Friday, July 2, 2010

The mischief maker

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Maggie is a MinPin which means a miniature doberman pinscher. She's playful and never seems to have moods, unlike Patsy. She's always hungry and always up for a walk or a mock-scrap. Patsy tries to be the boss of the household and tries to grab all the attention and the cuddles for herself, and most times Maggie will concede the point, but this MinPin will fight for her food, make no mistake about it! She's also a great escape artist and always has to be watched or she'll run off when she's let outside to do her #1 or #2. If Patsy is the duchess, Maggie is the court jester.

Strong, brave and open-hearted - that's Maggie in a nutshell. Doesn't she have the nicest, liveliest eyes?

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Happy birthday, Canada!

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A quiet Canada day. It was wet and damp out, so we stayed in. It's my third Canada Day here, although only the first since I became a permanent resident.

We fed the chickens (or rather H did while I snapped away).

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Admired the flowers...

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and gave the dogs an airing...

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Happy 143rd, Canada!

More pictures here
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One year ago

Golden razzies

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Picked fresh from the back garden today by H. They were perfection - some still slightly tart, the way I like them.