Archive for ‘August, 2011’

Relaxin’ Bear

Bear is learning to relax outside…

After a walk, I give him a treat outside and I sit on the porch.

Today, we “relaxed” for 15 minutes!

It’s a process :)!

Casual Friday

Bear…napping. The thing is, with the gates separating the house – the bedroom and “boy’s room” are Bob’s. Bob can come and go and I moved his food inside to the usual spot in the boy’s room on the craft table. Bear can see Bob come and go. Bob can get to favorite spots with blankies on the day bed and my bed. Bear is with me during the day in the office, kitchen and living room.

But this Friday afternoon, Bob had chosen to spend in the motor home…so I closed the front door and opened the entire house to Bear. When Bear has napped on the bed, he has usually selected the corner of the bed by the window…keeping watch. But this afternoon, he chose to sleep on the bed, on a fleece shirt I left there… Casual Friday

Milestones

Bear off leash, off the long line, running free! I was going to wait until Sunday but something made me try it yesterday. He still keeps an eye on me, does not chase the deer – in fact looks back to me if I don’t tell him “leave it” …like “aren’t you going to call me off?” He is responding to “Let’s go”, “This way” and if I ask him to come to me, he does…but I only ask this once a day on walks. We did the loop yesterday, a before bed perimeter walk and this morning’s perimeter walk by lighted collar and a loop walk – all off leash. So much fun – Bear gets more exercise and so do I plus more fun for us both.

Drug the A/C back out – 90 on Sunday/Monday, almost 90 yesterday – not cooling at night – blech!

Replaced all rug pads – great sticky pads, all rugs are staying put :)!

NOAA says next Tuesday for cool weather…counting the days!

This morning on the loop.

Before bed

Zack
Gus
Bob
Karl
Bear

My boys…all on my mind and in my heart this evening before bed.

Bob is in the bedroom, on the bed waiting for me.

Bear is at my feet, out last walk taken as the sun was low. He is doing so well on the short long line unleashed. He is with me all day and sleeps in the living room, but I can hear him as we are separated by only a gate.

All of them, the boys, they and I lived/live in a rhythm of our own.

This day: we narrowed the “plumbing” problem to the cold water feed to the washer. Hopefully only a plugged filter – I’ll pull all apart on the weekend.

Walks with Bear.

Time with Bob.

Work.

A dinner of chicken with a rub of almonds, 5 spice powder and garlic…and a cherry sauce.

More cherries pitted, sugared and mixed with basil for cherry basil soda syrup.

Broa dough mixed for morning “English” muffins.

Dishes done.

Night falls as I write this post that only I will see for some time. I am happy to be writing for myself for this time.

I miss Zack, Gus and Karl.

I read for a bit before mixing the dough…of Julia Child.

Peace. It is nearly dark.

I am comforted by Bob and Bear…this evening, before bed.

Bear unleashed

The long line is now only 9 feet long! Bear and I spent a bit of time just relaxing …me on the front porch, Bear in the yard.

He looked around a bit, walked into the woods, came when I called him.

Bear unleashed.