Showing posts with label grooming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grooming. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

He is so handsome!

 Arizona is still in a heat advisory and the local electric company wants everyone to conserve by turning up the AC, not to use washers/dryers and things like pool filters until after 9pm. Mind you, the temps have been record setting and remain around 115 daily and 90 overnight. APS also is saying they may have to do rotating outages which will last around 1/2 hour and there will be no prior notice. I speak from experience when I say going without AC even a short time is difficult in these temps. When Dennis was in hospital and suppose to return home, that weekend the AC quit. The triple digits during the day and the temp in this house was around 97 at nighttime and stifling. Complaining finished. 

Murphy has a new groomer, Mary who did a perfect trim upon our specifications. Isn't he looking good! He is trimmed short and feels like velvet. I thought I would show you how Murphy "hides"... when he has something he should not have.

Look at that butt. He thinks we do not see him. Other hiding places are  under the ottoman, along side the chair in my room or under my bed which he does disappear. Once under the sofa, he really has to pull himself out...just fits. He is our delight. 

Baked a banana bread yesterday...almost gone. It is such a pleasure to have someone (The Brother Alan) who enjoys cakes and Pizzelles and scones etc. Lisa does also! 

I hope everyone is healthy and safe. I know many do not wear masks...we do. I know that many do not care about social distance...we do. We are doing our best to remain healthy. Glad you could stop by to visit. Thank you for your kind words and for your friendship.

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

So Dapper

The last few days have slipped away. The weather has been nice and today is expected to be even better. I made a grooming appointment for Murphy.. Scruffy no more.
What do you think?  He has a modified Schnauzer  cut for now. Until he is no longer interested in excavating the garden, keeping minimal fluff on him  will be easier to keep clean.  Being his first grooming visit, we did not know how he would behave...
His "paw-gress" report was good! He was very happy for us to pick him up and happy to return home. He is just a lovely velvet to touch sleek body now.
Just look at this bunch of 10, yes, 10 tomatoes! There are more on the other branch! We are patiently waiting to enjoy them. The rest of the kitchen garden is doing well. The parsley and chives are being used almost daily. The mint and oregano is also growing nicely. This area will be fenced in to keep you know who out.
Alan and Lisa are both off work today and tomorrow when they will be going to the Barrett Jackson Car auction, I will be going to the dentist! We now have need a calendar to keep track of who is where. We are doing well as a family... a fun home especially with Murphy to keep us busy. Soon I hope to work on my quilted runner. Probably tomorrow I will be able to sit at the sewing machine.
So nice to have a chat with you today... any day. Thank you for the kind words and for the friendship.