Vancouver harbour

Dog pile

I love how Dexter is sitting on top of Woody.

Word of the day

Misandry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Christmas is over

We had a nice visit with my in-laws over Christmas.  We went up-island the afternoon of Christmas Eve.  I think I easily gained back all of the weight I managed to lose over the past few months in one day. Oh well. We came back home on Boxing Day; our niece caught a lift back to Victoria and the dogs were more than happy to snuggle up with her while she napped.

We're off to Raincouver on Sunday for New Year's.  S has booked us flights over on the floatplane, and has also rented a king size suite at a hotel in the West End for the two nights we'll be there.  I'm gonna feel like a rock star. ;-)

'Tis the season

It's been a busy past month at work as we gear up for the event in May.  I have to constantly remind myself to take deep breathes and to relax - need to keep the stress under control.  It's only necessary for my mental health but also for physical health; the CPPS has been flaring up because of everything that is going on.

And then there's Silly Season to contend with.  Mad, harried shopping expeditions are necessary over the next two days.  This weekend we are hosting our annual Xmas dinner, which I am looking forward to.  We head to Gabriola Island on Monday and back home on Boxing Day.

New Year's will find us in Vancouver.  As part of my Xmas present, Stephen has booked us a nice suite in a hotel in the west end.  The venue we are getting our party on at is only a few blocks away, which alleviates that early morning angst of trying to catch a cab.

That's it for now.  Remember when you are out and about, be considerate and pleasant to everyone you come in contact with.  This is the time of joy and the anticipation of the return of the light (solstice)!

Caw!

Corvids: The Birds Who Think Like Humans

Death by cute

Watch This Awesome Dog Driving a Car Through San Francisco—Then Adopt One This Holiday

The gif at the end of the article will make you smile. ;-)

Back to this

Well, it's time to light this blog up again. Yay for an Android app for Blogger that will make it a little easier.  Here's a pet snuggle picture to get things started. :-)