Don't know where he is, but Eggs Benedict on the counter with fresh fruit salad and sticky cinnamon rolls. Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate on the cart.
That should hold people for a bit.
Getting colder here now, too, Sue. But the colors are gorgeous. Red maples, gold birches, the eucalyptus and Colorado spruce always blue, the asters are fading but the mums are still strong with their bronzes and yellows and deep purples and whites. Still some cosmos going strong. Pansies in and looking pert. Fringe plants have some blossoms and the dahlias haven't given up yet. The miniature pyracantha around the rose garden is showing off bright red berries and the roses are still in full bloom. Begonias and fuschias going strong still. So the yard is actually incredible right now.
Was talking to a dog breeder yesterday and found out something interesting. If you have a big dog breed puppy, do NOT give it puppy chow. Too much protein and this leads directly to the hip dysplasia and arthritis we are seeing in King, our big Shepherd/Lab mix. At only 6 years old he is already limping with severe arthritis and my heart is breaking! We have him on medication but he will not have a lot longer with us, I know. I can't ask him to live in increasing pain. He is already having a hard time getting up from a lying down position!
I never thought about that! I never realized what all that protein could do to those young growth plates. They need to grow a little more slowly. I love that dog so much, and, in a sense, I was the one who did this to him. And there's no way back....
I know when we take in the old lady horses who are having problems or have been abused or neglected that we will have deaths. We keep them and make them comfortable and loved for as long as possible. We expect the eventual deaths. I did not expect it with King. It was just yesterday I fell in love with this adorable pup and brought him home. He was the one who refused to be crate trained because he HAD to be with me, sleeping on my feet if possible. When he thought I was asking something of him, he would look at me and wrinkle up his forehead in deep thought! Even today, if I drop something and ask him to pick it up for me, he is happy to do so. It's a service he taught himself, and I have appreciated it deeply.
Not much else to say. It's truly gorgeous outside and the Bible study here last night was wonderful and Chris is behaving and the other animals are fine and the bills are paid....
....but my heart is leaking a little....