We're just above freezing this morning in Brighton, but hope to reach 55 this afternoon. I've taken Nikki and Kohlbi out for their morning run and they've had breakfast; I also fed all of the kits. Charlie is in bed with Kelly, and Honeybun is curled up on the pillow in my room. Last night and Thursday night Kelly and I watched all 11 episodes of the BBC production of Jane Eyre - Mike doesn't like period romances, so we ladies enjoyed it. Mike is due home tonight, and we'll watch Alice's Restaurant together before bed. I'll return home Sunday morning to my kits. I had a terrible headache yesterday and did not walk Rosie and Remy; instead, I took my migraine medicine and sprawled on my own bed with both Lovey and Banichi lying on top of me. Then I returned to Brighton and took Kelly to the PetSmart, where we chose a collar and tag for Honeybun, picked up Charlie's dog food, and got two large beef leg bones for Nikki and Kohlbi to chew on. Kelly had to take a steroid shot for her MS last night, and if she feels up to it today, we'll go shopping at King Soopers and Wal-Mart.
I re-read Crocodile on the Sandbank during the past few days, and am now reading another Lillian Stewart Carl book, this one titled Garden of Thorns. I must say that Ms. Carl writes (or should I say "crafts?") her tales so well that I never want to put them down for any reason. I now know that whenever I start anything that Lillian Stewart Carl or Carolyn Haines has published that I will resent any type of interruption of my reading time. Both of these ladies are tremendously talented writers and I encourage all of my friends to read their works. I shall have to visit the library on Sunday or Monday to replenish my stack of books to read - at least I own all of Ms. Carl's and Ms. Haines' books, and can read them at will.
As soon as I reconnect my computer, I can start doing genealogy research again. I've found a website in Sweden that will hopefully allow me to find more information on my great-grandparents and Pop-pop's brother Ben. And I need to post more of the Devine family tree... which reminds me: I have a new grand-daughter!! (OK, if you want to be technical, step grand-daughter.) Her name is Kennedy Grace Devine; she arrived on January 9 at 9:08 p.m. and weighed 8 pounds and 8 ounces. With both of her parents' good looks, she is an absolutely gorgeous little girl! And, with two Irish names, as well as that of my grandmother, you can bet that she'll be a proud Irish-American!! I wish her and her parents all the love, luck and laughter that may be found on this earth.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Critters
Chippy, the chipmunk, loves peanuts
A North American Ruddy Duck
Part of a herd of feral horses in Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Mike's Birthday
Honeybun snuck into my bedroom again last night, as I awoke to find her on the foot of the bed this morning. Kelly had a pretty good day yesterday, and we watched Misty on DVD last night and told each other our life stories - with a break every hour for me to take the dogs downstairs and out. Shadow, the black long-hair cat, just swiped at Natasha and caused her to hiss, which made me jump. And Abby, the orange tabby female, is now sitting between them - she's the self appointed referee in any cat spat. Charlie has gone back to bed with Kelly, Nikki is asleep on the sofa, and Kohlbi is passed out on his doggie bed, while Boris is manning the window sill in case we come under attack. Later today, I'll pick the poop out of the dog pen, and there's a crock pot in the garage with something growing in it (Kelly says it's been there for months) - I'm going to hose it down before I actually wash it.
My kits were very excited and happy to see me yesterday - I loved them and fed them, and while they were out playing in the backyard, I scooped all potty boxes. I also put out more peanuts for Gimpy and his crew. Today is my nephew Mike's 29th birthday, so while I was walking Rosie and Remy yesterday, we wandered by the video/DVD shop where Mike is the assistant manager (besides owning half of his own tattoo business). The Rs were welcomed inside, and Mike hugged me several times before and after I handed over his card. He's a good young man. The Rs got to meet several new dogs and make friends yesterday, besides the people they greeted at Mike's shop. We walked for 58 minutes on our tour - with me walking as fast as I could behind those two red power-houses. They never barked or lunged while walking, and they sat and waited beautifully. They really are super Irish Setters.
