Day 3

We are safely in the Best Western in Eureka, Nevada. It is COLD only 7C. Mom is drinking wine (she is back to a plastic cup thank heavens...I do have standards) and DOD is reading his Kindle and making moaning noises over the state of the world.

We had a good night in Baker City and a very good breakfast. Lots of dogs staying at the Inn...none of them had ever heard of Saturna or Tubac. I find that odd as the two places are at the center of the Universe.

Today we drove through snow and hail and wind....unfortunately Me and Lacey had to make a pit stop in the worst of the howling wind and snow.... but so did DOD!  In my opinion the family that pees together outdoors is a more bonded family....Mom declined, what a wuss! She had to suffer for two more hours!

I managed to be better behaved today and earned a 'good dog'...Lacey is still the star though as she never makes a sound.

Tomorrow we will be in Arizona! My friends tell me it is warm there...if they are tricking me they will be sorry when I bite them!

Day 2

Here we are at the Best western Inn in Baker City. Mom is drinking wine out of a paper cup and DOD is reading his paper and watching American news. Is a paper wine cup less than a plastic cup? I do hope we are not going down hill!

This morning we were all up at 5.00am...I know, I know...it was difficult.. but I felt someone had to get them going early. Anyway, the weather was Biblical ....It was pouring...teeming...drenching..tipping. We could hardly see. I wondered about the Ark and the animals chosen...do you think Me and Lacey qualify as a two-by-two couple? And how about Mom and DOD would they be allowed on the Ark being past child-bearing age and all. It was very upsetting to me.

The border was not too bad ..considering. The fellow did not want to see all of My certificates....but he did want to know how Mom and DOD were going to support themselves in Tubac!!!  Really!  So DOD said they had pensions and relied on government to send cheques  every month!! Not! This was not a good time to be mentioning these Government things....I had to intervene and say that I \Me\ Lacey would find a way to make sure they did not starve and no matter what, that we would make sure they got home to Saturna.

Then we drove until the weather cleared up although it stayed very cold.

I have taken to singing on the back seat...Mom says I am whining but she has always had a tin ear!

Tomorrow we head for Eureka, Nevada. In the meantime DOD brought us Prime Rib for an after dinner treat. Life is good. 

Day 1

Well I started off in a good mood this morning. I was all packed and ready to go...and then I heard Mom tell DOD I smelled and looked awful and that the Immigration people would probably deny me entry! Of course He bought it and threw me into the shower! I mean cleanliness or lack of it is not a condition of entry....why the heck doesn't he check the facts!

So everybody came to say goodbye and then WE went to say goodbye to other people....Dear Dog I was exhausted (and still a bit damp).

It started to rain.

It got colder.

Mom and DOD hustled upstairs on the Ferry and left Me and Lacey cold and starving to death on the car deck. Of course they left a few cookies and some snacks to tempt us but I told Lacey not to fall for their trap! They were impressed and gave HER all the credit.

So we got off the Ferry and it was worse than when we got on. I think Summer has been abducted by terrorists and Winter rules! Tomorrow the forecast is not much better all the way to Baker City.

We finally got dinner and actually it was pretty good. Left over stew and lamb meatballs....I am more relaxed after dinner.

Mom is having a glass of wine in a plastic cup...DOD is reading the paper....Our beds are made up...things are not  bad in my world. .

More tomorrow.

Just Sayin

We are down to ONE week now until we leave. I know I sound happy about leaving...and I am...but that does not mean that I will not miss you and Saturna.

I will miss walking on the Farm and running free. I will miss going to the store with DOD. I will miss friends and neighbours who come to visit and to have meals with us. I will miss seeing the little ferry slip by my bedroom window and the fog horns that announce her coming. I will miss mornings at 5.30am and waiting for the ferry to take us to town.... I will miss the naps in the car on the trip home. I will miss all my critters and I know they will miss me. I will miss moss and wet leaves and mushrooms everywhere. I will miss helping Mom at the Rec Centre....and the gang that hang outside.I will miss Halloween and all the kids ...the Christmas Concert... the Candlelight Dinner.....The Cafe and the Pub....

And most of all I will miss YOU.


Just sayin.....

