dosage has been upped to 5 units twice a day, Max perseveres. Yes, I downloaded iMovie onto my phone. No, this does not bode well for anybody. PS: Urine collection was no big deal. Thanks for the suggestions! Max is a leg-lifter and while he was intently focusing on the shrub he was aiming for (and missing, he's low to the ground and never makes his target), I slid a small container ...
Max's new routine
Max started out at 3 units of insulin every 12 hours. His first glucose test was 650. After 9 days of treatment it was 538, which is still high. (sad trombone) The doctors want to see him in the 200s, so now he's taking 4 units of insulin. Right now I'm accomplishing it the same way I did with Mickey. But having TWO dogs (one of whom is not diabetic but very jealous of any non-equitable treatment and also not very bright) makes it impossible to drop a tiny bowl of Rice Krispies on the ...
