Drafting Harness arrival!

Torque's cart hauling (aka drafting) harness arrived!! Doesn't it look good! He actually doesn't mind it at all which it great, and I'm hoping to do some more training this winter.

RIP Vinny

Poor Vinny the Mafia Dog was killed last night by coyotes in his own backyard. Poor buddy. Julia is heartbroken, and the whole this is terrible. They found him not far from the yard this morning with half his body torn off, it was horrible. Please keep her in mind as losing a pet is always hard especially so traumatically. Vinny was a special little guy, and we all loved him.

I Think It's Called Personal Growth

I've decided that boredom is bad, and it's only going to get worse with the weather turning cold. Therefore, I am going to take up some new pursuits. Not that I am under any illusion that I may not stick with them for very long, but perhaps I can convince some other lonely soul to accompany me! ;-)

I'm going to start learning Latin! Woot! Eventually I'll tackle some other languages, but I think it would be fun to have an old school foundation, and frankly Spanish has me bored. I'm also going to learn to Knit. Why knit you ask? Well, it was 50/50 between knitting and crocheting, and knitting is easier to spell. I'm very logical as I'm sure you've noticed. The Library system is a wealth of information!

I'm already working on my yoga, fencing, and literary education by continuing to read through the Harvard Classics. Eventually I'd love to start piano lessons back, and take some more painting classes. Oils this time I think...I mean what's a girl to do stuck in a house trying to save money?

So you see, if I'm going to be a hermit at least I'm going to know a lot! Then maybe one day I'll put that knowledge to good use by harassing SFL.

We're not in summer any more Toto!

I woke up this morning to a breezy, rainy, 40-45 degree morning. Brrrrrr!!

So, updates!

Hand. Feeling better, but not completely healed. It stinks.

Last night we had our first Level 1 obedience class for this session, and I'm teaching it. Scary! It was fun though, and next week they bring their dogs for the real work to begin. It's always mayhem. I feel like a teacher when I was sitting drinking my coffee this morning looking over their homework hehe.

I haven't been doing yoga or zumba between my shoulder and hand, it's sad times!

More updates to come! Hope your mid week hump is going well ;-)

Poor Hand

Thursday I got a nasty hit to the hand in Fencing class. I actually thought I broke my hand when Friday I tried to work and was miserable. I could hardly put gloves on, and writing - my handwriting turned even scarier!

Fortunately, when I went Saturday to get xrays I found that there was no break. I think it's mainly just a bad bone bruise with some tendon and ligament soreness. I get to wear a fun little hand brace, and every day it's feeling a bit better. I'm hoping by the end of the week to be fully healed.

If only my shoulder felt the same. Good grief - I'm a mess! I'd like to have a week free of injury thank you.

Being off work for my hand has felt weird. Not that I've done anything but putts around the house, but it feels like it should be Tuesday or something. I'm not use to the extra days off!!!

Pinterest

If you enjoyed StumbleUpon, you'll love Pinterest too. It's a bit like a cross between StumbleUpon and Facebook - sort of.

It's a place where people make virtual pin-boards of interests to share. Everything from a collection of ideas for a wedding, to craft and recipe ideas. It's fun, and different!

Check it out on a rainy day!

We have a mouse.

6:00am

I step into the garage to grab a scoopful of food for the dog and cat.

6:01am

A mouse runs out from the food bags and brushes my toe.

6:01:30am

I'm awake now.

Conclusion:

I was not cognisant enough to react appropriately. Then I spent the next 30minutes deciding what I should do about the mouse. I don't want to foster the bubonic plague.

Suction cups?

So...I'm experimenting with my cats. Hey, they were the ones that felt left out and wanted a new toy! I saw this at Bed Bath and Beyond today, and had to try it out. I think they are going to like it!

Two Hand Gack is checking the weight limits. I don't think he topped the 50lb maximum

Torque didn't know what to think of the cats on this thing!

Even Polly gave it a try, hey! You can see the birds better from up here!!

Fall is Hiking Weather!

Today I decided to skip Zumba, and hit up a nice little wooded trail close to the house. It's about a mile I think, paved, and no crazy hills just a nice relaxing walk in the brisk morning. I put Torque's pack on, and for the first time added some water bottles to it. I was going for 1.5lb per side for a total of 3lbs carrying. Eventually we'll get to around 30lbs, if I feel like hiking that much hehe. I hope that you're enjoying the nice Fall days before Winter arrives!!