The WriggleButts

Happy news - and a move!

2011-11-13T20:05:00.003+01:00

Hi guys!

We've moved to http://wrigglebutts.wordpress.com/ Please come on over! We've got good news to share and everything! You can even use our new domain - www.wrigglebutts.com! (Notice how Mom prioritizes the wrong things when she's finally got some energy?!)

Kisses,
Bajas

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T19:54:00.001+01:00

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

Easy like.. Saturday morning!?

2011-10-29T15:02:00.003+02:00

Hello friends!

We haven't forgotten about you, we've just been furry, furry busy. Today Mom was finally home for something else than dinner and sleeping, so we got to go outside in the SUN!

Two more weeks of craziness and then things will slowly start to go back to normal (and that's technically "normal" since Camp WriggleButts is a crazy place to start with).

Kisses to all
Gummi, Hyssy, Virus and Bajas

Chilly...

2011-10-15T23:41:00.000+02:00

This is from our garden this morning. Not the first morning with frosted grass, either. Guess Gummi will have his first encounter with the s-word soon enough.

PuppyLessons are everywhere

2011-10-05T17:40:00.002+02:00

I think that having a puppy makes you very aware of your environment and the potential lessons you can teach the pup. Like balance, for instance!

Strange surfaces are another - I'll make Gummi go onto any strange thing I can find.

There was a little balance lesson in there, too, but less pronounced than on the log.

Any place/object you always introduce your puppy to? Or other important lessons you always remember? Please tell us about them, it's always nice to hear what others think and get new ideas.

Ane

Walking to Aukevarden

2011-10-04T17:11:00.002+02:00

Gummi is finally old enough to come along for some slightly longer walks! Yesterday we decided to go find a place nearby called Aukevarden.

Come on, Mom!

Are you coming or what?

We found it!

We had a pretty nice view of the Oslo fjord - better than the phone camera could capture.

We saw the ferry to Copenhagen go out, and another ferry from Denmark coming back in!

We even attempted another way home and found or way!

Training pupdate

2011-10-03T19:16:00.002+02:00

I made a couple of videos yesterday - I just used my phone and it turned out quite dark and after lightening it up a bit it got rather grainy.. BUT - it gives a little peek into a fairly normal training session with Gummi. We worked on some behaviors we haven't used in a while, which increased his frustration levels a bit.

Ane

Therapy Dog

2011-10-02T10:15:00.002+02:00

Bajas got to try his paw as a therapy dog yesterday. My grandpa has pneumonia and I took the dogs along since I was gone most of the day. Bajas got to spend most of the time inside, since Gummi is a bit too much all over the place yet..

I was quite impressed with Bajas, he behaved perfectly. He'll always follow me if I leave the room (I teach them this as puppies, so they don't get into any mischief when I can't see them), but we have a "stay" hand signal I used when I left the room, and he would stay. Good puggie!

Gummi did get to go running in the garden, and visit HIS grandpa a little later in the day. And we did some work on a new "spin" trick when we came home.

We are not good bloggers lately, please forgive us. I'm so very busy with an internship as part of my degree and when I have time over it's mostly used to train and walk Gummi and a little couch time with Bajas. Now I have a week off (fall break), but then another 5 weeks of the madness, so it won't pass for a while yet. Hopefully we'll get some blogging and catching up done this week, though!

Ane & the WriggleButts

Foggy Saturday

2011-10-01T12:43:00.000+02:00

Sleepy

2011-09-20T11:19:00.000+02:00

Silly Saturday

2011-09-17T14:06:00.002+02:00

I went through the pictures Mom took from their walk yesterday and this expression gave me a good giggle! Look at his little toofies! I miss being able to come along for walkies, but at least we get to snuggle on the couch.

Bajas

Boring Tuesday

2011-09-13T20:03:00.000+02:00

You might not get it from the picture, but today was a Very Boring Day. Mom seemed to be home from school, and should have spent the entire day having fun with us... But apart from this little walk and a few training sessions she spent all her time hovering above a pile of papers!? She mumbled something about having to correct 30 essays, but that didn't seem hard at all. I could have shredded those papers for her in less than five minutes. For sure!

Road trip!

2011-09-05T21:20:00.002+02:00

We went on a road trip this weekend! It's very important to remember to pack the important stuff!

Can you believe it? We went to my home town, and there were lots and lots of people and doggies around!

Mom and I are sitting on the steps!

Cute Maggie

Sweet little Nellie

My sister Giza

Lots of fun to be had by all!

Mom and I was there all day, while Bajas and P.A. stayed at the cottage and watched movies and relaxed. P.A. didn't want to come with all the people and Mom didn't have enough arms or mentals to handle two dogs all day. BOL.. Plus - it was my family!

Hulda!?

Pretty handy to have lots of space with all these visitors, huh?

This little cutie is called Cabby! She's from Norway, but live in Sweden now - opposite of what I do!

We did some boring stuff, too - like sitting still while the hoomans learned stuff. I was very good, though, as Mom had the clicky-thing and treats. Can you see my nose is all dirty from playing in the sand with Bris?

We had FUN!

I was pretty tired afterwards, I can assure you!

I had to take a nap with my rat!

Oh Great Alpaca!?

2011-09-01T22:38:00.002+02:00

In Norway we have an expression that can be translated to something like "Oh great alpaca!" which is used to show surprise or shock.

So who live further up our street?

Oh Great Alpaca!

We even got a video of Gummi watching the Alpacas - and their funny noise.

Puppy School - day 2

2011-08-31T20:53:00.002+02:00

Hi guys!

First of all I just want to apologize for our absence lately.. it's just a bit too much going on at once with a puppy/training, trying to get things sorted in the new house and I'm back to Uni with several papers and stuff going on (one draft and one essay is already handed in so far this term).

It was the second practical night at puppy school today and we had fun!

Gummi in his car crate waiting for permission to come out

And this was why - much more fun outside with the other puppies!

More puppies!

We started out with a little walking session around the parking lot to get the puppies more used to being around each other. Then we did some leash work. Gummi did pretty good!

The weather people were on our side, too - that rain in the distance arrived just as we were getting into our cars and going back home. We got some thunder, though, which I'm sure was beneficial for the puppies (having fun and training with thunder in the background must be helpful in avoiding thunder phobia).

Then we did some "doggie zen" training - all the little bowls have treats in them and the puppies are not allowed to take it until given permission. Gummi had done some of this already, so we skipped the first few basic steps.

Our treat bowl with a yummy piece of raw lamb heart.

Even with me distracted with the camera he didn't try to take it without permission. He's getting really good! He's even better with permission to leave his crate - I can jump around and say other words and even his name and he won't come out until I give the actual cue!

