Text 37166, 181 rader
Skriven 2010-04-26 17:39:06 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Kommentar till text 37118 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Catching up...AGAIN! :) [1]
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Hi Ruth,
>> Right, most dogs are a bit afraid of thunder, etc. I'll never forget
>> how Toby and Priscilla would jump on the bed and get under the covers
>> with us when we'd get a bad storm :) So far, the puppies and the
>> kittens haven't seen a bad storm.
> Hope you had a sturdy bed with 2 dogs of that size!
Seems like it.. so far, it's holding at least (g)
>Laddie just takes
> off running away usually. If my parents catch on in time that a storm
> is brewing, they'll bring the dog inside, close the drapes and put some
> music on.
That's an excellent idea.
> He also has a tranquilizer they can give him if the above
> efforts aren't strong enough. If he takes off tho, my dad used to get
> into the car and try to track him down. I think that will be less of an
> option now.
I can understand that... Hopefully his running away days won't continue.
>> > Sounds a lot nicer (G) than the kitchen I've got here. Sounds more
>> like > a kitchen I'd love to have.
>> Same here. Though I do like this kitchen -now-.. after all the work
>> we've done in it. We're still not done though even though it's been 2
>> years since the picnic here. This summer I expect it will be finished
>> though, since Ron has plans to get help with some of it. And the
> I was wondering how the remodel job was coming. It was nice that you
> had enough work space for a bunch of crazy (!) cooks and kibbitz space
> for the eats. After Steve tried your KA mixer, he convinced me to get
> one. I think the difference is that Rachel (I tried and wasn't thrilled
> with hers the previous winter.) has a less powerful model and yours is
> the professional model. We got the latter; I am using it a lot more
> than any stand mixer I've ever had before it.
That's great - I love mine as well. But I've noticed that even this model
isn't as strong as the very first KA I had.. I had that one for over 25 years.
A gear broke on it, so it was retired. Like most things these days, they just
don't make them like they used to though. Already I've had the top metal band
(which you open to insert attachments) come right off :( I have to put it back
on and hope it stays when attachments are used. I've also had the bowl pop out
of the mixer stand :( That was when I was making whole wheat dough.. it's a
stiffer dough than say a cake batter and it shouldn't have done that! So now I
have to watch the machine carefully whenever I use it. I have a feeling that
particular chunk of dough might have stretched the metal clip that is used to
secure the bowl.. I really should send it in for service but I'm not sure if
that would be worth it moneywise..
>> died, but that's life. And come to think of it, it was pretty much
>> after the picnic when it all started for her - not that the picnic was
>> related to her being sick, it's just an indication of how long she'd
>> not been doing well.
> Sometimes it takes looking back to fully bring everything into full
> focus. As a kid, nobody ever suggested I had asthma but I was short of
> breath quite often and had several incidents that my parents termed
> "just a bad cold." After I was diagnosed with asthma, I realised that
> I'd had it since childhood and those "bad colds" were, in all
> likelyhood, bronchitis.
Most likely...
> But, we got to meet Priscilla at the picnic;
> she played the role of the grand dame to the hilt. (G)
haha yes she did.
>> > It would have been--but would you want to spit roast all your meats
>> on > it?
>> She also had a double wall oven so she wouldn't have had to use it if
>> she didn't want to. That was on the same wall, but more to the left.
> Not unless the power went out. (G) A double wall oven does sound nice.
Yes, being an electric double oven, it wouldn't have worked if the power went
out.
> I had a single wall oven in our quarters at Fort Hood, TX--they were
> former officer quarters--and really liked it. That was the place, that
> even tho it had 3 bedrooms, only had one bathroom. Since Steve had to
> get cleaned up from PT & get out the door for work at the same time the
> girls had to finish getting ready for school, he got the bathroom. I
> made sure there was a wash cloth, towel and their toothbrushes in the
> kitchen.
I can imagine the girls getting impatient otherwise :)
>> small > fortune in oranges, nuts, etc to stuff them too.
>> Most assuredly ... I remember getting lots of ribbon candy too.
> Our standards were an orange and a box of raisins. A small gift (roll of
> film or similar) was included, some years a candy bar was too.
We'd get a small gift like a card game, or something (small doll) and a box of
ribbon candy in ours .. that was great stuff.
>> Some > females have been decent, as have some of the males.
>> Oh yes, definitely.. we had a female named Sweetheart who was a great
>> mouser.. I at least always thought she was the best, until I saw our
>> later kitty named Fred, a male, and how he literally cleaned the
>> neighborhood rodent population :) You couldn't find a mouse or a
>> chipmunk for miles.. once in a while you'd see a little puff of a tail
>> lying around.. eeew. (g)
> In the later years, I think Simon was the best mouser. I don't remember
> which of the other ones was, but undoubtedly several were.
Fred was quite the hunter.. he actually killed a racoon once.. but he paid for
that fight.. poor kitty had to get his jaw wired, and had a tube in his lungs
for quite a while! He lived to a good old age though, and that racoon was
quite dead after the fight (g).
>> There are some beautiful animals in the various shelters and rescues..
> Sadly, yes. So many people don't realise how much of a responsibility
> having a pet entails. Or, they will get one that is completely unsuited
> for their life style. That cute little puppy can grow into a big dog
> that won't fit in a studio apatment. Or, a little dog will be too high
> strung to get along with little kids. Then they get put out for
> adoption, hopefully to a better home.
Yes, that's true. Over here the rescue takes it's time okaying the adoptions.
Some people balk at the time it takes, but it's a good idea. They want to make
sure the puppy you take isn't going to be returned to them.
>> I think these two will most likely be our 'last' ones.. it's a lot to
>> keep up with..
> When I was at home, my dad used to fuss about his older brother and the
> dogs he had. Dad didn't think, that, at his age, (some years older than
> my dad) he could take care of them properly. I'm seeing some of the
> same with my dad now. Having the pets does give him something to do for
> part of the day but it takes so much out of him, getting the food ready,
> etc. Mom has even more trouble so, much as I know they like having the
> cat & dog, I know they would be better off without them.
Sure, they can be hard to deal with when one gets to be very old... and if the
dog is also geriatric, it's even worse.
>> Yes, it would. It was a real surprise to me to read that the amish
>> people were some of those running those puppy mills in PA.. just
>> didn't expect it :(
> No, you just don't think of them as running a puppy mill.
Exactly.. I haven't been in the amish country-side in a while so I was very
surprised when I read about that.
>> I can just hear how those companies would deal with 'pre-existing
>> conditions' Lol
> I can just see those eyebrows raising now. Claimant has tendency to run
> away, unless tranquilized, during thunderstorms. Requesting
> reimbursment for tranquilizers. Yeah, right!
haha :) Or, Cat picked up pills and ran with them, need refill. (g)
>> And again today Leo was strutting around, and went up to the pups and
>> gave them a snoot :) It was funny :)
> I can just picture it! Leo sounds like he's trying to be alpha dog,
> even tho he's a cat. (G)
Yes, he does try it :)
Take care,
Janis
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