This past week was good. We got some snow on Tuesday, not too much, just enough to make everything look brighter. We did shovel a few paths in the backyard for the pooches though but we didn't go crazy. That will come when we get a bigger dump of the white stuff. The snow is all packed down now and it makes for a nice clean backyard.
The temperatures have been cold though, I would guess colder than normal for this time of year, although today is quite nice and no wind. We went for a walk after lunch by the lake in Pointe-Claire and there were a few people sitting on the benches, soaking up the sun. The frozen mist off the lake on the trees made for beautiful scenery.
Last Friday, my Havanese friends and I attended a Havanese puppy party. A small litter was born seven weeks ago. We spent some time with the pups to help with socialization and played some games with them. I hadn't been near a puppy for quite some time so it was pure joy to be able to hold them. It was a fun few hours of puppy play combined with a wonderful lunch and great chats.
Slowly but surely, we are starting to think about Christmas. To get the ball rolling, we paid Santa a visit yesterday. It was Cooper & Spicy's first time meeting the big guy in the red suit. The proceeds of the event went to Animatch Dog Adpotion. We got a photo of our duo with Santa and a family pic as well. The photos will be sent to us early December. It was a fun time and there were lots and lots of doggies...all breeds with all kinds of temperaments. We had to wait in line 45 minutes and our two were extremely well behaved, no barking, very calm. We were very proud of them.
Today, we had another Christmas photo shoot, this one was private, done by Erika, a pet photographer that we have known for a few years. We went to her house and she took lots of pics of all of us. Can't wait to see them.
Carrying on with the holiday theme, I bought some boxwood sprigs for a holiday planter that we have near our front door. It looks good and should last well into March.
As I'm writing this blog, I am noticing my Christmas baking magazines on the coffee table, from previous years. I need to look through those and figure out what to bake this year. I will not bake nearly as much as in the previous years though...just enough to last a couple of weeks.
That's my blog for this week. The rest of the day will be spent relaxing and watching football (Go Pats Go). I might just take a peek at those cookie magazines. I have a cottage pie ready to go in the oven later. It's all good.
Have a great week everyone!
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| Russell, Cooper and Spicy on our walk by the lake. |
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| The winds and freezing temperatures make some pretty ice sculptures on the plants at the shoreline. |
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| Frozen in time....Lake St-Louis |
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| The shoreline encased in shimmering ice. |
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| Spicy and Cooper enjoying the first real snow of the year. |
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| Havanese puppy love... |
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| These puppies sure love to snuggle. |
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| Puppy socialization... |
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| It's all about exposure to new sights, sounds and textures. |
Russell you were looking dapper in your winter walking gear, and of course the pooches looked wonderful.
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