There was pasta with ham and peas for dinner. Paula did not want all of her serving, so I got some. It was quite tasty. Pasta is always nice. Ham is always great.
I wish we could get part of the dinner more often. We always get our food, and it is good and tasty, but it is nice with other things now and them.
Hello, Gerstuhl here!
This blog entry is my mother’s day gift to Mum, whose blog it is. (We ceelebrate mother’s day in Sweden on the last Sunday in May.)
Congratulations to the best dog mother there ever were, even though I was a little tough towards you from time to time. I love you!
Every time this season, Daniel goes out to extract dandelions from the soil in our garden. He says dandelions are weed, that they take nutrition from the plamts we want to grow. I guess he has a point. There are a lot of the growing things that look and smell better than dandelions.
Daniel spent a large part of this Sunday in the garden, ridding it of dandelions. We have lived here for allof my life, and hos work has made an obvious difference. There are far less dandelions now than before. I just wish there would be none. so Daniel would not have to care.
This evening, the Chihuahua pup Viola got some whipped cream before bedtime. I would also have wanted whipped cream. It is tasty and has a good amount of energy. Daniel said, however, that late evening snacks are primarily for pups. Too bad she is not my pup; when I had pups, I could usually get some of their late night snacks.
Paula had a very light dinner tonight, just something called ”kvarg”. I do not know what it is called in English, but itis a dairy product similar to yoghurt. I am not very fond of it. Paula often hands out small bits of her dinners for us dogs to taste. I wish she would give us something tastier than kvarg tomorrow.
We have had a quiet and peaceful day today, in honour of our late friend Momoko. We all miss her deeply. Momoko was such a dear friend to all of us.
Our dear Miniature Poodle friend Momoko has left us. She has now gone to Heaven.
Momoko was such a nice, friendly little dog. She will be missed.
As a general rule, human age can be recounted into dog age by dividing it by seven. Humans often celebrate the most, when they reach an age evenly divided by ten. This is just because they have a number system with the base ten, since they have ten fingers. Humans who have dogs should also celebrate when they reach an age evenly divided by seven, because this corresponds to dog years.
Today, Daniel turns 49. If you divide 49 by 7, you get 7. Thus, it is an age evenly divided by seven. Daniel is now an age which corresponds to seven dog years.
Congratulations, Daniel!
We have one Chihuahua friend, Tiffy. Today, we have become friends with another, Viola. She is still a little pup, but I am sure she will make a great contribution to our pack. We can never be too many.
Daniel is a member of Örebro City Council. We are proud of this.
During the pandemic, they have started to have meetings with the city council on line. At the meeting today, Daniel sat at home. We could hear a lot of the debates, some of which Daniel participated in. Daniel certainly was one of the best speakers.
At this city council, there were no questions on dogs. Daniel submitted a suggestion on more dogs and cats in the community homes for the elderly, however. The text was originally written by Paula, but since sheis not a member of the city council, it has to be sibmitted in the name of Daniel. It is a really good suggestion. We hope it will be approved of.
A man in Wales died, when he went down a narrow tunnel to rescue his dog. I feel so sorry for the dog and for the rest of the family. This was, however, a heroic death. Trying to rescue one’s dog is always heroic.
Both Paula and Daniel were supposed to participate in a video meeting this evening. Paula could not, however, since she was late home. She was serving on the court (she is a ”nämndeman”) in a case that was supposed to end half an hour before the evening meeting would start. She did not make it in time. She did arrive home before the meeting was over, but most of the meeting was already over by then, so she did not bother to ush just to participate in the last minutes. In the end, Daniel said, the decisions were good even without Paula’s vote. This was nice to hear.
Paula has a fever today. This is probably a side effect of the vaccine she got yesterday. There are risks that humans can get side effects of this kind from the vaccines for covid-19. Not everyone gets side effects, but some do.
I am glad I have never had side effects from any vaccines. It has been a hard day for Paula. She will feel better tomorrow, though, I am sure.
