Yesterday I went to another meeting in Morpeth. Well, actually, it was the same meeting that I’d gone to the day before, but on that day I had the wrong day in my diary. One of the people at yesterday’s meeting was my old boss Gilmour. He and I have had some serious disagreements in

Yeah, I had the same thought: smelly. Apparently skunks belong to the weasel family, they’re a distanct cousin to ferrets and when they’re descented they can make really good pets. Ferrets have to be descented too, so I guess that’s not too weird. Turns out they’re really smart too, so you have to sort of

I am feeling soo lazy today. I’m trying to get my financial aide going but I just can’t focus. As it turns out, years ago when I was going to go to cosmetology school, I applied for FAFSA pins for my dad and myself. They’re still good. That takes one step out of the financial aide nightmare. I’m

The little dog and I haven’t had any issues with ticks (as in the parasite) this season, surprising since they’re so common around here. That is, until recently. We’ve been doing a lot of outdoor exploring these last few weeks, and finally he and I both brought home one. I noticed his first, on the back of his

Upon our return...

Actual conversation over drinks with coworkers/friends about reality shows: Him: She loves that show about rodents… Me: They are not rodents, they are meerkats! Wife of coworker: Ah Meerkat Manor. Him: Anyway the writers make up these elaborate, drama-filled back stories for these ferrets… Me: They are not ferrets!! Him: And Sean Astin is the

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Ferretería - one of my favourite Spanish words. Its means Ironmonger, but whenever I go past one I get images of a shop full of ferrets and ferret paraphernalia that makes me giggle. The ferretería that I was in yesterday with my three other gringo friends was a cornucopia of delights, despite there not being

I’ve been dog-sitting my sister’s pooch — a feisty poodle-schitzu cross named Mr. Biggz — for about five days now. He’s fairly low-maintenance but does have a few quirks that require special attention. Like many dogs, his acute hearing makes him very sensitive to noises like thunder. During a recent storm, in fact, I had to