Hello May!

Happy Sunday everyone! It's a cloudy and gloomy morning. Rain is on the way and it's a tad cool. Not sure if we will sit on the deck this afternoon. We did every day last week, it's been nice to reconnect with the outdoors that way.

Yesterday, Russell cleaned the glass panels of our deck....ready for fresh sets of nose prints. Once again, we will share our lives with two wonderful Havanese boys, coming home around mid-July.  They are both in the midst of doing their championship. We attended one show last Sunday, a few more in the next few months. Russell and I are over the moon happy and our hearts are full of love for these two munchkins. More about that in the weeks to come. 

Until then, we are getting ready for this new adventure. We also have a few getaways planned, all in our beautiful province.  This past week brought many Facebook memories of our trip to Rome and Sorrento in 2023. It was a wonderful and memorable vacation, one that we plan to replicate. What better way than to do it for Russell's 70th birthday next year. As we reflect on last year's trip, we also thank our lucky stars that we returned from that trip on the day that we did. That is when our Cooper went into congestive heart failure. The next day brought an emergency visit to our vet and the rest is history. Our prompt actions gave us nine more months with our Coop 💗 

We got our new Palisade last Tuesday. Nothing beats the smell of a new car. It drives really nicely. 

On Thursday, I had lunch with Lise and Diane, friends and former co-workers. It was truly nice to get together and it was long overdue. Friday brought another lunch out with Pauline and Errol. It was fun to catch up. 

That's my blog for today. I leave you with a few memorable photos from Italy and throwback photos of our Cooper and Spicy. Have a great week everyone! 

The Church of Santissima Trinita
dei Monti sits proudly at the top of 
the Spanish Steps which were adorned
with a spectacular annual display of 
azaleas.

The Pantheon is majestic at anytime of day
and here with evening flood lights.

Russell in a quiet moment of reflection and 
people watching at Fauno Bar,  Piazza Tasso,
Sorrento.

The view of the swimming pier from our room
at Hotel Bellevue Syrene. 

Marina Grande and the wonderful coast of 
Sorrento.

2024 Palisade, thank you Emin 
Domi and West Island Hyundai.

Lovely lunch with the ladies.

Deck time was always a good time 
for these two besties - May 20, 2022.

Spicy catching a quick sniff of Cooper as he 
carries his chew - July 6, 2023.