Victoria Day

It's a long weekend in Canada, the unofficial start of summer. Much camping is being done in Canada this weekend, even if it snows. Which it probably has in some places.

Since Squish's thyroid means I can't go away I celebrated by taking my boys for an off-leash walk in Nose Hill Park. Major treat. The long rope on Soccer is just in case we meet another dog unexpectedly; he doesn't meet stranger dogs very well. As long as I see the other dog in time to recall him everything is fine, or as fine as it ever is when Soccer meets a stranger dog but just in case there's the rope.

Afterwards they crashed and burned. The stool in the top right corner is for Ahab to get into the Santa Fe (Bluebell), he can't jump very well anymore what with the missing paw and all, so he likes a stool to help him get into the car. I prefer it over trying to lift a 45lb dog into the car too.

Knitting

Here's an awesome, and appropriate, history post from The Knitting Needle andt he Damage Done:  http://theknittingneedleandthedamagedone.blogspot.ca/2013/04/queen-victorias-royal-example.html