I'll head back to Boulder again tomorrow morning, to take care of my kits and walk the Rs. Then I'll return to Brighton and care for the menagerie here. Kelly wants to watch either Jane Eyre, the BBC series, or Alice's Restaurant later this afternoon or evening. I'll be happy to watch either and/or both... as you know, I can't resist Timothy Dalton... Mike is due home from St. Louis via DIA around 10 p.m. on Saturday, so I'll be going home to my kits some time on Sunday. I hope it's the morning, so I can laze about with the kits most of the day before going out Monday morning to walk the Rs again... Lovey and Banichi are missing me, as I am them.
My kits were very excited and happy to see me yesterday - I loved them and fed them, and while they were out playing in the backyard, I scooped all potty boxes. I also put out more peanuts for Gimpy and his crew. Today is my nephew Mike's 29th birthday, so while I was walking Rosie and Remy yesterday, we wandered by the video/DVD shop where Mike is the assistant manager (besides owning half of his own tattoo business). The Rs were welcomed inside, and Mike hugged me several times before and after I handed over his card. He's a good young man. The Rs got to meet several new dogs and make friends yesterday, besides the people they greeted at Mike's shop. We walked for 58 minutes on our tour - with me walking as fast as I could behind those two red power-houses. They never barked or lunged while walking, and they sat and waited beautifully. They really are super Irish Setters.
I'll head back to Boulder again tomorrow morning, to take care of my kits and walk the Rs. Then I'll return to Brighton and care for the menagerie here. Kelly wants to watch either Jane Eyre, the BBC series, or Alice's Restaurant later this afternoon or evening. I'll be happy to watch either and/or both... as you know, I can't resist Timothy Dalton... Mike is due home from St. Louis via DIA around 10 p.m. on Saturday, so I'll be going home to my kits some time on Sunday. I hope it's the morning, so I can laze about with the kits most of the day before going out Monday morning to walk the Rs again... Lovey and Banichi are missing me, as I am them.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tres Perros
Mason, a beautiful German Short-haired Pointer
Lance, a cute Toy Poodle
Kitti, the Samoyed
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I am currently taking care of the above dog breeds, but not the dogs in the photos. I did, however, choose these specific photos because they resemble Nikki, Charlie, and Kohlbi.
Back in Brighton, Reprise
I will be heading in to Boulder in a few minutes to visit my kits, walk the Rs and pay my rent. I also have to visit the library, as I have books due. Honeybun snuck into my bedroom last night without my knowledge and I awoke this morning to find her curled up next to me and purring. After dressing, I took her down to the basement where all the cat food bowls and litter boxes are. Someone is growling on the stairs right now, but I don't know which of the five cats it is. I did get to see NCIS last night, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I finished James Rollins' Altar of Eden yesterday, and started re-reading Crocodile on the Sandbank, the first Amelia Peabody adventure. I also made a large pot of bean and ham soup - Anasazi, Great Northern, and Pinto beans, diced ham, and in the last hour, corn and green beans, too - which Kelly and I devoured. Mike won't be returning from St. Louis until late Saturday night, so I won't get back to my own bed and Lovey and Banichi until Sunday...
I spent most of yesterday assisting Kelly and Mary (the twice a month housekeeper) clean the house and generally tidy up. Nikki, the German Short-haired Pointer, occasionally has bladder problems due to emergency surgery to remove a foreign object from her intestinal tract, and she drenched the master bed yesterday morning - so a lot of the time went into cleaning, mopping, sanitizing, and deodorizing the king sized bed and surrounding area, plus washing all the blankets and bed clothes. And it took all three of us to man-handle that double-thick king-sized mattress!
March, usually the month with the most snow fall in Colorado, has arrived deceptively nicely. The temperatures in the daytime are in the mid-50s and in the mid-20s at night. The sun is a frequent companion. Which makes me wonder what Mother Nature is up to... Are we going to get a horrendous blizzard later in the month? Or will El Nino keep us warm in March and then deliver a knock-out punch in early April? I certainly don't know which will occur.
Cheerio, my friends, and have a good day!
