Goodbye Douina

Douina's Day -1, originally uploaded by Hotash.

Douina - Female/4.5yrs
Born late 2003 - Came to live with us New Years Eve 2003

Left us May 31, 2008 after what was a short (obvious signs started Friday) bout of acute Congestive heart failure.

We believe she has been battling Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy for at least the past few months if not her entire life.



The first signs
Happiness is a warm...

Douina was found (by my brother) scrounging food from dumpsters behind a local eatery.

Douina will let you pet her only if you tell her "Douina, I'm going to pet you" - and then she will only put up with it for a few seconds. With that said you can go nowhere without her being there-

Occasionally she gets *lost* and will cry out until you tell her where you are and she comes running!

Douina & Rain today....

Special thanks goes to my good, dear friend Bev - the talk and the input on which way to turn - thanks
&
To my man - thank you for sitting with us until the end.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday, originally uploaded by Hotash.

05.25.1916

BELOVED
Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned.
song of songs 8:6

Pastels in the Park

Ukiah Natural Foods, originally uploaded by Hotash.

After agility class ( Well Mannered Mutts
707-463-3647 (DOGS)) with Cali we stopped by Pastels in the Park - it was too hot to do anything else!

The art is amazing - what a great crowd of people too.
I look forward to next years event, I only hope it won't be so hot.


Pastels in the Park sponsored by: Waldorf School of Mendocino County

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Listening to: Modest Mouse - People As Places As People
via FoxyTunes

Lake Mendocino - Dam dog walk

Lake Mendocino Island, originally uploaded by Hotash.

Well Cali and I went on the Dam dog walk on Sunday.
Cali and I had to catch up because we arrived late. We took the time to snap some photos.


It was HOT! and worked muscles I didn't know I had.
On the up hill Cali and I took our time ~smile~


It was fun, with proceeds going to the new LowGap Park

Sallie Palmer of Well Mannered Mutts puts on the Dam dog walk on Sunday mornings.

To join the fun please contact
Sallie Palmer of Well Mannered Mutts
707-463-3647 (DOGS)

Part of the pack

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Listening to: Rebekah del Rio & The Section Quartet - The Star Spangled Banner
via FoxyTunes

Happy Mother's Day

Forget-MA-nots, originally uploaded by Hotash.

Today was a busy day.
Tomorrow is Mother's Day.