Puppy School - day 1

2011-08-25T21:31:00.002+02:00

Yesterday was the first day of Puppy School for Gummi (I got to spend an evening going through the theory last week). Of course it was raining.. And the weather report said rain all night..

Here the car is stuffed and ready to go! Gummi on the left, Bajas on the right. Bajas got to come along to meet some new people and just so he didn't have to stay behind.

A bag full of toys, treats, camera (few pix were taken as I only have so many hands and the mental capacities are also limited).

The trainer showing how to teach the hand target to a poodle puppy, they were six puppies in total. As you can see the asphalt is dry! Yay! It didn't rain the entire hour we were there, which was brilliant. We did some contact training (puppy earns clicks for looking at you, and then progressed to following when the owner walks backwards). Gummi already knew this pretty well, so it was nice to mainly focus on the new disturbances (crazy kids comes to mind - one of the puppies had two legged siblings that were.. ahem.. rather active). After the break we worked on the hand target. He knew this, too, so we got to up the difficulty a bit and he did pretty well.

Before we left for school I put on him the red rain suit so he'd get used to it (this shows the initial reaction pretty well). In the end he didn't need it, and by the time he'll need it again he'll most likely have outgrown it. Could have needed it on our walk today. It wasn't raining so I suggested a walk - in the middle of the forest it started to pour down. We were all completely soaked when we got home! But Gummi got to run and sniff, saw a horse (very exciting!), a biker and a few people out walking. Now we're ready for bed!

Ane

Puppy Socialization - Dog Show

2011-08-21T15:41:00.002+02:00

Hi everyone! Mom went to our puppy class theory night on Wednesday and among other things they got a nice booklet with lots of stuff for us to work on. Mom and I were rather proud when we handed it to P.A. - he looked through it and said "But you've DONE lots of these things!?". Because yes, we had! But there was also lots of things we haven't mastered yet and one of the things on the socialization list was: take the puppy to a dog show. So, when Mom discovered there was a big dog show THIS weekend.. Well.. You can imagine.

This morning we got up early, drove to the station and found a train!

Once we reached Oslo we found a bus!

The bus driver was very nice, and chatted with Mom most of the way to the show. He talked about the dogs from his home village that guard the sheep and cattle. I also got to talk with a German lady. Neither of us speaks German, but she could scritch and kiss me just like anyone else.

Then we arrived at the craziest place I have ever been!

Did you SEE that thing, Mom? It smelled like a dog, but it looked like a walking mop!?

We saw very skinny whipped dogs.. (Whippets, Gummi, they're called Whippets!)

...dogs the size of houses (or at least a car)..

..dogs running over and under and through all sorts of stuff.. It truly was amazing. We walked through a lot of different little shops that sold yummies and toys and such, but Mom didn't get me anything. Unfair!! I got loads of kisses from people working there or walking by, and I spoke to lots of different dogs. An American Cocker Spaniel, a Bordeaux Dogge, a Whippet, a Boxer, a Jack Russel and probably some I've forgotten.

Then we got back on the bus and then the train and then the car and when we were driving home the rain started. Pretty good timing, huh?

Now it's time for a nap! Hope you've done some fun stuff this weekend, too. I hope there are more adventures in that booklet.

Kisses,
Gummi

Play Time!

2011-08-18T20:47:00.001+02:00

Friends come in all shapes and sizes!

We apologize for the lousy pictures - Casper's furs seem to make the phone camera go crazy..

Gummi Goes to Oslo

2011-08-13T10:08:00.000+02:00

Hi guys! Gummi here! Yesterday Mom and I had lots of fun! The weather was nice and P.A. was working early, so we got up fairly early and caught his second train of the day in to Oslo. I didn't even know what was happening when Mom and I got in the car and down to the station (been there several times) but then we got onto this new train and we found P.A. there! Can you believe it? Here he is:

Mom sat down on this strange seat WAY up high so she could see out that high window. I eventually gave up climbing up there, though. And then the nice lady who was also working on this train came by and talked with me a bit, too.

Then we got off at the National Theater station, Oslo's only underground train station and one of the two down town stations.

We walked for a little while and took a little rest and I drank some water. Mom brought the clicker and a lot of hot dog pieces and I made her click it a whole lot of times for simple things like staying close and such.

It was very nice and sunny, and quite a few tourists were out and about.

So many nice places to sniff, too!

We took another break here by this fountain.

There were still many roses on the fountain from the ceremonies after the bombing and attack a few weeks ago.

Mom didn't get too many good pix of me, since I tended to stay too close to get very interesting pix.

I met quite a few of these strange little troll guys!

Then we arrived at the Central Station. Mom's job's offices are close by, so she dropped by to see if she could find an old colleague who is working there for a little while but she wasn't in. I met some of Mom's co-workers, though, and they were all dog people and happy to see me. At least three of them were on the ground getting kisses and giving me scritches at any given time. BOL!

This shopping mall is attached to the Central Station and we did a little work there with sitting nicely and waiting for my treats and walking nicely on lead and also in the station. Here Mom threw some treats for me to eat so she could get all of me in the photo. Haha!

Most malls don't really allow dogs, but the ones around the stations do which is great for training.

Can I come sit in your lap now, Mom? Can I?

Back on the train and ready to go home!

Mom had a treat for me in the freezer, too!

Yum! Egg ice cream!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Kisses,
Gummi

Casper's Garden Adventures

2011-08-12T15:24:00.001+02:00

Gummi isn't the only one having adventures these days. I let Casper have a walk in the yard again yesterday and he had fun, though usually in slow motion.

Puppy adventures

2011-08-11T22:02:00.002+02:00

Hi guys!

Mom and I did something really exciting yesterday! It had been av very miserable day - 9 degrees C and rain, rain and more rain. But come evening the rain stopped and Mom let me jump into my car crate. I love jumping into my car crate! Then we stopped and took a nice little walkie in a park I haven't been to before. And then - suddenly I saw this:

Can you believe it? All those staffies!

They did some ring craft stuff and some obedience and agility, too! I didn't really join in, because Mom said I needed to learn to relax and be calm around other doggies and people. But I got to talk to several of the humans and a couple of the dogs.

That cute red and white girl is called Nayeli and we had a great time playing together! Looks like I'll make even more friends in the future. It's so much fun having other dogs to play with. And we did some work, too. Mom is getting really good at clicking that clicky-thing and giving me nommies. I'll have her properly trained in no time!

Gummi's Kitty Toy Tutorial

2011-08-08T14:02:00.002+02:00

We know some of you have already seen this on Facebook, but it's just too cute not to share!

This was something I LOVED to do when I was a puppy, too! Did/do you?

Bajas
PeeESS: I didn't show him the trick, he figured it out himself.

Come take a walk in our garden!

2011-08-07T11:47:00.006+02:00

Today is a gray, wet and miserable day around here. So - we thought we'd take you for a virtual stroll around our garden to see what's going on there at the moment.

