My daughter’s puppy graduated from obedience school.
She is still a psycho, hyper, hole digger, destroyer of everything puppy but at least now she will sit . . . for a treat. I hope they send her for some graduate courses.
New York State became the first state to ban the declawing of cats. I did a bit of political work for this effort and it felt really satisfying to accomplish something positive in the midst of all the national political negativity.
Peachie was home for a few days getting everything ready for her impending wedding. I will be walking her down the aisle and she has finally chosen the processional song - “Can’t Help Falling in Love With You”. I’m grateful that my dress has pockets which I can stuff with tissues. I will be a blubbering fool.
Martha and I started doing a little ancestry research and I found this about my paternal grandmother:
Born in Malmo Sweden, sailed the Umbria via Liverpool and arrived Ellis Island on 12/12/1896. Worked as a maid. Married and had four sons.
A devout gentle soul, quick to lend a hand.
While 3 of my grandparents legally came to the United States thru Ellis Island, apparently my maternal grandfather snuck in illegally through Canada. If I am told to “go back to where I came from”, I think I will choose Malmo, Sweden.
Lastly, I recently saw this:
It has unsettled me greatly.
Graduate school for puppies... what a great idea! Maybe more like Continuing Education. Sitting for a treat is a start.
ReplyDeleteLove that NY is banning that cruel practice of declawing cats.
Did you and Martha flip a coin? Will she walk Beaner down the aisle? What's the protocol here? I've seen plenty of weddings where both parents escorted their offspring, of either gender, to the altar. I'm glad that people are doing whatever they want in these cases.
'A devout gentle soul, quick to lend a hand.' That's a lovely tribute.
Kurt Vonnegut. Yes.
It was Peachie's decision that I walk her down the aisle and Martha gets to do the first dance. I think she made that decision based on my non-ability to dance : )
ReplyDeleteYour daughter's pup is so cute.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful time at your daughter's wedding.
And the last quote, yeah, scary, horrifying and so true.
Such a good pup.
ReplyDeleteLove the bit about your grandmother. Sweden. Yes.
Unsettling indeed.
Hopefully other states follow NY's lead.
If I have to go back, I'm inclined to choose Ireland. Or perhaps Normandy.
ReplyDeleteThat's good to hear about banning declawing. It's a barbaric practice. My ex-husband was a vet before he switched careers and he used to refuse to do that surgery. and also wouldn't crop dog's ears or tails.