We were at the KOA in Salt Lake City on June 11th, 2010 --- my 4 month birthday. My parents, Ed and Ros, surprised me with Fido cookies, birthday hats and singing "Happy Birthday" (badly and out of tune) to me just after dinnertime. I didn't care much for the hat. But they can sing "Happy Birthday" to me anytime they feel like supplying frosted doggy cookies for dessert. … [Read more...]
The Dog Ate My Power Supply
I never fully appreciated "the dog ate my homework" excuse until just a few days ago when Jasper chewed up my power supply. I felt bad enough being out of contact for days at a time during our cross-country roadtrip and camping in areas which had no Internet access, but to have the dog chew the power supply cord within moments of finally picking up a wireless connection almost sent me around … [Read more...]
Jasper’s First Play Date
Jasper, our 3 month old chocolate labrador retriever puppy had his first play date today with Harley, a 4.5 month old yellow lab puppy. Fun was had by all. The dogs ran, frolicked, nipped at each other, played with a rope toy and but for the fact that Harley lost a wisker (I felt SO bad), no one was seriously injured. We owners, Grace (Harley's mom) and Ed and I could barely contain ourselves … [Read more...]
Jasper: Our Newest Travel Companion
We have a new family member and travel companion - Buddha Boy Jasper (Jasper) - an 8 week old Chocolate Labrador retriever that we picked up yesterday from White Robin Kennels in Princeton, B.C. The photo (above right) was taken during the hour-long ride home, during which he cried just a little and then slept in my arms the rest of the way. We stopped just once at Stemwinder Provincial Park to … [Read more...]
West Edmonton Mall – Worth A Look
We had just arrived in Edmonton from Jasper. The route to our hotel passed the West Edmonton Mall, so since I had never been there we decided to have a look. The mall opened in 1981 and was the largest in the world until 2004. It is still the largest mall in North America. Parking was not a problem and we ventured into the shopping center. There are the usual stores just many more of them. The … [Read more...]