I spent most of yesterday assisting Kelly and Mary (the twice a month housekeeper) clean the house and generally tidy up. Nikki, the German Short-haired Pointer, occasionally has bladder problems due to emergency surgery to remove a foreign object from her intestinal tract, and she drenched the master bed yesterday morning - so a lot of the time went into cleaning, mopping, sanitizing, and deodorizing the king sized bed and surrounding area, plus washing all the blankets and bed clothes. And it took all three of us to man-handle that double-thick king-sized mattress!
March, usually the month with the most snow fall in Colorado, has arrived deceptively nicely. The temperatures in the daytime are in the mid-50s and in the mid-20s at night. The sun is a frequent companion. Which makes me wonder what Mother Nature is up to... Are we going to get a horrendous blizzard later in the month? Or will El Nino keep us warm in March and then deliver a knock-out punch in early April? I certainly don't know which will occur.
Cheerio, my friends, and have a good day!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Finally... Photos Again!
The train from Dar to Mbeya in Tanzania
Sunset at Point Lobos, Carmel, California
A pileated woodpecker - April 2009
Back in Brighton
I'm back in Brighton with the Prewitt menagerie - 5 cats and 3 dogs. Just before taking me home on Friday, Mike's boss called and is sending him back to St. Louis today and he'll be there through Saturday. Currently, other than the cats, I'm the only one up; Mike, Kelly, and the dogs are still in bed. I need to get the keys to either the Prius or van from Mike so I can get back to Boulder and take care of my kits, as well as walk Rosie and Remy.
I walked the Rs on Friday afternoon - we walked north on 19th, west on Sumac to Broadway, south on Broadway to Quince, east on Broadway to 19th, south on 19th to Poplar, took the bike path into Githens Acres, and then around Emerald, Agate and Ruby to Topaz to visit Suki and Boo. After 30 minutes of free-time play in the backyard, we walked down Topaz to Garnet and then to the house on Riverside. Remy was glad to go home, but Rosie still wanted to stay out and play.
My kits stuck to me like glue when I returned from walking the Irish kids. Either Lovey or Banichi was perched on my chest, while the other child was attached to a hip or along my side. When they saw me put the alarm clock and my meds into my overnight bag yesterday afternoon, they knew I was leaving again and stayed plastered to me, crying whenever I had to get up and move. They know how to upset Mommy. Gimpy had his crew there Sunday morning, and they demolished the pile of unsalted peanuts; later in the afternoon, one of the local raccoons came by and finished them off.
I have my PC back at home now, but need to reconnect it. And I'll be here in Brighton through Saturday, so I won't really be home and be able to use it. Here's to a Saturday homecoming and time with my kits before I head over to Alexy's!! It's again snowing here (and I will not slide the car off the driveway)... there are rabbit and fox tracks all over the yard... and I miss my Banichi and Leofgifu already. Have a good week!!
I walked the Rs on Friday afternoon - we walked north on 19th, west on Sumac to Broadway, south on Broadway to Quince, east on Broadway to 19th, south on 19th to Poplar, took the bike path into Githens Acres, and then around Emerald, Agate and Ruby to Topaz to visit Suki and Boo. After 30 minutes of free-time play in the backyard, we walked down Topaz to Garnet and then to the house on Riverside. Remy was glad to go home, but Rosie still wanted to stay out and play.
My kits stuck to me like glue when I returned from walking the Irish kids. Either Lovey or Banichi was perched on my chest, while the other child was attached to a hip or along my side. When they saw me put the alarm clock and my meds into my overnight bag yesterday afternoon, they knew I was leaving again and stayed plastered to me, crying whenever I had to get up and move. They know how to upset Mommy. Gimpy had his crew there Sunday morning, and they demolished the pile of unsalted peanuts; later in the afternoon, one of the local raccoons came by and finished them off.
I have my PC back at home now, but need to reconnect it. And I'll be here in Brighton through Saturday, so I won't really be home and be able to use it. Here's to a Saturday homecoming and time with my kits before I head over to Alexy's!! It's again snowing here (and I will not slide the car off the driveway)... there are rabbit and fox tracks all over the yard... and I miss my Banichi and Leofgifu already. Have a good week!!
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