Cooper & Spicy's Kingdom : Such a beautiful Fall day

Sunday 25 October 2020

Such a beautiful Fall day

Happy Sunday everyone, the last Sunday of October! It's hard to believe that my next blog will be in November. What a beautiful Fall we've had so far. Last week brought a few days of rain followed by a hot Summer day on Friday. It's cooler now but lots of sunshine on the way this week except for tomorrow.

Our week was good. During those few rainy days, we just took it easy. I must say that I really enjoy the odd rainy day. It forces me to just do nothing other than read a good book, watch an episode of something on Netflix and have some fun with the pooches in the basement. I typically do not nap in the afternoon but Russell usually does, rain or not, accompanied by Cooper & Spicy.

Russell had a physiotherapy appointment on Friday for his knee...not the new knee but the old one. Nothing mechanically wrong with it, looks like arthritis. He has a few stretches to do that should help. He doesn't expect to have physio treatments for too long, maybe a couple of weeks.

Cooper had his wellness exam on Saturday. Our vet thought he was in very good shape and is happy with his teeth. Thank you Russell for religiously brushing their teeth each and every day. We are repeating his liver enzyme blood work and should have the results in a few days. Some of his enzymes were high when he had blood work done in August so he's been taking liver supplements ever since. We are hopeful that the supplements will help reduce his enzyme levels.

Our awning is scheduled to be done week of November 2, weather permitting. It is a one day job. Once that is done, we will replace our deck railing with clear tempered-glass panels. All things being equal, this will also be done before Winter sets in. The company we chose to do the work is on standby, that's also a one day job.

Not much else is going on with us. Quebec has been in a semi-lockdown since October 1 and the number of cases has been stable or down for a few weeks. We will find out this week if the semi-lockdown measures will remain in place for another few weeks or not. It really makes no difference to us one way or another but we do feel for the businesses that are affected.

Russell continues to keep close tabs on places like Barbados and Italy, our two favorite places to visit. Maybe again one day. It's really hard to tell how some of these places will survive, economically. Time will tell.

That's my blog for today. Russell is watching football, with the cardboard cutout fans. The games are just as good. I made a pate chinois for dinner, a Quebec version of Shepherd's Pie. Yummy! Not much on the agenda for this coming week other than our little princess Spicy's birthday on Tuesday. She will be 10. We have pup-cakes and a fun filled day planned.

I leave you with some Fall photos that Russell took early this week. The leaves on most of those trees are now gone. I wish you all a great week. Stay safe and well!