Girls!

Margie Moonshadow is newly delivered of a KaiBob…

Her cousin, Bright Star Capella, has presented with a more prickly baby…

False pregnancies are normal in intact girl dogs, but the symptoms vary. Mothering is typical. Changes in appetite is also a common symptom. Margie Moonshadow is normally a voracious eater but has turned picky. Capella is currently on a hunger strike.

This is an auntie to Margie and Capella — Miss Maddie from our F Litter, now 13 years, 8 months, 2 weeks, and 5 days old.

Age should always be celebrated — in people and in dogs. It is a gift. Those lines on our faces? Like ribbons on the present, evidence that we have been given the gift of life and love on this day.

Tomorrow is my birthday. I plan to take stock and celebrate — and eat Cronuts. Capella will definitely not be requesting a sample, given her current state of indisposition.

Have a Happy Monday!

Wild and Free(dom)

The recent issues posting on this blog are strangely illustrative of Life, and the way I tend to react when things do not make sense.

I observed but did not immediately react. Maybe this is just a strange thing that will go away, I mused. Maybe I am doing something different or wrong, I thought. Maybe everything will just magically get better — I do, after all, believe in Lucky Socks.

When Tincture of Time did not do the trick, I sought input from professionals to try and understand all the strangeness; they were also puzzled. The glitches were so unusual and strange.

And yes — I am talking about this blog and more. Tomorrow is a bit of an anniversary — my mind is in processing mode.

And yesterday I had a lovely drive for all that processing to spin in my mind. Capella and Pozy went with me to Stanley, Idaho — a drive of about four hours each way.

The river was a big hit with these two…

We did that little drive — not simply to provide time and space for all the processing to happen — but to pick up our houseguest.

Yes indeed, I was Driving Miss Daisy. She is visiting with us for the next three weeks or so while her family goes on a vacation.

In addition to Daisy, I was picking up bagels.

Rosebud cannot resist bags! No bagels were harmed.

Galen brought me fresh (and frozen — thanks John!) bagels from Freedom Bagel Bakery

John and his family, which includes Heidi Heidi from the H Moon Litter and Dallas Nova Jr. from the Bright Stars, have been working hard for well over a year to perfect bagels and open this business. I have been privy to this venture for some time and also have sampled test bagels.

O.M.B. (Oh My Bagel).

The bagels alone were worth driving eight hours. They are so amazing, and I am jealous of those of you in the Boise area — or I will be when I eat my way through my bagel stash in the freezer.

That will be a few weeks, however, as Daisy will be returned right about when I need a new supply — how perfect is that?!

Have a wild and free Sunday.

Are You There?

Buttercup (Wildflowers) is racking up the titles in Scentwork!

This post was first attempted on May 7 — I really am not ignoring all the great photos and updates I am receiving. We think the issue with the blog is my internet provider — it is not yet resolved but we are narrowing things down. In the meantime, let’s celebrate Buttercup and get ready for next week’s birthdays!