animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

8 lives

Last week, I had to go to the bank in downtown Johnstown after work. I was behind a bus, which ended up being a good thing. The bus stopped at the railroad tracks, as buses are wont to do, so I had to come to a complete stop as well. …

dog vs. porcupine

Guess who won? Ultimately, the veterinarian’s office, but it’s safe to say the porcupine beat out the dog in that contest. Brian took Buster on a hike yesterday. Buster found a new friend in the woods and got a face full of porcupine quills for his trouble. Brian was able …

the cat

Sylvia made her umpteenth trip to the vet yesterday for yet another ear infection. Despite being previously cleared for polyps, that subject came up again (evidently there could potentially be one in there that is not visible with the scope, though how likely this is, I don’t know). So, she’s …

double trouble

When we got Sylvia, she had an ear infection. After two courses of the prescribed ear drops, she was still having ear troubles, so I took her to the vet this morning to have it checked out again. This time, she was prescribed a stronger ear medication and was put …

hillary

Sylvia the cat earned herself a new nickname today, Hillary. She has a penchant for walking all over my keyboard when I leave the room. Today, when she did that, she deleted all of the emails from my inbox. Of course, they just went to my trash folder, so it’s …