I said good-bye to Riley today.  He was a Dalmatian of 13 years and a great canine companion.  Riley came to us a lost soul, one who had suffered much abuse at the hand of his previous owner.  A “free to a good home” gem that I miss very much.

My first memory of Riley is of him peeking out from under a dresser or wall unit in the living room of the people who gave him to us.  They were an interim stop on his journey to our home and our hearts.  He had been abused so badly that it took over six weeks until he would allow me to pet his head.  If I made any quick movements, he would flee the room and look at me suspiciously from the doorway.

Over time, though, I gained his trust and he began to look forward to seeing me come through the front door.  He adopted us as his family as we adopted him into ours.  We adopted his sister, Patches, a short time later and together they became inseparable.   Sharing in the loot if we left a bag of goodies within reach, howling in unison whenever one our kids cried, and acting as a loyal pair of guards defending the house whenever we were out.  Riley was very playful and liked to “break-dance” on his back when he had an itch.  He and Patches would play tag in the backyard and through the house, running full out only to stop and turn on a dime at the corner. 

Riley and Patches were constant companions for us, travelling with us whenever it was possible but staying home under the watchful eye of my parents when they couldn’t make the trip.  Our last trip with Riley was to a cottage on Lake Erie last August.  Riley loved that trip and seemed rejuvenated by the vacation.

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Last night he couldn’t eat his dinner and was very unsettled for awhile before finally settling down for the night.  He seemed in good spirits this morning although he seemed a little more unsteady on his feet.  My wife and I had agreed that if he didn’t improve through the day we would take him to the vet this afternoon. 

Riley left us today, shortly after noon, passing away quietly in his sleep.

Rest in peace Riley we all miss you terribly.

My Oldsmobile Intrigue is nearing the end of its days.  It is a ’98, I bought it brand new, and if I could do it again, I would love to buy that car again.  It was a great buy for the price and I admit that I got a little spoiled by driving that car.  It never caused me any huge problems except for an electrical problem that was fixed under warranty.

Now, 12 years later, the A/C has quit, the brakes probably need to be looked at, the tires are not new anymore, the passanger rear window is wonky, and the exhaust system sounds like it might need work.  Rather than spend the money trying to get that car back in shape, we’ve decided to let the trusty Intrigue go and pick up a 2007 Impala LTZ.  A comparable car in many ways including the size since there’s only a couple of inches difference (Impala is slightly longer but not quite as wide) between them.

There’s plenty of room for the kiddies in the backseat and the trunk is very spacious for all the stuff that goes with a family of five.  After living through three summers sans air conditioning, this summer looks to be cooler whatever the outside temperature! 

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Yesterday I spent some time removing six feet of cedar hedge from the side of our house.  It was about 8 feet high and felt like a wall at the side of the house.  There is a three foot wide patio-stone sidewalk between the house and the hedge and then about 20 feet of lawn on the other side of the hedge.  Having the hedge there separated and hid the garden beds from the house too much so I did some trimming to open things up a bit.

Sitting on the deck now the feeling of openness is fantastic, making the yard feel bigger and giving an overall feeling of space.   Looking back now, the hedge closed in the deck and was a bit claustrophobic although I didn’t notice it until it was gone! 

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What a beautiful couple of days it has been.  The snow is melting, birds are signing, and that smell of spring is in the air.  Even though this was a pretty mild winter, it’s nice to see the signs of spring headed our way.  I’m starting to think about what to plant in the garden this year – tomatoes, cucumbers, snow peas, and beans being the most likely.  And how to keep cats out of my backyard is still a conundrum for me.  I don’t want to hurt them, just stop them from coming in my backyard and relieving themselves.

The Olympics was a fantastic distraction and I’m glad that they were in Vancouver.  It brings out the nationalistic pride that Canada is sometimes so short on.  We tend to be pretty subdued sometimes and it’s nice to see some flag-waving nationalistic chest beating once in awhile!  I’m especially glad that the Canadian hockey teams brought golden glory to this country in 2010.  The men’s final couldn’t have been scripted better.  The Canadian team leads, the American team ties it up seconds before regulation ends, and then Mr. Crosby finishes it off in the extra time.  Even the contribution of Jarome Iginla seems apt for the assist since there seemed to be some confusion around which line he should be on.  That last shift he was the right man at the right place to give Crosby the puck.

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About 18 months ago I cut into a lemon and as I was pulling out the seeds, I thought it would be interesting to plant a few of them and see what happens.  I dropped a couple of seeds into one of those peat pods and a week or so later got my first glimpse of what has become a mini lemon tree sitting on my windowsill.  It has grown to about a foot in height and has almost a dozen leaves.  It is still mainly one “trunk” but there is one branch heading off to one side and I’m hopeful that there will be more to follow.

The leaves are wonderfully fragrant when they are touched and although I understand that it can take years before a fruit appears, I am willing to wait.  Even if I never get a lemon off this little tree I am going to keep it and let it grow up in our dining room.  I understand that lemon trees also sprout thorns which I have not seen yet.  I like to grow vegetables out in our backyard during the summer and I have an AeroGarden too which is producing lots of basil and dill and some oregano, thyme, and mint. 

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I was searching through my vinyl record collection the other day looking for a Coldplay album that I knew I owned.  It wasn’t until I got halfway through my roughly 500 albums that I realized two things:  first, I need to alphabetize them so when I get a hankering to listen to something I can find it, and second, my Coldplay music is on CD not vinyl!  I don’t even know if they have anything on vinyl but I sure don’t have it if they do.

That experience got me thinking that it might be nice to go through the collection and find the albums that I really liked a couple of decades ago and see if they still appeal to me.  There is a long list of albums that immediately come to mind as ones that I’m looking forward to reliving! 

Do any of these ring a bell? 

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My receiver does not have a phono input so I had to pick up a new turntable that has it’s own built in pre-amp.  Costco had one for a good price so I picked it up and plugged it in.  Works well enough so over the next few months I’ll be going through my album collection and periodically blogging about my impressions of the “classic” albums from all those years ago…Any other suggestions?

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