Our butterfly nasturtium! It's climbing on and alongside our Lemon Drop chillies.

Casper going for a walk in our garden.

Sometimes we help Mom in the flower beds. She's somehow not always as impressed as she should be!

Can you see Virus checking out the veg patch? We're starting to wonder if we're getting baby corn rather than corn this year, if anything at all. This gray summer has not helped it grow fast enough we think.

Our cucumber plant is very productive and Mom eats at least one of this "Miniature White" cucumbers every day!

The kitties love playing in the garden! And Bajas and Gummi enjoy each other's company even if they're separated by a fence. Gummi still thinks Bajas is a big stuffed toy from time to time, and unless closely supervised they are separated.

Virus loves Bajas, Bajas thinks Virus can be a bit annoying from time to time.. LOL!

Our feathered poppies, "Venus", are finally in bloom. Strange and funny more than pretty, perhaps, but we like them!

Bajas is a very good gardening assistant!

Pretty, pale yellow nasturtium "Ice Age" looks nice along the purple chillies of our "Filius Blue".

We hope to get ripe tomatoes before the cold autumn is here. We'll see..

At least the "Hundreds and Thousands" are providing tomatoes for us! They are really living up to their name :)

Hope you all have a nice Sunday!

Love,
the WriggleButts

2011 Egg Challenge

2011-08-06T11:05:00.004+02:00

Hi everyone!

Want to join the challenge? A discussion on WhippetWorld somehow turned into the 2011 Egg Challenge. Here's my video of my first introduction to a whole, raw egg. Why don't you try and show the result on your bloggy? I sure had fun, as you can see here:

Kisses,
Gummi

PeeEss: We had a question about the shell - it's no problem if the dogs eat them, we actually used ground eggshell for the kitties as a substitute for bone before they got to be great bone crunchers.
PeePeeEss: We know many who give eggs frozen as a nice, refreshing treat. It's good if they know it's edible before you try that one, though!

I has a FRIEND!

2011-08-05T11:55:00.003+02:00

Okay, so I have my brudder Bajas (who think I can be a pain in the butt) and the kitties, but I haven't really had any friends of my own. But yesterday Mom had planned a play date for me! She joined the local dog club when we moved here, so we'll have someone to train with, and she posted on their facebook page if anyone would like to come along for some puppy socialization. And Alto and his mom said they would be happy to meet me and help me gain all the necessary social skills. Here's a video of what we did. We also had a running session at the end that Mom didn't video, and Alto did lots of puppy bowling which Mom says is good for me. And it was pretty fun, too! The humans agreed I have very good dog language skills. I didn't get scairt when Alto was growly with me, but I always knew he was the boss!

Hope you all have a great weekend, guys!

Meet Casper!

2011-08-02T10:20:00.002+02:00

He's friendly, but not a ghost!

He's deaf and needed a new home. Originally friends of mine wanted to take him in, but it didn't work out. So now he's here to see if he'll get along with the boys here.

He enjoyed watching me water the plants last night. Otherwise he hasn't done much yet.. He's not afraid of the dogs, but thinks Gummi can play a bit too rough (don't we all..). Hopefully he can make a nice play mate for Hyssy (Virus can be a bit grumpy and doesn't want to play as much as Hyss) and perhaps even Gummi, too. Fingers crossed!

Ane

Happy Birthday Hyssy!

2011-07-31T16:04:00.002+02:00

Can you believe Hyssing turns 2 today? Me neither! We've got a surprise for him, but not until tomorrow! You'll have to wait and see, just like Hyssy!

Gummi goes surfing

2011-07-27T17:15:00.004+02:00

... well, not quite!
Gummi has been a little uncertain about the water (nothing strange, there, Bajas didn't get into a pool or lake voluntarily until he was 3 or 4 yrs old). But we got out a toy, the clicker and some treats and headed for the beach!

Mom!! What are you DOING out there?!!

No, no way, I'm not getting into that stuff!

Oooh..

Let me see - I'll just drink it all up, so I can come out without getting my toesies wet!

OMD! OMD!

Turns out he's actually waterproof and doesn't dissolve in the stuff! LOL..

Waves and everything!

Still not entirely confident, though.. Ha ha.. But we're working on it!

Not a bad, start, though!

Ane

Blueberry trip

2011-07-25T09:15:00.000+02:00

We took a little trip yesterday looking for blueberries.. the weather was a little unstable.

You know you've gotten into the woods when there's sheep by the road.

The one on the right looked SOOO content.

We parked by this cute little house and had some lunch before we started out.

Happy puppy!

So pretty!

It soon started to rain a little again, though.

Gummi is crazy about picking the berries! Silly pup.

Nom-nom-nom!

There were not too many berries, but we had a good time.

We had to cross this river getting to and from the area.. On the way back I almost lost my footing and had to put poor Gummi down.. I hoped he's stay on one of the larger stones, but he had a little swim.. Poor guy - but I got hold of him again and he got safely across in the end.

Click?

2011-07-24T20:07:00.003+02:00

Hi everyone,

Thanks for all your kind words about the terrible tragedy that occurred here in Norway on Friday. We also got our power back yesterday, after almost 5 hours. We have no idea what caused it, but it was fairly local (as the pizza place had power.. BOL!). We had ham and pepperoni pizza, and PA had jalapeños on his half.

We've already shown you some of the tricks Gummi has been working on with Mom and the clicker. http://wrigglebutts.blogspot.com/2011/07/talented-puppy.html And we thought we'd talk a bit about what that's all about.

Clicker training is mostly associated with the clicker, like the one above here. Clicker training, however, generally refers to a special way of training where the sound from the clicker signals the dog that "yes! that's it!". It's called operant conditioning - think of Pavlov's dogs: the bell signaled to the dogs that the food was coming, making them salivate. In the same way the click tells the dog a reward is coming. It's usually treats (especially in the beginning), but it can also be a game of tug or something else the dog enjoys. The treats to be tasty, soft (easy to eat), small enough that they don't have to chew a lot and big enough to be worth working for. The main benefits of clicker training is the precision you get and the ability to shape behaviors. Shaping refers to clicking for random action from the dog - you teach the dog to sit by clicking when the dog happens to sit down. You teach the dog to close the cupboard door by clicking for him looking at it, then touching it with his nose or paw, then by giving it a push and so on. Instead of luring the dog to do what we want, we use what the dog does to shape into something we can use. Or just for fun, like with Gummi and that tire.

