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| Tiny Little Columbines! |
The boys and I are just settling in after our morning constitutional. I never thought I'd be this happy to see rain...just plain old, ordinary rain. Not sleet. Not ice. Not a wintry mix...just rain. Toby is waiting for his second Luxembourg acupuncture appointment. His therapist (yes, we know how silly that sounds) is due later this morning. I have no idea of the science behind acupuncture, but it sure works wonders for a dachshund who's had two major back surgeries in 12 years...and we're trying everything to avoid a third!
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| Toby is such a good patient. He loves acupuncture! Yes, that's a needle in his head ;) |
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| Toby back in 2010 after his second spinal surgery (from the chassis!) |
We're also waiting on our new patio furniture to be delivered this afternoon. The patio project is coming together, and I plan to share the process in a later post. As with most things in Luxembourg, we have learned to be patient and pick up items as they become available. Outdoor furniture and accessories are abundant right now in the stores, but the plant selection is a bit lacking. I think this is due to the exceedingly slow start to spring. We were teased back in March - almost a month ago to the day - when the Crocuses emerged. The poor daffodils that followed are still quite stunted and are trying to bloom at just over 4 inches high. I did make it to a couple nurseries just over in Merzig, Germany this week. The Merzig region is full of ornamental growing operations and even a wolf park (we may need to check that out one day). While not overflowing with stock, at least the growers had enough to make the trip worthwhile...at at very reasonable prices.
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| ...so here's the entry to a Luxembourg Garden Center. I really like how they have a basket of dead flowers over the sign :-O |
In other news, we had a birthday celebration at the local dog-park...in a truly surreal Luxembourg moment there was Bubbly served.
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| Rather good stuff too... |
Still not 100% comfortable communicating (and I am using a cell phone to take photos), I'm not quite sure how the folks at the park will react to my taking their pictures. Yet. For now I've opted to add some of the dogs that we see most days at the enclosure.
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| This is Whiskey...or Muppert as he's affectionately called. Muppe means "Dog" in Luxembourgish. |
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| En suite, we have Sam the Yellow-Dog and Matsco the Beagle |
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Poor Sam take the brunt of the wrestling. I think because he's so big an fluffy that there are no holds barred. That's why he's everyone's fave.
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| Here's JoJo in a whole excavated by the resident Vizsla, Rudy. Toby's in the background making a cameo. |
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| That's Paloma - a full sized Grayhound in that same hole.She is a rescue from Spain :) |
It was Christian's (Paloma's master) birthday this past weekend. He brought the champagne, and I baked some gingerbread for the occasion. The crowd was quite large and lively, so these pooches are just a representation of our afternoon cadre...(Apres-midee?)
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| ...and here's all that's left of the gingerbread. High praise indeed. |
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| Mr Rudy taking a break...such a happy boy! |
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