Spike Goes to the Hospital

Today, when I picked up Spike, my Yorkshire Terrier, from the groomer, she showed me a mat of hair at Spike's neck. She said she could shave it off, but wanted me to see it because it looked like it was a wound that had been oozing and matted the hair. So I let her shave it off and we saw under it a round sore about the size of a nickel. It looked like a puncture wound at the center and was red and wet around it. So we stopped at the vet on the way home and he said he had to see if there was anything in there and then suture it. He said Spike's teeth needed cleaning, too, and he might lose some of them. The worst part, Spike had to stay overnight. Poor Spike. He's almost 16 now and it's a risk when old dogs, especially small old dogs, have to be given anesthesia. I'm feeling sad and worried for my sweet little dog.


Then, tonight, when I looked at my email, I saw one from my cousin Betty about her oldest and most loved Yorky, Daisy. Daisy passed on today. This is a very sad day.

Busy Wednesday

Fairly busy day today. I had a riding lesson around 11 a.m. Then my sister, Angie, came over so we could decorate the fused wine bottles I made for her to give away at the Titanium Rally in April. She and Gary have been working hard to make the rally a success. The fused wine bottles are going to be door prizes or something.

Meanwhile, Geno came over to help me with my Macs. I've been having difficulty getting to the network and the two Macs didn't see each other either. As he was leaving, Geno showed me his Segway. Pretty cool people mover.

Movie Tuesday

Now that was a good movie. Angie, Mom  & I saw The Lincoln Lawyer on Tuesday and we all enjoyed it. I especially liked it because I had read the book and thought that was really good, too. Michael Connelly is one of my favorite authors. I've read all his books and am particularly a fan of his Harriy Bosch series. The Lincoln Lawyer was not a Harry Bosch story, but I still think it's one of Connelly's best.

Lemon Artichoke Pesto Pasta Sauce

We had dinner at our house tonight with Mom, Angie and Gary. I fixed a new recipe: Lemon Artichoke Pesto Pasta Sauce, served over tiny squash-filled ravioli. They were cute. Gary had regular pasta with tomato sauce. Dennis made broccoli with a lemon-garlic sauce. I think we all enjoyed the meal. Mom brought dessert, Cassatelle, a chickpea-filled pastry traditionally made for St. Joseph's Day, which was yesterday. They were good, too!

Where are all the turkeys?

As the turkeys have become more familiar with the ranch, they have wandered further and further away and, recently, have not returned to the "nest" at night. We have been feeding them in a large round pen and putting them in at night. Last Thursday and Friday, our group shrank from 12 to eight. Three males and one female failed to show up for dinner. That left 8, one of them a female (my favorite, with curly toes). This morning the group of 8 were seen on La Posta Truck Trail, the road outside the ranch. They were marching along in a line, one after the other. Later, only one turkey showed up at the house. It was pitiful to hear him gobbling away, calling to his friends. By evening, three turkeys had shown up, with one joining up later. My curly toes was not among them. So sad. I miss her.

New Coat for Wildfire

Gary bought a car cover for Wildfire while he was in town this morning. Dennis and I put it on the car and cut a hole for the antenna. We used the provided antenna patch to reinforce the hole, but we didn't trust it would do the job so we applied our trusty duct tape.

Tonight we are having the family over for dinner. I found a recipe for Lemon Artichoke Pesto which we'll have over tiny ravioli filled with squash. I'll make the sauce and Dennis will cook a vegetable (broccoli or asparagus). That should be a good and healthy dinner.

Saturday, March 19

Dennis and I met some friends at the Descanso Junction restaurant for breakfast. Wildfire took us the 21 miles to the restaurant and 21 miles back, with Dennis driving. They did a great job. When we got back home, we sat for a few minutes in the car while we programmed the remote (located on the rearview mirror) for the front gate and Mom's house. Then we paired my iPhone to the car and entered some numbers in the Contact list so we can make handsfree calls. We started to watch the video that came with the car, but we both fell asleep. We'll try again later.