Mom signed up for a free one week on-line clicker class just over a week ago and today we discovered that it's also available in English, so we thought we'd let you all know about it. http://www.canisclickertraining.com/ Just sign up and every day you'll get an e-mail with the theory and you/your dog's homework. It will work great with a cat, too. Virus has done a little clicker training, but Mom didn't really continue his training. You can find some more free classes here: http://www.clickerlessons.com/clicker.htm but it really was nice to get an e-mail reminding us to do the work every day. Gummi is signed up for puppy classes at the dog school the people from Canis is running - you can be sure you'll hear more about this in the future. BOL!

Interested in a good read this summer? For anyone interested in the principles we warmly recommend the book "Don't shoot the dog" by Karen Pryor. http://store.clickertraining.com/dontshootdog.html Here's a link to it at the author's site, but it should be available many places. It's not specifically about dogs, despite what its name might suggest, but about how to make your kids go to bed on time, the angry bus driver to become happier and your cat stop using its claws when playing.. Just generally about how to shape the world around you into a better place.

Kisses,
B

No power

2011-07-23T20:59:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone,
I just wanted to let you see my cute face. We're not able to get on line at the moment because our power went out. Mom and PA just got home with pizza, they've god power not too far away so we don't have to go hungry. BOL! Would be nice if it would come back, though..

Kisses, B

We're Safe

2011-07-22T21:13:00.004+02:00

To all of you who have heard about the horrible things that have been happening here in Norway today, we just wanted to let you know we're safe. First a bomb went off downtown Oslo, in a place I passed so many times either on my way to work or when we were going up to the lake or other places with the boys..
Soon after there were reports of a man, dressed as a policeman, shooting kids at a political summer camp..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14256712

7 confirmed dead from the bomb and 10 at the island so far... It is truly unbelievable and our thoughts and sympathy go out to everyone affected by the tragedy.

Talented Puppy

2011-07-21T10:18:00.000+02:00

Gummi is the first puppy I have used the clicker with almost from the start. He is catching on fast, and we're just shaping silly little tricks to get the hang of it. The very first thing we tried was the "touch". I'm going to transfer this to other objects later, but you use what you have available.

I've tried to take some videos with my phone while handling everything else - making both the quality of the video and of the training a bit below average, but at least we have some proof. :)

Walking Wednesday (so cute)

2011-07-20T10:34:00.002+02:00

Hi guys!

I just have to show you this video of the boys out taking a stroll. The kitties are only allowed outside when the weather is nice and we are home. Virus LOVES it and Hyssy thinks it's pretty fun to chase the butterflies and bugs but also a bit scary. I generally let either Bajas or Gummi run free as long as I'm outside (the other one will be in the x-pen or indoors). One day I noticed Virus trying to make Bajas come along on a walk with him down the path towards the woods. They looked super cute walking away together, although I was a little worried. But I do think it is important for Bajas to know the area and be able to find his way back in case something happens so I let them leave.

Anyways - they now take their little walk from time to time. They only stay away a couple of minutes, but the other day I managed to get a video of their return.

I learnt a trick!

2011-07-18T21:25:00.002+02:00

Mom and I went walking and she taught me a trick! I love jumping on top of stuff, so it wasn't very hard at all. When Mom say the word for "rock" I jump up on one of the big rocks!

See? Not hard at all!

Kisses,
Gummi

Gummi isn't the only one..

2011-07-17T22:51:00.000+02:00

..growing! Our vegetable patch has grown a LOT since we moved.

On Friday we were able to make the first meal with only veg and herbs from our own garden!

Mom's impatiently waiting for the strawberries..

...but we have plenty of wild ones! And blueberries and raspberries, too. The red currants are ripening now, but we haven't tasted any yet as you need proper shoes and clothes to approach the old bushes who haven't been picked for years and are surrounded by stinging nettles.

Trouble

2011-07-16T22:45:00.002+02:00

Yeah, that's right.. LOL.. I was looking for something else in the big box of dog stuff, when I saw this.. It was just too perfect!

Come on, kitties! A little closer, please

Puppies... ;)

Beach Bum

2011-07-14T22:22:00.000+02:00

WTF Wednesday

2011-07-13T01:05:00.000+02:00

?????

People can be so silly...

Monday Mousie

2011-07-11T14:24:00.000+02:00

I gots it!

Purrs,
Hyssy

Sleepy Sunday

2011-07-10T11:28:00.000+02:00

We hope you're all having a nice and relaxing day!

My ball

2011-07-09T11:24:00.001+02:00

This is my ball!

We have a lot of fun

Sometimes Mom is a little stupid and throws it away..

but I always find him again!

Kisses,
Gummi

A new friend

2011-07-08T08:58:00.001+02:00

Now look what Gummi found the other night! BOL..

Mom was happy to see the little guy hop away afterwards. (He's zooming around with it in his mouth at the beginning..)

Yeah!

2011-07-07T21:01:00.002+02:00

Okay, so we think we're back in business! We're having pretty lazy days, spending more time in the yard than unpacking. Not like the stuff is going anywhere.. We've got the wardrobes up, though, so now we have somewhere to put the clothes at least. The charger for the camera went missing during the move, so we're stuck with cell phone pix only, but we'll survive. Not sure if I want it to turn up again or not.. without it I can finally upgrade the camera. A new charger is pretty expensive, so since I have been wanting to upgrade the camera for I while I'd probably go for a new camera.

Here's a cute picture of Bajas and Gummi (well, parts of them..), don't you think?

Bajas, being slightly unsteady on his hind legs and way too gentle to say NO, isn't the easiest dog to combine with a puppy. I generally keep them separated (one loose, one in the x-pen or puppy on leash) unless I can watch them constantly. Gummi will learn impulse control eventually, but for now he can be a bit too much for poor Bajas. We are working on his behavior and his impulse control, though. And his attention span is increasing (by seconds, rather than minutes, he he), which is making things easier. He is SO very much like Bajas as a puppy, more or less exactly like I expected. This, ironically, is somewhat unexpected.. He sleeps/relaxes better, though, and is a little more fond of chewing. But, he bites less/less painful places compared with Bajas.

Now we're going to pick up P.A. who has been in Stockholm a few days. Will be bringing Gummi along, as he needs all the socializing he can get now that we live in the middle of nowhere.

Ane

Safely home, but...

2011-06-28T23:02:00.000+02:00

... our broadband router had died, so won't be on line for a few more days. Very annoying, but we really should have remembered to disconnect it before leaving. It was most likely killed during a thunderstorm. Oh well - our plants had grown nicely and we now have to use our time getting the wardrobes up and fill them and various shelves and cupboards, rather than getting up to speed on line.

More adventures and...

2011-06-26T16:50:00.000+02:00

...Gummi went for a swim. It's a shame we don't have a video of it to show you. He jumped into a salt water pond with lots of algae- probably assuming it was grass or something... He went all the way under water and had to swim a bit to find a place to get back up. Good thing his coat is short and dried quickly.
Today is our last day here - tomorrow we're going back home.