As dogs, we are regularly vaccinated. This seem not to be the case withour humans, although they say they have had their shots in their childhood years. There is a pandemic going on for humans now, and vaccines have been developed. Paula got her first shot of this vaccine today. She will get a follow up shot in some weeks. Daniel has yet to have his shots, but they will come. I am glad our humans will be vaccinated, it is good for them.
Our Poodle friend Momoko visited the veterinarian a few weeks ago. Shehad a followup visit today. Everything was fine, but the veterinarian wants to see Momoko next week again. Momoko was not sure why. I guess it is because Momoko issuch a gentle and kind little dog, that they want to meet her as often as possible.
Paula came home with some new toys today. It was some small plush dolls. Peanut fell in love with one of them, taking care of it for a long time of the evening.
Toys are nice. You could think toys would just be for pups, but this is not true. Humans also like toys as adults, whether they admit it or not. Toys are pass times and make your fantasy soar. This is great. There should be more toys for more dogs and more humans.
There is a surge of covid-19 cases in Japan. The Olympic Games of 2020 were postponed until this year. International fans will not be able to come and watch. It is uncertain if there will be Games at all. Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka says she is not sure there will be Games.
I would love to see TV broadcasts from competitions in Japan. It is the home country of the Shiba. At the same time, it is important toprevent the spread of the pandemic. The Olympic Games are supposed to be held every four years, this has already been compromised by the postponement of a year. I believe it would be better if Japan could host later Olympic Games instead.
Paula assured me today, that she does read my blog. She had read my blog post of the day before yesterday and thought it was appropriate to tell me she does. She does not read the blog every day, but comes back to it quite often and makes sure to read every blog post.
I am glad we have straightened this thing out. Paula is my human and I am glad she follows my blog, if any. Life is good.
Today would have been the name day of Daniel’s father. This great man passed away a year and a half ago. Daniel has his father’s name as his third name. Thus, we can also celebrate Daniel on the name day today.
Congratulations, Daniel, on the Åke day today!
Our Chihuahua friend Piffy told me tonight avout a conversation between Paula and Paula’s sister Mia. Paula and Daniel were visiting Mia, and Piffy were there with them. Paula talked about reading blogs. Apparently, Paula used to read many blogs, but do not do this anymore. According to Piffy, Paula does not read the Daily Hailey either.
I am not sure Piffy is right. It is my experience that Paula do read my blog. When I said this to Piffy, she aknowledged that she was not sure herself. She had made an interpretation of what Paula said, but Paula had not mentioned my blog.
We have to ask Paula directly. I hope she reads my blog. If she does not, I have to ask her what I can change to make it interesting enough for her. If my own human would not read my blog, there must be room for improvement. I will plan improvements.
China makes sure not to do business with Australia. The two countries have been fairly close, China has been Australa’s biggest export market, but the ties are torn. I am sure China is to blame. China is a dictatorship, intent to impose its influence and rules on others. It is good that Australia takes a stand against this. All countries should do this.
Paula’s sister Mia is celebrating her birthday today. Paula and Daniel went there in the evening to celebrate her. I sent my greetings. Mia is a special person, I love her almost as much as I love Paula herself. I wish her all the luckin the coming year of her life.
We have entered the last spring month, May. It is still cold outside, especially in the mornings. Daniel says he has experienced colder springs, when winter went on into May, but he says summer is always with us by the end of May. It is actually my experience as well, that summer is here, when we reach June. I hope this will be true this year as well.
It is the 1 May, a day when socialists often go out to protest. It is funny that the Social Democrats in Sweden do this every year, even when they rule the country. Of course, there are less organised protests now that we have a pandemic.
Daniel went out to put some flyers in mail boxes in favour for his political party. It is not a socialist party, but they do not have a monopoly on propaganda on the 1 May, as Daniel says. I agree.
The Kingof Sweden has his birthday on the 30 April. This day is also a day when speing is celebrated with bonfires. It is nice to be able to combine more than one reason to celebrate.
