Musings on a Small Life

We definitely dodged the winter "bullet" in our region, with 8 cm on Friday and probably a few more on Saturday, a dusting early on Sunday (or that could have been blowing snow). Nothing like other parts of Ontario and oh my gosh, upper New York State. I feel for them! Snapshots below from a walk on Friday. Snow makes everything look so magical, but the reality of getting around, especially on foot, is vastly different. Our city must be the worst in the country for sidewalk clearing (lack of), even at bus stops, and I don't think they ever have sanded or salted said sidewalks, even when/if they get plowed. I'm sure long-time followers of this blog are tired of my annual complaint! Anyway, we're supposed to have a warm-up this week, so most of the snow should disappear--I hope. It's too early for it to come and stay. Some kitty has ventured outside into the (enclosed) back garden a few times, but mostly he prefers to be inside and warm. BTW, I had made a vet te...

First and foremost, Mr. Sunshine seems to be back to his usual self.     He quite likes the prescription RC urinary + hydrolyzed protein dry, and because I don't have any other options, I have chosen to ignore the ingredients. At least Hills z/d has real animal protein in it. Too bad they don't offer a hydrolyzed protein + urinary combo too. Anyway, the vet bill certainly was enough this past week, never mind the bag of RC dry (yikes!), but yesterday I had to buy a new fridge, and because my stove has been broken for a long time (the drawer and part of the plastic at the top), I decided I might as well get a new one at the same time. Double yike$. My current fridge (and stove) came new with the unit when I bought it 22 years ago, so it doesn't owe me anything. However, while it's still running (constantly), the freezer isn't keeping the food frozen and the fridge isn't cooling very much at all. I will lose most of the food in there, unfortunately. I wish I had b...