Mountain lion?

2011-06-24T22:47:00.000+02:00

...or just Virus the Explorer? We went out to one of the little islands today and Virus got to come along and play mountain lion. Now we are going to relax with Midsomler Murders on TV.

What?

2011-06-23T11:42:00.000+02:00

What? What do you mean "Did you try to eat a slug and get all sticky"? Of course I didn't. What makes you ask such silly questions?

'sploring

2011-06-21T23:49:00.000+02:00

Hi guys.

Just a quick email post to let you know we arrived safely and are having a good time. Virus, Gummi and I have been doing some serious 'sploring today on one of the nearby islands. Well, the two youngsters most of all. I have been here several times, of course, so I'm more like their guide. Hyssing isn't too fond of new places, but he's been outside around the cottage today. It's on its own little island, so it's a pretty safe place to let the kitties wander.

Kisses, Bajas.

Thanks!

2011-06-19T10:51:00.002+02:00

Silly Hyssing was a good boy and came back inside as soon as the sun came out. He doesn't even like being outside very much, so we were afraid he would be cold and miserable and maybe even sick, but he'd just been miserable. Sorry, Hyssy, but that was your own choice!

On a positive note - Mom went and bought us plenty of yummy meatables!

She let me into the back of the car when she got home - a standing buffet!
6 times my weight in food isn't bad! Hee hee..

Yeah!

This is the pre-made raw food we used to eat in the past, but we haven't eaten much of it the last three years since we didn't have a car or a big freezer. We'll go buy it from time to time now, though, as it's cheaper than making our own food.

Tomorrow we're going away for a week, so we'll still only be online sporadically for a while longer.

Kisses,
B

Come inside, Hyssing

2011-06-18T08:09:00.000+02:00

Hi guys.

We are finally online at our new home, which is great! we've even gotten the satellite dish up and everything. On Monday we are heading for our cottage for a week. Only one problem. Silly Hyssing is outside and refusing to come back inside. He's hiding under this building and won't walk back to the house as it is raining. We're unable to be out with him all the time, and we are afraid he'll be sacred off or chased by wildlife or another cat. Please send go inside vibes please.

Kisses, Bajas.

Two good friends in the sun

2011-06-12T10:33:00.000+02:00

A very good SUNday. And - the Internet Man is supposed to arrive on Wednesday. Keep your fingers and paws crossed that we're not too far into nowhere to get broadband... :)

Video Wednesday

2011-06-08T15:40:00.001+02:00

Here are two videos of our recent adventures!

Ignore the jumpy zoom, but otherwise it's fun to watch Virus watch the birdie (who is mad at him for being around his nest).

Moving

2011-06-02T23:01:00.000+02:00

We are on the move and will mostly be off line for a while. We're e-mailing this from mom's phone. Don't know how soon we'll have Internet in the new house. As you can see we brought all the plants along. And I got into the kitty wheely crate to make sure I wasn't forgotten.

Kisses, Bajas.

Moving - countdown and a new car!

2011-05-29T20:24:00.003+02:00

Okay guys! June is fast approaching and soon we'll be moving. We are so very excited! PA has his final exam on Tuesday and on Wednesday we start moving. Hopefully we'll manage in a day or two. One of the things that was on our to-do list was a new car for Mom! We'll be living in the middle of nowhere, so they'll both need a car to get to Uni, work and so on.. So - Mom went and looked at a couple of cars today, and tomorrow she's going to pick up her new (old) car. Nothing fancy, but hopefully it'll get her to and from the train station and us to and from the vet, puppy classes and so on.

Now we're going to relax!

Finally Friday (the baby carnivore)

2011-05-27T12:44:00.002+02:00

Hello everyone!

I know Gummi is taking over the blog lately, but that's just the way it is with babies, isn't it? We hope you have a happy Friday - hopefully you'll get some nice snacks, too!

Grrr..

I'm pretty proud of my little brudder!

Big kisses,
Bajas

Wordless Wednesday - I haz a bunnee

2011-05-25T14:54:00.000+02:00

Gummi goes hunting

2011-05-24T17:59:00.001+02:00

I'm a fierce hunter!

I think I got it!

You're one DEAD Dandelion!

I Wuw my Wubba

2011-05-23T09:58:00.002+02:00

After just over two days in the city I have become pretty much a pro at getting in and out of the elevator and walking across the strange metal grid floor outside the main entrance. We had to walk a couple of laps around a parked scooter last night, but it turned out it wasn't scary after all! And the first time we walked past the door to the under ground parking garage when it was going up it was a little noisy.. so Mom made me wait until it came back down and then we went to investigate it. I really get to see a LOT of new and exciting stuff.

Kisses and nose bites,
Gummi

Beach fun

2011-05-21T11:38:00.001+02:00

Here's a little video of Gummi on the beach. By the time we get back up to the lake this will all be under water. Do you think Gummi will enjoy coming along on the boat? I'm pretty sure he will.

Did anyone say socialization?

2011-05-20T20:44:00.002+02:00

Hello everyone!

After almost a week up by the lake, we returned home today. Mom and PA are working this weekend, so we had to come home. It won't be home for much longer, though. We'll be moving very soon!

Having a little one around means a lot of socialization.. Like the tarps in the yard up by the lake (they cover up the firewood).

Walking on top of the strange, crinkly surface:

Walking underneath it while it's blowing in the wind..

He really is a confident and tough little guy, and so far the only thing that really scared him was when PA played the guitar. BOL! But he kept playing until he calmed down and relaxed, we'll make sure he hears the guitar again soon to make sure he learns it's no problem.

A bonus with the various socialization is that it tires him out! BOL!

Have a furry happy weekend, guys!

B

There - and back again.

2011-05-17T17:44:00.004+02:00

Hi guys!

The little one is sleeping, so I have time to show you some of the pictures from our trip this weekend. We didn't only pick up Gummi, we saw some other animals too!

This dear sent us off, she was in the field as we were leaving.

We saw FIVE moose on this trip. First this one and his buddy (who was across the street - we have some pix of him too, but they're not as good), then two more and finally a single one.

What's up with the whole paparazzi thing!? Huh?!

We arrived at the cottage in plenty of time and got the barbecue ready. I got stuck under this chair. Mom made fun.

Tussi and I shared a nice dinner.

Looks like they've burnt them, right? Actually they were in a marinade, which is what colored them so much. They had just been put on.

After a night of board games (and PA watched a bit of the Eurovision song contest..) we woke up the next morning and prepared for our departure. We finished in plenty of time, and had time for a little walk at the dam before picking up Gummi.

This guy flew past and we saw a lot of cranes, too.

Below the dam - most of the water is let through the power plant which is to the right of this picture.

Quite a lot of cool rock formations!'

