Can anyone guess what is happening here?
This is just a sneak peak. More to follow soon!
Tag: Oliver
Big ‘Ole Pile of Dirt
Hello all! Blogger is back, we’re back, all is good.
We did have a few minor projects this winter, I’m sure I’ll get around to telling you about them eventually. Nothing too exciting.
But for now, we are working in the yard. Last week we had a yard of garden soil delivered.
Oli is longing to dig into all that dirt!
This helped us bulk up the garden beds along the house, and gave us more to work with to create a slope away from the house. Which in turn should helps keep the basement a little more dry. We hope.
Lewis sent me that picture during the day, and I went home expecting to be moving dirt around all evening, but guess what? He had it all done! Amazing.
This coming Saturday we are meeting with a landscaper. I’m so excited. He said he can work with us, come up with a grand plan that we can do in stages. That’s just what I need. I’ve been tinkering with this yard for 7 summers now, and quite frankly, I just don’t know what I’m doing.
Two years ago mom and I started to move large rocks and cement rubble to the narrow side between the house and the factory’s fence, but I said stop. We don’t know if we are doing the right thing or making it worse. We have such a steep slope, and I want a professional to tell me what needs to be done to correct that and make yard maintenance easier. I’ll let you know what happens.
Oliver’s Recovery
Oliver, modeling his donut pillow. A wonderful alternative to the cone. This one is the Kong Cloud collar. He’s tolerating it pretty well. We practiced for several days before the surgery. Short times, loads of praise and high-value treats made it all worthwhile. By the night before his surgery, he even fell asleep on his side wearing it.
The vet was pleased with his surgery yesterday. They were able to remove all the lumps and are sending them for testing, but he seemed positive that everything would be alright. He did say Oliver has a high likely hood of getting more of these fatty lumps in the future. Yeah. We kind of figured that.
They removed a hardened piece of earwax from his eardrum and we are hopeful that it was the cause of all his ear problems over the past few months.
And finally, his teeth got a cleaning and are now pearly white. Oli says more butcher bones will help keep his teeth clean. And truly, a $1 bone from the butcher does a better job than any of the expensive teeth cleaning chewies on the market.
The vet techs said he was a very good patient. He was very cooperative and sweet.
Here he is today, fast asleep, recovering from yesterday. He has six shaved spots, one from the IV and the other five have stitches where they removed the lumps.
He was happy to be home with us last night. Even happier to finally get some water and small meals. He’s been so good that we haven’t even had to use the special collar!Ever Wonder What Oliver Looks Like Under All That Hair?
Here is my hairy golden retriever. He normally look like this, or even more hairy. 
But, he is having surgery next week to have a few lumps removed (nothing to worry about!) And those lumps are difficult to find under all that hair. We definitely don’t want to put him through surgery only to miss one, so we took him to the groomer to get an extreme summer haircut. Now he looks like this.
Can you believe that’s the same doggie? You can really see the yellow lab in him. He looks so skinny! In fact, he lost 2 pounds!
Snow Season
Hi, all. We’re still here, we’ve just gone into winter hibernation. Not much to report right now, but hopefully things will pick up in the spring. For now we are just trying to keep warm.
We’ve been working with Oliver off leash, which is easier in the snow because he tires himself out by leaping and bounding everywhere!
See? He doesn’t make footprints as much as body prints.
We’ve been working with Oliver off leash, which is easier in the snow because he tires himself out by leaping and bounding everywhere!See? He doesn’t make footprints as much as body prints.
Green Bungalow Craftworks 