Monthly Archives: March 2012
A long day worrying about Mr. Gavin
Posted by doggonedmysteries
Early yesterday morning I drove Gavin over to the Vet’s office. He was going in for X-rays and tests to see if he has stones in his kidneys or bladder. Of course I’d stayed up all night since that’s the only way I would’ve made it over to the office at eight in the morning.
I was so wired when I got home that I didn’t fall asleep until after ten-thirty. I barely remember The Curmudgeon coming into the room and telling me that he was going to drive over and get Gavin. That was somewhere around two in the afternoon. Yeah, I was that out of it.
The good news is, no stones. The bad news is, the vet has no idea what is going on with Gavin–why when he runs the urine tests there is blood showing. Something we’ll be puzzling over for a while I guess. Gavin shows no signs of being the least bit ill. We’ll keep an eye on him though.
You all have a good one!
Posted in Dog related
Tags: Author, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Doggoned, Dogs, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer, Writing
Flowers!
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I knew I had to get outside with the camera today before the crocus croaked. These are the first ones that have opened. If you look closely at the daffodils beside them, you’ll see buds! Won’t be long and they will be blooming too.
Posted in my garden
Tags: Author, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Doggoned, Gardening, Gardens, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
These days, I want a luxury hotel…
Posted by doggonedmysteries
I couldn’t tell you what year it was, but it was in the early 1960’s. We lived on Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage Alaska. Summers we went to King’s Lake and stayed at an old homestead cabin for a few weeks. We also spent another week or two at the church camp across the lake.
The homestead cabin had no running water except for what you could pump using the old hand pump. No toilets, you had to walk back to the outhouse and watch out for bears and other wild critters on the way. The stove, an old wood burner, made for some interesting meals.
When our paternal Grandfather came for a visit, I think he really enjoyed ‘roughing it’ at the lake. That’s him in the pictures.
Posted in Misc
Tags: Author, Bull Terriers, Disability, Doggoned, Family, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
Yay, flowers are starting!
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Posted in my garden
Tags: Author, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Doggoned, Gardening, Gardens, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer, Writing
Stranger than fiction?
Posted by doggonedmysteries
The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense. ~Tom Clancy~
Reality is often a strange place to live. I’ve heard true stories and seen things that I wouldn’t dare put in my fiction writing because no one would believe it.
The way my mind works, I have to bounce things off The Curmudgeon to see if he thinks it is believable. He makes for a great technical adviser but sometimes his imagination is a tad lacking and I have to ask others their opinions.
Having a wild imagination isn’t always good for a writer. Fiction that doesn’t sound real enough will put off a reader faster than a skunk’s butt backing up to him/her. It has to be believable enough to suspend disbelief.
Thus, even real situations that sound too fantastic to believe will lose readers. They must always make sense if only in terms of making sense for the story.
When the new MP3 player arrives…
Posted by doggonedmysteries
The Sansa Clip gets the sledge-hammer. I’m not playing with it any more. I have done everything possible and nothing has worked. Even with a new card in it I couldn’t get it to accept any music. I think the people at the support desk were taking bets on how many times I’d call before I killed it.
I ordered another MP3 player. I hope my new Coby MP3 player does everything it claims to do.
You know how my luck runs when it comes to electronics, it’s pure unadulterated CRAP.
According to the tracking, my Coby arrives Tuesday. Minutes after I open the package, My Sansa Clip will meet HAMMER TIME!
You all have a good one.
Posted in #*%$!! Electronics!
Tags: Author, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Doggoned, Multiple Sclerosis, My electronics hate me, Sansa Clip, Writer, Writing
Picture day because I’m lazy
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Tags: Author, Bones, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Doggoned, Dogs, Multiple Sclerosis, Rescue Dogs, Writer
