Hard to see, but that black blob in front of the arrow is a fishie! Quite big, at least compared to the fairly smallish ponds.

Towards the end of the trip I let Gummi crash in my crate with me!

Pretty?

We think this shot is pretty cool, with a bit of sun and the heavy rains on the way.

Hope you enjoyed coming along on my trip!

B

Crazy

2011-05-16T20:58:00.002+02:00

My new little brudder is crazy. Srsly.

I try to tell him off when he's being too much..

But he's seriously unstoppable..

Thank doG it wears him out in the end...

Being a big brudder is hard work, I tell you!

Kisses,
B

Almost home!

2011-05-15T18:58:00.000+02:00

Hi guys!

We are on the way home with my new brother Gummi! We are getting along just fine. Will tell you more about him when we're home with a proper computer.

Kisses,
Bajas

Finally Friday!

2011-05-13T22:26:00.000+02:00

Ok guys.

It's ten thirty PM and we're about to go to bed and sleep a little before heading out tomorrow on our way to pick up baby Gummi. We'll hopefully be able to update when we get home Sunday night.

Kisses,
Bajas

Stupid Hip Dysplasia

2011-05-12T14:54:00.000+02:00

Okay guys, I have some not-so-great news. A little while ago I had to take a trip to the vet. After slipping on the last little bit of ice outside I started limping and after that I started walking funny. Mom thinks it looks like a partial paralysis. So off to the vets we went - I love going there!

Here I'm on the table and have just gotten a shot that makes me sleepy. But first it makes me sick, so Mom had to wipe up vomit from the table and floor.

Then I fell asleep. Mom was a bit upset - she asked if it was really necessary for me to have this shot and the vet said it was impossible without it. As it turns out it would have been easier if I had been awake. So - extra monies, extra sickies and extra trouble. Yeah!

This is the new collar I got for my birthday btw!

There is my x-ray.. Mom didn't dare go in there and take a proper picture of it, hee hee.. The x-rays showed that I have a medium degree of hip dysplasia with calcifications plus a little calcifications between two vertebrae. The vet thought that was why I am walking funny - that it hurts and that I try to compensate. But I've told Mom it doesn't really hurt at all, just if we walk a little too far (I'm only allowed to walk a little to do my business and sniff some pee-mails, no long walkies). And, although the calcifications are probably the reason why a fairly small accident made me walk this way, we're thinking it might be something neurological as well. But the vet man might be right. Mom tends to be skeptical after a few cases of misdiagnoses in the past, but that doesn't mean they're always wrong! He prescribed Metacam, which is a NSAID (non steroid anti-inflammatory drug) - so we're thinking that IF my funny walk is due to inflammation - swelling - causing pressure on some of the nerves to my hind legs this anti-inflammatory drug might still help. But - if we see no improvement we'll get a second opinion.

I hope the drugs work, or that we find a new one that does. It's a little boring to only get short walkies. But at least I'll soon have a little brudder to keep me company. He won't be able to take long walkies since he's a baby, so we can walk together.

Kisses,
B

More puppy pix :D

2011-05-09T10:32:00.002+02:00

Lucky for us Rosemary posted more pictures of the puppies yesterday!

How cute is my little brudder, huh?

Please note how he's already copying my cute, gray chin!

A little adventurer, don't you think? Still unknowing he'll be in for a much greater adventure soon.

Mom and I have also started to work on a few tricks for the.. ahem.. hearing impaired.. as it seems I'm not hearing quite as well as I used to. Mom says it's nice I've stopped barking at barking dogs on TV (I don't mind actual dogs barking, it's the rude ones that hide I dislike), but it's nice to be able to communicate, too. I'll try to get a video to show you soon.

Kisses,
B

Meet Gummi! Yay!

2011-05-08T08:19:00.003+02:00

Happy Sunday, Friends!

We have some exciting news for you. We now know which of the puppies will be our new brudder! It's the puppy with the white neck patch! His name will (most likely) be Gummi! It started with a suggestion of Ruben or Ruber for a name, meaning red. Someone mentioned how that sounded almost like rubber. Mom thought rubber was a fun name for a bouncy dog, but it doesn't sound good in Norwegian. So she translated it to Gummi and liked it. It's also got association to gummy bears wich are sweet like Gummi is. Do you think a name like that will make him too bouncy? BOL.. At least I've lived up to MY name.

Here he's pictured at 6,5 weeks old. He turns 7 weeks today!

Here are a few older pix

Only a day old!

Everyone at the milk bar @ 6 days!

Gummi @ 12 days

We can't wait to see him again next Sunday. Now we're at T minus one week and 1,5 hours! ;)

Happy Sunday everyone.

Kisses,
Bajas

Countdown

2011-05-06T17:28:00.002+02:00

We've finally set a date for when we're picking up my little brudder! One week from Sunday, which means we'll leave one week from tomorrow. This weekend is work weekend, though.. Not the most fun of weekends. Mom's working early, so we're going to bed early tonight. Mom just got off the phone with Grandpa, he's finally home from Vietnam. He's been there all year, so it's nice to have him back. We'll have him over for dinner next week.

There was a package in the mail for us yesterday - a collar for the puppy:

Now isn't that cute? It'll probably be too large now, but he'll grow into it soon.

The Lemon Drop chili is in bloom, finally! We're very excited to see how these chilies turn out.

Have a furry happy weekend, everyone!
Kisses,
Bajas

'Kay, time for my walkie!

Tasty Thursday

2011-05-05T20:38:00.002+02:00

We tasted the first chilis from our Filius Blue plants today, chopped them up and added to our tomato sauce.

Well.. at least it was the intention! Mom forgot, so had to mix it in after the tomato sauce, meat and bechamel sauce were in the pan. She even had to take the cheese back off! BOL! The green stuff is herbs from our greenhouse (basil, thyme, oregano, parsley).

Saucy cheese! BOL!

But it's not like the sauces don't mix in the oven anyway, so no biggie. The chilis both smelled and tasted rather fruity (think apple/pear). The flesh wasn't very hot, but the veins and seeds were. Two chilis, but the seeds of only one half, in this dish made for a little heat, but only barely.

We're moving. Sort of.

2011-05-04T10:02:00.002+02:00

As most of you know we're moving in June.. But since nobody lives in the house the humans got to take some stuff out there this weekend. The back seats from P.A.'s car has already been out there for a while (since just after the tires were stolen..) and they might take some more stuff out there soon. Nice to not have to move so much once June arrives, especially since there should be a tiny poopie here at the time, too.

A nice stack of Ikea boxes with all sorts of stuff in them, parked in the living room.

The new floor is down and the walls are painted, now they only need to get the baseboards up. The new shower, sink and stuff in the bathroom should arrive soon, too.. And they're almost done upstairs.

Nice view from that window, huh?

