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The Boxer came back

sandrathornton wrote 6 months ago: We met this beautiful boxer last year and were pleased to encounter him again! Last fall we had a vi … more →

Tags: Pets and heart health, Boxer, labrador

Is Jed smart?

sandrathornton wrote 8 months ago: Is this dog smart? Everyone thinks their dog is sooooo  smart, right? Well,  we think that Jed, the … more →

Tags: Pets and heart health, Boxer, canine IQ test, dog IQ test, intelligence of dogs, Labrador Retriever, Stanley Coren

The Last of the Blueberries1 comment

sandrathornton wrote 10 months ago: This morning I opened the LAST bag of frozen wild blueberries from summer 2008. Wild blueberries - a … more →

Tags: Nutrition, Heart Disease, wild blueberries, Granola, dorothy, Freezing, Berries, Nutrients, Antioxidant

Why is it that things always break down in bunches?

sandrathornton wrote 10 months ago: Have you ever noticed that things seem to break down in bunches? For example, my experience has been … more →

Tags: Life's Like That, things breaking down, bunches, appliance, Light Bulbs, Broken Glasses, water main break, Flood, Power Outage

Root Canal - Pulp Reality

sandrathornton wrote 10 months ago: I’ve been silent lately. I’ve been nursing an abcessed tooth. Not fun. It started in lat … more →

Tags: Infection, Antibiotics, abcess, tooth, endodontist, dentist, Root Canal, Freezing

It's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas

sandrathornton wrote 11 months ago: Yesterday was cold. Today is even colder. It’s -30 C  (-22 F) right now. Other than taking the … more →

Tags: Nutrition, cold weather, Christmas Cake, del.icio.us, nuts and fruit, Christmas aroma, recipe

It was a matter of minutes

sandrathornton wrote 12 months ago: The other day  I let Jed, the beautiful black boxador,   outside to do his (ahem) business. Although … more →

Tags: Pets and heart health, in trouble, neck, chain collar, tight, Branch, recover, thank goodness!

Surrogate for the Lodge

rusticliving wrote 1 year ago: Now that we have closed our country lodge for the winter, we need to get our country fix in other wa … more →

Tags: Jed the Boxador, country lodge, freeze, ice surface, Lodge, nature reserve, Surrogate, Training, walk

The sign...

rusticliving wrote 1 year ago: Snowplow sign This fluorescent orange flag, attached to our address sign, will keep our driveway cle … more →

Tags: Lodge in winter, antifreeze, driveway, flag, freezing rain, grader operator, Lodge, plow, Running water

Hibernation is not an option.

sandrathornton wrote 1 year ago: This morning I woke up to a winter wonderland. Snow fall at Smoky Lake - my driveway this morning! W … more →

Tags: Family Life, winter wonderland, snow, Business Trip, Hibernating, closing checklist, squirrels, escape, Closed

The Boxer, the Labrador, and the Boxador1 comment

sandrathornton wrote 1 year ago: We don’t get many visitors at our country get away. It’s tucked away in the woods and if … more →

Tags: Pets and heart health, Boxer, labrador,  Visitor

Kinetic Activity Monitor Udate

sandrathornton wrote 1 year ago: A few posts back I wrote that a bunch of us at work were talking about how the Kersh Wellness Kineti … more →

Tags: Fitness, Heart Health, Kam, Kersh Wellness, kinetic activity monitor, Exercise, experiment, walking route, Hip

Update on the Kersh KAM

sandrathornton wrote 1 year ago: If you follow my posts, you’ll know that this summer I started wearing a kinetic activity moni … more →

Tags: Fitness, walking, Kam, Kersh Wellness, kinetic activity monitor, Exercise, put KAM on the dog

An unexpected visitor1 comment

sandrathornton wrote 1 year ago: On Friday afternoon we went to the hospital at 2:30 to meet with Barb from the home IV program. She … more →

Tags: Pets and heart health, Antibiotics, home-based IV program, meds, iv-line, surprise, Health Benefits of Pets, Unconditional Love

Famous Blue Housecoat1 comment

sandrathornton wrote 1 year ago: My mother who is almost 86 moved in with us last month. It’s been a big adjustment. It’s … more →

Tags: high blood pressure, Lodge, living with heart disease, mother moved in, big adustment, Pacemaker, Triple Bypass, rustic country cabin

Just Taking a Walk..

sandrathornton wrote 1 year ago: There’s a great John Prine song “Taking a Walk” that I couldn’t help but thi … more →

Tags: john prine, Walk The Dog, Dog lover

Stressed Out...but it's okay.

sandrathornton wrote 1 year ago: I’ve often heard it said that we eventually become the parent to our own parents. The roles re … more →

Tags: parent to our own parents, roles reverse, Movers, you can't take it with you, lifetime of treasures, Sad, Edmonton, caregivers

48 hours, 3200 kilometers & we're still talking!

sandrathornton wrote 1 year ago: Loading the van.Picture this. One van. Three adults. Two children under 6. One boxador dog. And 3200 … more →

Tags: trans fats, greasy spoons, saturated fat, small town, chain smokers, healthy lifestyle choices, Salt, Sugar, Road Trip

Canoe trip from Hell??!!

rusticliving wrote 1 year ago: Well, it wasn’t really THAT bad… but it wasn’t what we anticipated. This weekend w … more →

Tags: Special times at the lodge, Lodge, labrador, Grandchildren, wildlife, Canoe, Canoe Trip, Hot and sunny, canoe ride


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