Author Archives: kdarcy21

Today are Blondie, Hera and Twix’s annual vet check-ups. We still go to a vet in Calgary, so it’s a bit of a trek that I am used to doing, that’s for sure. It took me a long time to … Continue reading →

Air Canada still has amazingly cheap flights available in Canada. I have booked a trip back to Ontario at the end of October, it is $222 return. Now, that doesn’t include any baggage or anything and it costs extra to … Continue reading →

My day yesterday started early. I woke up at 3am, didn’t get out of bed until 340am. A little early for my tastes. Made coffee. Loaded up my umpiring gear and clothes into the trailer. Even though I had plenty … Continue reading →

Fall Ball starts today, well, weather permitting. They were calling for showers overnight, I am unsure how much it rained in Calgary. We got a little bit down here, but, we are 2 hours south-west of Calgary, so, who knows? … Continue reading →

Hera gets her stitches out today. The recovery from her surgery is going well, I guess I’ll get confirmation on that this afternoon. I put her cone on her last night before I went to bed, she hates it. I … Continue reading →

We are having a nice dose of late summer weather here in SW Alberta. The weekend was gorgeous, temps were in the low 20’s all weekend, almost unheard of for this time of year. This week is supposed to be … Continue reading →

It’s Labour Day Weekend, the unofficial end to summer. I live in SW Alberta, in the mountains of the Crowsnest Pass, summer sort of ends in the middle of August when we begin our sometimes short Autumn season. The Labour … Continue reading →

This past Wednesday was a week since Hera’s surgery, so we had a follow-up appointment with the vet. We didn’t go to Calgary to my regular vet, instead, we went to Pincher Creek to a newly opened clinic, Peak Veterinary … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning, I went and picked up Blondie and Twix. They were very happy to see me, and I was happy to see them as well. They had a good time but Twix was a bit stressed without Hera for … Continue reading →

Hera finally ate dog food for the first time since her surgery last week today. I didn’t even know she had gone into the mud room and eaten until I came up from downstairs and saw her bowl was empty. … Continue reading →