Kitchen cabinets are painted and the new counter top is in place.

From the outside - the vertical line on the wall is the new fire escape.

So - think we'll have fun here?

B

A little more adventuring!

2011-04-30T08:28:00.000+02:00

I have already shared some pix of our trip to Sweden at Easter here and here and here. But here are a few more, since we're at home and have proper Internets. Oh.. that makes me think - I surely hope we get proper Internets fairly soon after we move, and that the general quality that far into nowhere is decent. Or we *will* go mad(der).

The cabin had a little kitchenette - and Mom managed to make some decent dinner, with tomato sauce she'd brought from home + some local supplies.

After dinner we went for a nice evening walkie. I didn't get any of the humans dinner, but I got some lovely chunks of salmon and lamb, so no worries.
Then - play time! The humans seem to have very strange taste in games, but I help them anyways.

But - I'll admit it's mainly for the snuggles!

'Kay, I'm ready - let's go home! I'm so furry comfy in my crate, I hardly wanted to come out for walkies when the hoomans took a pause.

B

Friday Adventures

2011-04-29T15:06:00.002+02:00

I have some adventure-pix to show you! They're not actually from today, but we can pretend. Plus it actually WAS a Friday, just a couple of weeks ago.

First we found the pretty flowers! You should have seen Mom climbing the slope with the camera and clinging to little baby trees to keep from falling down on the road while taking the pix. There's more adventuring here than you can see from the photo! BOL!

Then we spotted some cranes! Once again Mom asked P.A. to pull over so she could try to take some pix. They were far away on the other side of some trees/brush and then well onto the marsh.. Mom didn't try to go very far, but still stood in the marsh holding on to yet another tree (a bit bigger this time). Oh - and she still got her toes wet. Hee hee hee..

Then we arrived at the actual destination, a very old church ruin. I got to run around a bit there! Mom didn't need the help of any trees to get this picture. Impressive!?

Nor this - the rocks in the background used to be part of the church!
Then we drove a little further before having a little snack in the back of the car. Oh - and we've found a really nice way to use the pics of P.A. without showing his face (can you believe he doesn't want to be on my bloggy??).. Here me and P.A.. uh.. I mean SMILEY.. are relaxing after sharing a muffin!

Happy weekend everyone!

Walking (well.. running) Wednesday

2011-04-27T12:17:00.002+02:00

Ready to have some fun?

So who are you calling an old man now, huh? Bye-bye, I think I'll drop by the neighbors for a visit.

B

Tuesday Funnies!

2011-04-26T19:47:00.003+02:00

We have been over at "The Oatmeal" having giggles today.. Mom's been a good girl doing one of her obligatory assignments today - so it's nice to have something to giggle at during breaks.

A fun facts about cats - http://theoatmeal.com/comics/cat_know

Mom's favorite parasitic flatworm - http://theoatmeal.com/comics/captain_higgins

Happy Easter

2011-04-25T13:32:00.002+02:00

And the right breed was:

2011-04-23T13:56:00.004+02:00

*drumroll*

Staffordshire Bull Terrier! Kari was the only one guessing it was some sort of bull terrier - well done! We had lots of fun googling puppy pix of the suggested breeds/crosses to see what their puppy selves looked like.

Now let's introduce my brudder's pawrents:

This is his mom, Åsa. She's a real sweetheart - actually her nick name is something along the line of the hug/the hugger. Mom and P.A. got to meet her and she just wanted to snuggle - she didn't mind them visiting her puppies at all. She's already a champion and was best staffie # 4 and best staffie bitch # 3 in Sweden last year. Impressive, huh?

Now this is his dad: his name is Zingo. We haven't met him, but they say he's a very friendly dog, too. He's also a show off doggie, and has two CCs so far.

Photos curtesy of their breeder, Rosmary Åsberg.

Now everybuddy say "Awww....":

Oh yeah - we don't know which of the four little dudes will ble my brudder yet, as they're a little to small to show their personalities yet. Once we know for sure we'll certainly let you know. We hopes it is one of the boys we manage to recognize in the photos. BOL!

Hope you all have a happy Easter weekend!
Kisses,
B

Chillin' on a Friday (or not)

2011-04-22T20:20:00.002+02:00

We have CHILLIES! Pretty little baby chillies!

Pretty "Filus Blue"!

And a few little "Jalapeno"s.

Mom was really happy when we came home and found the plants alive and thriving!

B

One more puppy picture..

2011-04-21T21:57:00.002+02:00

We're adding one more photo - of a little puppy face, as we were getting lots of guesses on boxer puppies. Not so squishy these ones.. And with quite a bit shorter legs. But much of that same happy personality of pugs and boxers.

We didn't really intend for you to guess, but this was sort of fun! BOL!

B

We were visiting..

2011-04-21T19:37:00.002+02:00

these little poopies! And their breeder and family of course. Turns out I just might get a little brother sooner than expected! New house, new car(s), new brudder.. Lots of things coming my way, huh?!

Kisses, B!

Adventures

2011-04-20T19:04:00.002+02:00

Hello guys!

We're back home again. Well - back at the lake, that is. We had a nice little trip to Sweden.

Here we're taking a little break and eating lunch. I got to sit on the bench with mom. She offered me some bread. Yuck. We gave it to the birdies instead. Mom and P.A. had a good laugh when I walked around with the bread in my mouth wondering what to do with it. Weirdoes.

Here you can see my crate - so I could keep an eye on them as we travelled. But.. well.. Mostly I just snored.

Here's the little cottage we stayed in. It had a very nice view of the river.

This is taken from our porch. The guy is fishing for salmon - most of the people who stay at the camp are.

Heading home!

Now - do you wonder what we did in Sweden? ;)

Kisses,
B

Spring!

2011-04-17T13:53:00.002+02:00

The pix speak for themselves, really!

yeah!

Oh - and we're going away tomorrow morning, so probably won't be online for a few days.

Kisses,
B

Birthday Celebrations!

2011-04-16T12:13:00.007+02:00

Thanks for all your kind words on my birthday! I had a furry nice day - just LOOK what I got for dinner!

I also got a nice new bed, but we haven't gotten any good pictures of it yet. It's supposed to fit in my crate to have in the car. Mom also took some nice pix of my nine year old self, but it's hard to post using only cell phones, so we'll post those later.

Kisses,
Bajas
Nine years and one day

Happy Birthday Bajas

2011-04-15T12:25:00.000+02:00

Happy NINTH birthday to the bestest Bajas in the whole wide world. We promise you a serious celebration today and hope to have you around for at least another nine!

We should have some great pix to share later. We wish you all a happy Friday, and extra special wishes for all our friends who shares Bajas' birthday!

Adventures

2011-04-14T17:09:00.000+02:00

We arrived safely at our house by the lake last night. Today Virus and I went exploring. We have videos, too, but they are too large to upload via the phone.

