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I finished cleaning the paneling on the ceiling and am ready to start painting. I'm tired of it already. I've had to push furniture out of the way when cleaning overhead and everything is in real mess, but I can live with it for a day if I need to. I think Jeanne is planning to help me out on Sunday.
Last night I happened to turn on the TV to the local public station and watched a show featuring the Irish Rovers. They have been around a really long time and are now old guys but they can still sing the rousing Irish songs and beautiful ballads. This particular show took place in Belfast as well as in the countryside of Northern Ireland. Since I lived in the southwest of Ireland, just about on the line between Counties Cork and Kerry, I really knew very little about the terrain of the Northern Counties. I did drive up to meet a friend in County Mayo and drove to Donegal for a day (northwest), but I'll have to say that from the show last night the north has some gorgeous scenery. Now I'm really wishing I could go back for a visit, although I'd probably head straight for West Cork.
I wanted to clarify part of what I wrote yesterday about the Houston SPCA. They are probably one of the largest animal welfare units in the country, and not only cover Harris county but several counties surrounding it - many thousands of square miles. They have a lot of support in the way of people who foster animals until they are ready for adoption; equine clinics and experts; breed specific rescue organizations, local law enforcement and legal systems, and no doubt some really wealthy donors. So for these and many more reasons, Houston SPCA can reach more animals in need, and provide more services than a smaller organization could. No doubt all SPCA's do the best with what they have, but Houston clearly provides excellent and consistent treatment of the animals they encounter.
Since I doubt I'll ever have another dog, I get my "doggie fix" by watching Animal Planet, and I've learned a lot about other animals as well.
I just went outside to check my mailbox and can't believe how warm it is. I knoe it won't stay this way for long, but it's great to have such pleasant weather.
- Hangin' In There!
I really don't know why but I am feeling even better today than I did yesterday, and seem to have more energy. Maybe it is because I woke up way after my normal time of 8 am - I couldn't believe it when I looked at the clock and it said...
- Gators
If you can stand another post about animals, I can say that if I was an animal with a problem, I would rather be picked up by the Houston SPCA than I would Miami. They seem to euthanize animals pretty quickly in Miami. Case in point: a beautiful...
- What Happened To My Energy?
I started washing my living room ceiling and walls this morning in prep for painting it but my energy ran out before I finished. I did about 2/3 of the ceiling, and the narrow wall behind the TV, but just got too tired to continue. I'll...
- Something Going Around
My daughter told me that yesterday her mother-in-law, who has been congested and coughing a lot, drove herself to the hospital where I was treated for pneumonia. She went to the emergency room and they determined that she also had pneumonia. After X-rays,...
- Have Dinner In South Africa
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Travel
It's a gorgeous day!
I finished cleaning the paneling on the ceiling and am ready to start painting. I'm tired of it already. I've had to push furniture out of the way when cleaning overhead and everything is in real mess, but I can live with it for a day if I need to. I think Jeanne is planning to help me out on Sunday.
Last night I happened to turn on the TV to the local public station and watched a show featuring the Irish Rovers. They have been around a really long time and are now old guys but they can still sing the rousing Irish songs and beautiful ballads. This particular show took place in Belfast as well as in the countryside of Northern Ireland. Since I lived in the southwest of Ireland, just about on the line between Counties Cork and Kerry, I really knew very little about the terrain of the Northern Counties. I did drive up to meet a friend in County Mayo and drove to Donegal for a day (northwest), but I'll have to say that from the show last night the north has some gorgeous scenery. Now I'm really wishing I could go back for a visit, although I'd probably head straight for West Cork.
I wanted to clarify part of what I wrote yesterday about the Houston SPCA. They are probably one of the largest animal welfare units in the country, and not only cover Harris county but several counties surrounding it - many thousands of square miles. They have a lot of support in the way of people who foster animals until they are ready for adoption; equine clinics and experts; breed specific rescue organizations, local law enforcement and legal systems, and no doubt some really wealthy donors. So for these and many more reasons, Houston SPCA can reach more animals in need, and provide more services than a smaller organization could. No doubt all SPCA's do the best with what they have, but Houston clearly provides excellent and consistent treatment of the animals they encounter.
Since I doubt I'll ever have another dog, I get my "doggie fix" by watching Animal Planet, and I've learned a lot about other animals as well.
I just went outside to check my mailbox and can't believe how warm it is. I knoe it won't stay this way for long, but it's great to have such pleasant weather.
- Hangin' In There!
I really don't know why but I am feeling even better today than I did yesterday, and seem to have more energy. Maybe it is because I woke up way after my normal time of 8 am - I couldn't believe it when I looked at the clock and it said...
- Gators
If you can stand another post about animals, I can say that if I was an animal with a problem, I would rather be picked up by the Houston SPCA than I would Miami. They seem to euthanize animals pretty quickly in Miami. Case in point: a beautiful...
- What Happened To My Energy?
I started washing my living room ceiling and walls this morning in prep for painting it but my energy ran out before I finished. I did about 2/3 of the ceiling, and the narrow wall behind the TV, but just got too tired to continue. I'll...
- Something Going Around
My daughter told me that yesterday her mother-in-law, who has been congested and coughing a lot, drove herself to the hospital where I was treated for pneumonia. She went to the emergency room and they determined that she also had pneumonia. After X-rays,...
- Have Dinner In South Africa
Voulezvousdiner Have just launched a new special offer. ...