Not many Days and Nights Now

We are caught up in a flurry of activity to prepare for our long drive south.

Both Me and Lacey have been to the Vet for a check-up and booster shots. Our Vet is a very nice Lady and I like her but she really does not give a mature Dog the privacy he deserves. I mean she checks every orifice I have AND she does it with Lacey and Mom and DOD in the room. I just about died of embarrassment!
Well it turns out we (Me and Lacey) are both just fine. She did mention Lacey's weight but Mom would have none of it....she told the Vet that Lacey is big-boned and well muscled! HAH! The Vet snorted at that but let it pass.

We got new beds and they look great but DOD says they take up too much room in the car...so we just have the cushion from the middle. I can't say I like the idea of sleeping on a cushion....Lacey rolls off her cushion and onto mine all through the night. I ended up on the carpet which is not the way it should be for a mature dog.

DOD has had the car checked over for the trip....by the sounds of things the cost of the car check-up and the check-up for Me and Lacey was about the same. He says we are going to the Poor House whatever that means. I really don't think there are Poor-Houses anymore but just in case he is right I hope they take Dogs and have a decent supply of food and treats. I wonder why DOD doesn't get a bigger car?? One that would fit our new beds! I will ask him tomorrow.

Mom spends her time planning what clothes she will take and getting things turned on and off. What is turned OFF here has to be turned ON there. She has been a bit unfocused lately so I hope she gets it right.

I am trying to keep our leaving a secret from the critters here on the property. I think they are getting wise to it though....today the Deer laughed when I told them to hit the road and one little Fawn actually blew me a Raspberry.

Until next time....

3 Weeks today

Mom told me that 3 weeks today we will be leaving for Tubac. I can only count to three so it is good to hear that number. I have Googled week and there are many definitions...this is what I found:

 (wk)

n.

1.

a. A period of seven days: a week of rain.

b. Abbr. wk. A seven-day calendar period, especially one starting with Sunday and continuing through Saturday: this week.

2.

a. A week designated by an event or holiday occurring within it: commencement week.

b. A week dedicated to a particular cause or institution: Home Safety Week.

3. The part of a calendar week devoted to work, school, or business: working a three-day week.

4.

a. One week from a specified day: I'll see you Friday week.

b. One week ago from a specified day: It was Friday week that we last met.

 

A week can be a very important and different time depending on what you want in it. 

 

1.a.Wow! This is really confusing! I don't want a week of rain and the weather person says we are going to have lots of sunny days so who is right about a week?.

1.b.. Sunday to Saturday sounds backwards to me. On my Island we go from Saturday to Sunday...is that a week?

2.a.. We could be having a 'commencement week' if we commence our trip to Tubac ...that could be right.

    b. I like the idea of Home Safety Week. I will secure my house against Otter gangs and other unruly sorts for when we are gone. 

3. Working a Three Day work week! I knew all along that Mom and DOD were taking advantage of my good nature and making me work 7 days a week!

 

4. a & b.  Yes, I can meet you Friday week (I think) but I don't think we met Friday week...I think we met Tuesday week. I must remember that a week can be a day....I think I will have nothing but Sunday weeks from now on.

Bottom-line I still don't know when we are leaving exactly ....but I do know more about weeks.

25 days and counting....

The weather has turned here on my Island and with the smell of Fall in the air and leaves starting to twirl down onto the trails I think it is time to think of leaving.

We went for a walk in the meadows today and the earth smelled of damp and mushrooms. An army of snails greeted us on the road...black and beige and camouflage colours. They never have much to say even though I sniff at them ...still they are not aggressive and allow us to pass without a problem. Spider webs cross the paths and stick to my fur...diamond rain droplets shine on leaves and trees....the grass is green again and flattened.  Our flowers are hanging and sort of finished looking...our tomatoes have split from too much moisture. It thundered and lightened last night and today ....All these are signs for a mature dog to think of leaving.

Mom says the damp moisture is good for her skin but I feel the damp in my mature bones and I think of the warmth of the Tubac sun. DOD says his bones don't like the change in weather either (he also has mature bones).

I want to take Margaret and Tansy with me because I think they would like the sun and warmth as much as I do. ....We will have adventures together......I must devise a plan.