I took Kenya to the vet today because she was protecting that paw. He said the nail itself was doing okay; didn't need to be cauterized ... but just touching that paw seemed to hurt and it was swollen so he put her on antibiotics for a week and said to keep her quiet and away from her buddy, Remi. I could have saved Kenya pain and suffering and me a lot of guilt by simply buying 8 manicures instead of paying $80 to the vet. I have learned my lesson.
My sex post must have been utterly too theoretical and lacking in detail because Deb okayed it for Rob's viewing. Damn ... have to do better next time.
..the daily life of a hermit and her dog ...
River Echo
September, 2010
Welcome to Oma's World.
Welcome to Oma's world: a hermitage set on a pristine lake, nestled in mountains, surrounded by trees and inhabited by Oma, Kenya (her own dog) and the dogs she looks after.
In Oma's world there is time to see, really see, the natural landscape as it changes. When she is not outside with the dogs, Oma reads, writes and watches films. She has also returned to a lost hobby, knitting, tried pottery and felting with very limited success, and produced a great deal of funky furniture over the past year or so. She also teaches occasionally at a local language school.
Since moving to the hermitage she has discovered the secret to raising healthy house plants. They have to love their environment. We all do if we are to lead happy productive lives.
This summer she tried her hand at creating a garden, and has been consumed by it to the exclusion of most other occupations.
In Oma's world there is time to see, really see, the natural landscape as it changes. When she is not outside with the dogs, Oma reads, writes and watches films. She has also returned to a lost hobby, knitting, tried pottery and felting with very limited success, and produced a great deal of funky furniture over the past year or so. She also teaches occasionally at a local language school.
Since moving to the hermitage she has discovered the secret to raising healthy house plants. They have to love their environment. We all do if we are to lead happy productive lives.
This summer she tried her hand at creating a garden, and has been consumed by it to the exclusion of most other occupations.
My Other Blogs
Kenya
My Lady of the Lake
Some of My Regular (and Occasional) Haunts
About Me
- Oma
- ... a woman who has been many women and will likely continue to metamorphose right til the end ... I have been a mother, a grandmother, a writer, a teacher, a traveler, a nomad,a hermit, a dog sitter, and a sporadic folk artist wannabe. Right now I am also a tiny-time-chef and caterer. Who knows where my travels will lead me as I travel down the final stretch of life's road?
Blogs for Writers
Followers
Something I Noticed Recently
- "A first draft is a work of construction. A seventh is the work of an artist." Barbara Kingsolver
Kenya's Sleepover Buddies
- Peach, a gentle 5 year old Lassie-type Collie
- Oberon, King of the Cat Fairies
- Corey, a 7 year old Golden Retriever
- Kitty, AKA Button, 8 weeks
- Tom Cat, 1 year old... run over November, 2010
- Olive, the 2 year old black lab
- Chelsea, the old and lumpy black lab on steroids
- Mica, the Siberian Husky
- Maggie, the two year old Berner
- Stella, the 7 month old Bernese Mountain Dog puppy
- Tango, the Ancient Sheep Dog, now deceased
- Zeke, the Nova Scotia Duck Toller, now deceased
- Henry, Marta's Golden Retriever
- Lulu, the tiny Cockapoo puppy
- Havoc, the Doberman
- Remi, Sarah's Golden Doodle
- Tango, the Golden Lab mix
- Teddy and Shea, Tammy and Carlos' dogs
- Nina, the Chocolate Lab, now re-homed because of viciousness
Blog Archive
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- On Balance
- If Pigs Could Fly
- Alarm Bells
- Dream a little dream of me ...
- How a Hermit Prepares for Winter
- A Second Sign
- It's About Time
- Doggone it, they are beautiful.
- The Universe Intervenes ...
- Testing! Testing!
- Just a photo or three ... from Western Kenya
- North Country
- What came off the roof yesterday
- My favourite baby picture of Kenya and Max
- Snow turning to rain ...
- A not-so-good kind of day ...
- Peek-a-boo!
- Clearing the Ice Jam
- More Baby Pictures ... Sorry
- Sam with Kenya's Toy
- Sam and Kenya
- I've Found My Mug
- Kerry and Sam Have Arrived!
- French Kiss
- Letters from Iwo Jima
- Overwhelming
- The Terrible Beauty of 56+ Centimetres
- The Lull Before the Next Storm
- Insomnia
- The Perfect Man: the Whole Story
- The Snowbound Hermit
- Lulu, Leaks and the Job Jar
- Snowed In At the Hermitage
- Kenya and Sex
- Sex ... You Have Been Warned
- I Wish I Didn't Know This
- Kenya Meets Lulu
- The Memories of Older Women
- A Sense of Place; A Sense of Purpose ...
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Films I am Watching (reviewed are starred)
- Blood Diamond
- Amazing Grace
- Rosenstrasse
- The Blade Runner
- My Cousin Vinnie
What I am Reading These Days
- Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden
- Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott
- What They Wanted by Donna Morrissey
- Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather o'Neill
- Merle's Door: Lessons from a Free Thinking Dog by Ted Kerasote
4 comments:
Poor Kenya...
I'm sure she will get over it though...at least it happened during cold weather and not during mud weather when who knows what would get into her sore nail.
Kenya can be known to go for sympathy though - so she might be playing it a little!
We could have a doggie salon and do all the dogs nails with my clippers that have a guard, so slips can't happen.
I need someone at Shea's head when I do his nails to constantly feed him little bits of treats so he doesn't bite my hand off while I am clipping!
Actually she hasn't made any fuss, just doesn't play like she usually does, wants to be indoors more, and keeps the paw tucked in. It was the vet who thought it might be infected because of the swelling. But your idea of a doggie salon once a month or so is excellent.
Cats too?
My groomer uses a grinder...she finds that dogs don't seem to mind them as much and less room for accidental slippage.
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