Monthly Archives: May 2019

Tempi is looking a lot better this morning — her vet says she is doing “awesome”. There is still a little oxygen in the wrong place, but as Kaitlin wrote: … her oxygen levels and all other vitals are 100%, … Continue reading →

The news wasn’t quite as good this morning — there was more air in the wrong place than before. The vet will phone them tonight to tell them how it is going — fingers are still crossed. May 21, 2019

(Beate says their thermometer read 26°.) Andy doesn’t think the trees will be damaged, but we won’t be getting any Gravenstein apples this year. It’s a harsh life up there. On another note, here’s a picture of Tempi on the … Continue reading →

The vet phoned and apparently they don’t completely understand what’s going on. Somehow Zoe “compromised” the port on the left side — which apparently in all the gazillion cases they have dealt with has never happened before — so they’re … Continue reading →

The good news is Zoe’s right lung, the one that was the worst, is clear. They were still getting air out of the left and thought it might be that the tubes were in the wrong spot, so they were … Continue reading →

Kaitlin, Torben and the pups went to Ann Arbor, MI Friday to stay with Torben’s father this weekend. In this picture they are visiting Zoe at a veterinarian trauma center about an hour away. It looks hopeful because she had … Continue reading →

Just for curiosity I did an internet search for videos on how to fold fitted sheets. There are a lot of options! One article I looked at says learning to fold a fitted sheet is like learning to ride a … Continue reading →

That do you think of fitted sheets? I’ve tried them but decided for me they were more trouble than they are worth. What about you? May 17, 2019

The cool weather doesn’t seem to have hurt Torben’s daffodils or the blossoms on our Gravenstein apple tree. Needless to say we’re happy about that. May 16, 2019

Even though the architect didn’t show, or phone us, last Thursday, the meeting with Joe the contractor was productive. Among other things, Andy said he sometimes has trouble getting Joe by phone. If he doesn’t answer Andy couldn’t leave a … Continue reading →