Heartbroken

February 27, 2026 After 17 wonderful years, Nox is no longer with us. We went to the vet this morning with hope that Nox had improved. Nox’s overnight treatment didn’t work and her kidney numbers went up. She lost weight overnight. Nox’s quality of life had rapidly gone downhill in the last few days. Our […]

Back from the Veterinarian

February 26, 2026 Updated later on February 26, 2026 The veterinarian was able to determine what Nox’s current problem is. Nox has pancreatitis. Unfortunately, Nox’s blood work showed an incredible increase in numbers for her kidneys function. This is bad, very bad! We are taking her to an overnight animal hospital to have drugs administered […]

Nox Is Not Feeling Well

February 26, 2026 We have an appointment with the veterinarian for Nox this afternoon. Nox’s health has taken a turn for the worst. Nox had developed a cough late last year. The vet prescribed medication to help the cough. She warned us that if the cough persisted, Nox was most likely having heart problems. Since […]

Dog Bacon Biscuits Arrive

February 22, 2026 On February 17 (Tuesday), a package arrived in the mail. Nox was very excited to find the package was from her DogUncle, Rekio’s DogDad. Hmm. I guess that makes Nox and Rekio some sort of cousins. I am not going to even try to figure it out. Here is Nox’s thank-you email […]

Pantry Finished and Filled Up

February 18, 2026 We finished out the IKEA pantry today. After all the drawers and shelves were in, I started lining them Then I moved most of the food into the pantry. This opened up kitchen cabinets, which allowed me to organize the kitchen better. Once the food was out of the kitchen cabinets, I […]

Mostly Just Lazy

February 15, 2026 After my scare earlier in the week, I have been tired. I have been napping a lot. Thursday, the weather was a perfect day, not too cold and not too hot. Bruce convinced me it would be nice to take a walk around Blackberry Homestead. He was right. I felt happy to […]

What Did I Do While Bruce Was Gone?

January 30, 2026 After we moved into the house at Blackberry Homestead, I unboxed the books we kept, mostly my cookbooks. As I opened the boxes, I put the books in the rotating bookcases that I had put together. I sorted the non-cookbooks as I unpacked the boxes. I put my cookbooks in any which […]

Bruce Made It Home Safely

January 28, 2026 As many of you know, Bruce’s dad passed away last week. Bruce had asked me to stay home and take care of Nox’s veterinary visit while he went went to say goodbye. Nox is getting shots to help her arthritis. We were expecting to get the check for the RV and wanted […]

Nox’s Bloodwork Results

January 17, 2026 We got the bloodwork results from Nox’s visit to the vet and additional information. Her liver function has returned to normal! Yay! She is on the edge of kidney disease. We are now feeding her prescription dog food in hopes of preventing it. The vet also looked at previous X-rays and determined […]

Bruce’s Dad Had a Set Back

January 11, 2026 On January 10 (Saturday), during the night, my FIL made it out of bed and fell. It didn’t appear to hurt him. All Saturday, he was dazed and confused. He was also very agitated. He was cold, yet kept throwing off his blankets. His speech was slurred and he appeared to be […]