This is what we woke up to on the

morning of Dec. 29, 2021

and then 

there was more snow.

no power.

and  we were very fortunate

to have our woodstove

to keep us warm.

Test Post To Find Out How To Scale Photos

and to see if posting a Title

and a bit of text

will make

it easy to find my draft

Wow!

Ok, so I imported a photo

from my Mac desktop

and then clicked

on the photo in my draft

and a lot of special

icons showed up!

Yay!

So, I can make

the photo many sizes.

I thought I was adding photo

text but it

went away somewhere???

Oh, well, more experimenting..

Let's see if I can get

Banner in the photo.

1st Pandemic Post And 1st Post Using Blogger's New Interface

I just fixed the photos

to fit...

Hi!

The Kids are doing well.

Tom and I are staying home

and doing well also.

We order things we need online

and have food delivered.

Using this new interface is a bit tricky

because the print is hard for me to see

but I finally figured

out how to get the photos of the kids

on the post.

It is hot outside

so they really didn't want to pose

for the photo on the swing

and were very happy to get back

inside where it is cool.

Have to thank Blogger's new interface

for this post

because it showed up on my screen

and I really had to deal with it.

I wish the best for everyone

and

that everyone stay safe!

Banner and Libby - August 3, 2020

Hope this photo is ok

when I publish.

I really miss the ability to

get to DRAFTS!

when writing a new post.

I lost my draft twice!

I think from now on I will

Publish the title of the

new post

so I can then find my draft

easily.

Hope that works.

We'll see.....

Stay Safe

🐾🐾🐾🐾

Wow! The Pups Are All Grown Up!

Libby and Banner
born October 2016
arrived here December 30th 2016


Here are Libby and Banner Today

I went back to this post
and opened it
up in the
new interface
and this photo
went missing
when I did
the update,
sigh...

Libby and Banner

were two years old this month.

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis

September ,2019
I'm having some vision problems
but thought I should try
and update this blog a bit.
Touch typing...so far so good
I hope not too many typos.

Hope I can get back to this blog
fairly soon
or at least when I can see a little better.

Banner and Libby are fine

I'll try and post a photo  later
when I can see a little better

__________

April 20th, 2019
Just checking in...
I guess this is cheating and I know I should
make a new post.
I will...soon.
Been busy.
Pups are all grown up.
No snow now.

______
It's snowing!

Not that much snow
but enough for the puppies to enjoy.

Puppy Snow Day!

Banner and Libby love the snow.

Banner
"what, hold still for a photo?"

Chicken/egg update

Chickens are fine.

But the market we used to

get our pasture eggs from

doesn't carry them anymore.

I'll check at the market again
to make sure they
didn't just mislay them... ha!

Check out the difference
between the pasture raised chicken eggs
(dark gold...hens can eat grass, etc.)
and the cage free chicken eggs
(light yellow...hens not raised on pasture
...probably in a barn.)

I really miss raising our own hens
and enjoying their eggs.

~:>
Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis

Yesterday the puppies had a good

experience at the vets meeting people

and getting another vaccination

which they didn't mind too much.

They both weigh
in the 20 lb. range.
They will each reach an
adult weight
around the 30 lb. range.

Today is back to rain and 

maybe snow on Saturday.

The puppies have been enjoying

the sunny days we have had.

Here are a bunch of photos.

Banner and the blueberry ball,

He is 20.8 pounds as of yesterday.

Banner watching Libby.
They run and play and
then stop and watch each other.

Libby is 21 pounds.
She is watching Banner.

Banner

Libby looks as though she has grown a horn.
They love their chew sticks.

The puppies started on dry kibble yesterday.

They seem to like it

better than the puppy mix

we were cooking up.

Chicken update:

The two old chickens are

doing fine.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Sunny Day

The deck has finally dried

off so the puppies

can run around.

Banner chasing Libby

Banner trying to get on swing.
Libby is sitting in the sunshine.

Libby and Banner
resting after all that running.

The puppies have so much

fun running around

and playing together.

Banner's baby tooth.

The puppies are teething
and dropping teeth.
Kristine heard this tooth
hit the floor.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis

Time to quickly post some
photos.

The snow is back.

Libby sleeping after playing in the snow.

Banner sleeping after playing in the snow.

Wow... it has been at least 10 days

since I last posted.

But no more counting of days.

I think I will stick to counting time

by months.

We got the puppies the end

of December (12/30/16.)

It was rather nice

keeping track of how

long they have been with us.

Busy with puppies.

Just like babies

puppies demand more time

and attention as they

grow older.

~:>
Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 52

Eek!

It has been a week...

I had a birthday...

We had more rain

and even some snow.

Banner making yellow snow.

The puppies

have had their last 

series of vaccinations.

Now they still need

their rabies and

leptospirosis shots

Once they have all their

vaccinations

we can take them

out and about

and to puppy training

and socialization classes.

The puppies had a lot of fun

running around

in the house today.

A tired puppy

is a good puppy!

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 45

The deck was dry

on Wednesday.

Libby and Banner
running on the deck.

Then it rained.

The puppies are stuck

in the house again

Banner doing his circle trick
with Libby holding on to the other
side of the toy
running around the outside.

More rain forecast

until Tuesday.

The puppies at play are always
supervised.

Libby and Banner

sharing the chew stick.

I've lost track of time.

Last post was on the 10th

and that was day 38.

So I'm going to go with 45.

Amazing!

I missed 5 days.

It felt like 2.

Busy, busy with two puppies.

I'm off to make their dinner.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 37/Update 38

Libby and Banner

sharing

a

chew

on a bully stick.

They play quieter

when sharing

one chew stick.

When I gave them each

a chew stick

there was less sharing

and more

trying to keep

a stick for themselves alone.

Tomorrow and Sunday

the skies

are supposed to clear

and the puppies

will be able to

play outside.

Yay!

I'm off to sweep

the deck

clear of

storm stuff...

leaves, branches, pine needles.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 37/38

Rain, Rain, Rain!

I love that it is raining.

But the puppies are stuck

in the house.

I'm home alone
with two puppies.
Busy!

Kristine got them some more

bully sticks.

This chewy thing is neat!

Banner thinks taking care

of his bully stick

is a big 

responsibility.

Lots of whining and digging.

He has decided to bury

the chew stick

in the corner.

Libby is puzzled.

What is Banner doing?

I'm going to go eat dinner.

~:>

Smiles

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 34/Update 36

Come on, Banner...

Please...

I want my ears washed!

Please

And I would like my teeth

cleaned too!

The puppies play gently 

together

and then can switch to

growly play.

I'm sure it all makes

sense to them.

Bye...

got to go take puppies out

and then feed them

and take them out again

and again...

Smiles

~:>

Raising Two Welsh Cardigan Corgis - Day 34/Update 35

Mostly photos...

Rain again today...

Two puppies to care for...

no time...

They play rough and tumble.

Banner sneaking and then

pouncing on Libby

to get back the ball

she took from him.

They had a good time.

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Update Feb. 4th

Kristine trimmed
the puppies nails today.


The deck dried off enough
in the afternoon
for the puppies to run and play.

Hope to have time tomorrow
to take photos.

~:>

Smiles