Kisses, Bajas.
PeeEss: tomorrow is my birthday :D

We Will Vacation..

2011-04-13T10:26:00.003+02:00

We're dreaming of spring. It's been lovely lately, apart from yesterday which was cold, rainy and windy.

Now THIS is the sort of weather we like! These pix are from April 2007. We'll have nice green grass like this soon, I hope.

Nice weather makes me happy! (Well.. most things make me happy..) But what truly makes me happy is that Mom told me we are taking my new car up to the lake tonight after Mom's meeting at work. They've even promised me a nice little bonus trip early next week, but we'll keep most of that info secret for now. Tee hee.. Either way the upcomping trip(s) make Mom run around singing "We Will Vacation" by Be Your Own Pet. She can be very silly.

Kisses, Bajas

More Memories

2011-04-11T10:37:00.003+02:00

We keep travelling down memory lane around here. Here are some pix of me from back in 2003.

Hey! Horsie! Hey! Will you play with me? Helloooo?

Look at me go!

Okay.. So what's with all this posing?

Have a great week everyone! We're looking forwards to our Easter break. We'll be leaving in a couple of days. Yay!

Kisses,
B

Silly Saturday

2011-04-09T11:08:00.003+02:00

We keep going through old pictures and Mom had some good giggles.. All these pix are from 2004.

I have no idea why I walked around with that bisquit. Perhaps I had a faint hope that Mom would replace it with a proper bone?

Helloooo!

It's a nice sunny Saturday here today.. We hope you have a good day, whereever you are!

Kisses,
Bajas

Finally Friday

2011-04-08T18:01:00.002+02:00

...and time to relax!

Mom is rude, though... She says we relax just as much during the week. But she's probably just envious, since she's working this weekend.

Happy Friday everyone!

Purrs and kisses,
Hyssy, Virus and Bajas

Feeling better

2011-04-07T20:40:00.002+02:00

Easter 2004

Thanks for all your well wishes. Bajas is certainly feeling better. He's not been happy with me, though, as he didn't get any food for over 24 hours. LOL! He got a tiny amount of canned cat food (that I opened for the kitties since I forgot to thaw some meat for them this morning) mixed with boiled rice. Unless something happens overnight he'll get a proper meal in the morning.

I'm finally getting into transfering my pictures and documents to the new computer (well.. new in January or something). Might be the reason why I'm looking into the old pix. I took my qualifying test at work yesterday. It's always scary, even though I know my job very well. We have to re-qualify at least every 18 months. So now I'm good to work for another year and a half. ;)

Worried Wednesday

2011-04-06T19:37:00.006+02:00

Hi guys!

Just wanted to ask you for some good vibes for Bajas - he's got an upset tummy and isn't feeling too great. (And for him to show symptoms of discomfort is saying someting.) I hate it when the boys are sick.. I believe I know the cause of this and hopefully he'll feel better soon (he's got some meds and I gave him some calming foods this morning anticipating this) - if not we'll go see the dogtor in the morning.

I can hardly believe he'll turn nine next friday - and certainly want him to feel super in plenty of time for his birthday. Once upon a time..

Ane

Momday Morning

2011-04-04T10:07:00.002+02:00

We're having a quiet Monday morning here at the WriggleButt Residence. Audiobook, a nice breakfast and all four of us on the couch. Bajas snoring, Hyssy purring and Virus watching the birds outside.

There are new seeds in the greenhouse. Hopefully we'll see them sprouting soon.

We harvested our oriental veg on Friday

Pak Choi

The Tsoi Sim was about to flower (the flower buds tasted just like broccoli).
We had them in a lovely stir-fry with oystersauce and garlic.

After a four week "internship" at a high school as part of our pedagogics class it's back to regular programming. After being sick for so long with migraines, fever and then the ear infection I plan to reduce my number of classes (I take double the amount I need, so cutting one or two is no problem). All the classes have obligatory papers that have to be written soon, and I don't think I can manage writing 5 big papers right now.. It's a bit annoying, but I only took these extra classes for the variation, so even if I don't complete them they've served a purpose. (I *would* have gone mad with only the pedagogics.)

Have a great week everyone! I hope the boys will get around to post, read and comment more now that our lives go back to normal. ;)

Ane

Snuggly Sunday

2011-04-03T13:43:00.002+02:00

We are having a quiet Sunday. The quality of this video is pretty poor, but Mom wanted to show how Hyssy usually "helps" her while on the computer.

And here's a video of Virus and me - he thought my ears needed a little cleaning. Hrmpf..

Kisses,
B

Sleepy Saturday

2011-04-02T12:27:00.002+02:00

Ssssh! Don't wake Virus!

Mom told me we're getting a visitator today. I look forwards to that. We're going to snuggle with auntie Anna on the couch and watch a Midsomer Murders episode and probably play some Mario Kart. I can help her with that! I'm very talented that way. But first Mom needs to tidy up a bit and get everything ready. The dessert is already chilling in the fridge and the plan is peanut curry for dinner. There might not be enough herbs in our "garden" since PA and Mom had the last of our home grown oriental veg for dinner yesteday, and added extra herbs to the sauce. We concider the "can we grow veg in the green house while the chilies grow" a success! So next winter we will try again. Starting the indoor season much earlier will probably give us a lot more veg, too. Now the greenhouse is too full of other stuff to have room for them. We have several pots of lettuce, though, and the herbs of course so Mom is still able to grab a snack while working in the greenhouse!

Happy weekend everyone!

B

Wordless Wednesday - Sunny

2011-03-30T10:13:00.000+02:00

Purrs, Virus.

Flowering Friday

2011-03-25T10:47:00.002+01:00

The chilies are flowering! So far only flowers on the Filius Blues are open, but the Jalapenos have flower buds.

Happy Friday, everyone!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-03-23T11:55:00.001+01:00

Hello?

2011-03-22T22:00:00.001+01:00

Can I have some kisses please? Or at least a little steak?

B

Sunny Sunday

2011-03-20T11:21:00.003+01:00

It's lovely and sunny today. The kitties and I enjoy it a lot. We even showed it to our baby onions.
The kitties love the smell, for some reason!

*sniff-sniff-sniff*

Silly Saturday

2011-03-19T21:32:00.002+01:00

So can you see what this is? We think it looks like a snail's head. But it's really a stalk of lemongrass Mom got at the store and stuck in some water to root. Apparently it's much quicker than growing from seeds. And it was - just over a week after it was stuck in some water these little roots were visible. But since we already had seeds we've stuck this one in a large pot and sown seeds around it. Time will show if the seedlings will seem to catch up or not.

Also - we think it's a surprisingly good photo, it's taken with the phone (as usually, lately).