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Posts for February 2007
Racing the dogs
Many people have heard of the Iditarod dogsled race (”Alaska, where men are men and women win the Iditarod”), but the lesser-known Yukon Quest, from Whitehorse to Fairbanks, Alaska, is actually quite a bit tougher, because of the ...
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Cerenia, A Motion Sickness Pill for Dogs
Filed under: Business Whenever my wife and I go on a road trip, we try to take our dog. We believe he likes the change of scene, and it's fun to get to spend time with him, since we're usually at work ... Discussions:. BLOGGED! ...
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It turns out that I am further behind than I thoug...
At first, I was happy because that made them the newbies and the "you knew we had dogs when you moved in, so quit complaining" argument applied. Eighteen dogs barking and howling when I'm feeding them or loading them up for a run can ...
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Cheer up, Sunshine, it ain't all bad.
Not only that, but she decided to have a screaming fit after all the dogs were harnessed. I had to take the harnesses off the dogs, who were pretty disappointed and a little confused, while Jenn took Hunter into the house. ...
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The first taste of spring mushing
The sun rose in a nearly cloudless sky this morning and although it was on the mild side of below freezing, Jenn and I decided to take Hunter to her babysitter and then go run our dogs together. Something that we have done only one ...
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Video
After an inordinate amount of time spent in front of the computer monitor, I think I have managed to post some video of our dogs and us. Admittedly, the videos are of three winters ago when we were still living in the Whitehorse area, ...
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This is what happens...
Yes, the picture is a poor one; it is blurry and the background is a disaster, but that is a direct result of the circumstances: six dogs, at once, including two puppies, in the house. Even if they were calm pet dogs I think that most ...
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And away we go. Again.
We have just under 40 acres of land on which we house the dogs and, up until the past fall, two goats. We didn't have them for long. Just long enough for Hunter and Jenn to get attached to them and then one of my dogs (they are all 'my ...
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Finally, some snow
I am just in from running the dogs. Jenn took the truck to work, so I am not able to take them anywhere and so I had to run them from the property. Not too bad, I guess. We are finally getting some snow -- now that it is the end of ...
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Dogs, dogs and more dogs.
It has been a pretty dog-filled day today. This morning was bright and cold; temperatures were -32C, the sun was hardly up and already there were shadows sprawled across the snow. I boiled some water for the dogs chicken broth and went ...
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Dogs Eat Monkey?
In one of the IRIS centers that provide for orphans, once again, the monkey got out of its cage. ...
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More dogs working air, rail security
More bomb-sniffing dogs than ever are patrolling the nation's airports and rail stations, and more are likely on the way as the . ...
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SK: Koreans and Dogs
Family and Friends, Koreans love their pets. At Lotte Mart, the store sells rabbits, turtles, fish, hamsters, lizards, guinea pigs, mice, hedgehogs, etc. The focus on small...
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Did Van Gogh get his sleeve in the ink?!
I wonder how many people over the years have sat stabbing at a piece of paper with a bamboo pen trying to channel Van Gogh. If I ever make contact I'm going to ask him how he avoided getting his sleeve in the ink. ...
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Van Gogh inspired colour
I printed the scan of my original sketch for the Cloisters on a piece of very old 90lbs Canson Montval watercolour paper. I did a light wash of Cad Yellow and Cobalt Turquoise WN watercolours and then went to work with the watercolour ...
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The Ups and Downs with Van Gogh
Persimmon in the Olive Grove What's this? Two posts in one day! Too much coffee I think. Pressing on with Van Gogh, I bit off more than I could chew. This little Persimmon is one of my favourite trees - she is beautiful in every season. ...
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Palazzo Pretorio
The charcoal sketch above (26cm x 20cm) is from a photo I took a couple of days ago when we were walking the dogs in the late afternoon sun. The big building is Palazzo Pretorio (1412), which has been modified since medieval times. ...
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Cloistered with Van Gogh
This is the Cloister of the Church of San Francesco here in Castiglion Fiorentino. Rebuilt at the beginning of 1600, it has a Tuscan-style double loggia in a rectangular plan. I began this time with a pencil sketch which I inked over ...
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Have towel, will travel
No matter, a cute dog. Note how he travels with his own yellow towel to cover wherever he sits. Very correct. When I walked past later, the dog was still on the chair, but standing on his hind legs, his front feet on the table. ...
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What My Sweetheart Fed to Me
HWEM (He Who Encourages Me) also feeds me. He makes a scrumptious Lemon Tart. We won't mention the six whole eggs and nine egg yolks! For more lemon tarts and other amazing watercolour treats I love Paris Breakfasts. ...
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