Dogs dictate much of what I accomplish in a day. I can run errands for exactly as long as it takes the smallest canine bladder in my house to reach capacity. I can cook efficiently only if the shepherd/collie mix doesn’t nap in front of a kitchen cabinet or the oven. I can chop onions…
Tag: Siberian Husky
Siberian Huskies and Moscow Mules
This is Kai last week, the day after a veterinarian administered the husky’s first heartworm treatment. The medicine is a brutal, arsenical compound injected deep into a muscle in the lower back. It kills the parasite worms, which is great, but it also causes lesions within a dog’s pulmonary arteries, which is terrible. Heartworm treatment…
Apple Butter
I didn’t go to the Hillcrest Farmers’ Market this morning with the intention of buying apples to make apple butter. I was actually on a futile hunt for the elusive kouign amann pastry made by Mylo Coffee Company. (They sold out long before I got there.) But a trip to a farmers’ market, even in…
A Walk with Kai (or, How a Siberian Husky Depantsed Me in Front of the Plate Glass Windows at McDonald’s)
Like most bad ideas, this one seemed reasonable at first. Kai, a young, rambunctious husky, needed his daily walk. I, a middle-aged, sedentary human, needed to walk him, but I also needed some motivation. Frankly, an hour spent being catapulted between every mailbox, street sign, and hydrant in the neighborhood isn’t as much fun as…
Raves and Faves 11
Happy endings. Here’s my daughter’s dog, Kai. We’re on our first walk together. It might be his first walk ever, since he’s a Siberian Husky shelter rescue with a dicey prior life. We started off well, albeit a little fast, and I felt confident enough to take a picture. Then I put my phone back…
Raves and Faves 9
The weirdly wonderful world of a blooming hens-and-chicks plant. I started with two, gifts from my daughters after my mother died. Five years later, the offspring are filling the pot, the original succulents sending up shoots crowned with constellations of blooms. ♦ ♦ ♦ A Nathan’s Famous hot dog with chips for lunch, with an audience. ♦ ♦ ♦…
Cookbook Wall 