Easter

A lot of candy!

Lynch Mob

In a small town in Mexico, a woman was accused for the death of a little girl, and a lynch mob beat the woman to death. People have protested against the police for not doing their job. 

There are times we do not feel proud of Mexico, the land our dog breed Chihuahua come from. Thisis one of those times. People accused for the death of others must be investigated and put on trial in a court of law. 

We can only hope no dogs were hurt in the violence. 

Long Day

This Friday is called Long Friday in Sweden. It is because it feels long, when you do not do much, but commemorate the torture and execusion of Jesus. In English, the day is called Good Friday. This sounds better, I believe. The story is the same, of course. 

We had a discussion on whether God’s sacrifice on the cross was just for human sins. We believe so, because we cannot say that dogs sin. 

Dogs Understand Words

Every dog, and every human with a dog, has known this for millenia. Human scientists have now proved it. Dogs can understand words. 

It is curious how human scientists sometimes research things that are common knowledge. 

Nothing Much Happens

There are days when nothing much happens. This was such a day. Daniel was at the office all day, and when he got home, he sat by the computer to play bills. Nothing much else happened either. These days can be nice sometimes, but I felt like doing something today. For some reason, I did not do anything, anyway. I was just bored. We will hope more will happen in the days to come. Easter is coming up, so chances are there will be more to do. 

Totte Occupied a Spot

There are nights when Totte, one of our two cats, occupy a spot in bed, just like we do. This was such a night. Totte claimed a place on top of Daniel. None of us dogs could get closer than Totte did to Daniel. We accept this, because Totte is our friend, and he does not do this often. There are times when it clashes with my wishes, but this is the way a pack works. You have to yield sometimes, when another one has occupied a good spot. 

Late Night

Daniel came home late tonight. He was at a meeting with the encampment in the Order where he is a member. It was a good meeting, he said. We do not really believe him, because there were no dogs at the meeting. Any good meeting is a meeting where dogs are present. 

Bird Watchers

Paula and Daniel went away to Lake Tysslingen today, to watch migrating birds. These birds often have this lake as a stop over on their spring migrations.

I am not sure about the appeal of watching the birds, but humans tend to like it.

What makes birds migrate also puzzles me. It is better just to live in one place, I believe. The migrating birds must have their reasons, but I do not think anyone of them would ever be able to tell me. I guess it will stay a puzzle to me. 

Sausages and a Great Little Dog

Daniel and I watched this nice video on Youtube on a sausage stand in Stockholm. The best part was when a Chihuahua went by and made a success with the film crew.

I would like to get one of those sausages. They seem tasty. 

Theft of a Dog

A man in Ljusnarsberg, a bit north of where we lived, stole a little dog outside a shop. The dog’s humans tracked it down and took it back. The man who stole the dog has now got a suspended sentence and had to pay a low amount of fines. We believe this sentence is too lenient. He should have been put away in prison for a couple of years, at least. The theft of a dog is a serious crime. 

Tyres

Daniel went to change tyres on the car. It now has summer tyres instead of winter tyres. This is a good sign that it is now spring. We just have to hope there will not be any more snow on a day when we have to go anywhere by car. 

Early Morning

We got up earlier than usual today, because Daniel had to go up early to catch a train to Solna. His employer has another office there, and he was scheduled to do a presentation at that office. He came back home in ordinary time.

It was still dark outside when we got out this early. We are used to darkness on the first time outside every day during the winter, but this has changed and the morning light has come back. It was just today that we got up too early for the morning light.

We could go back to sleep, Daniel could not, so he is the one I felt sorry for. 

My Way

Viola saker me today why I do not write blog entries on news stories as often as Polly or Hailey did. In a way, she has a point. This is not my blog, I am just a custodian of it until an heir of Polly moves in with us and take over. This means I should write the blog in the manner of Hailey and Polly. Still, I have to do it mainly my way. The most important part of my custody of the blog is to keep it going. I cannot do this in a good way, if I have to mimic the way Hailey and Polly blogged. My blog entries must be written my way, otherwise I cannot go on. Viola does not want to take over the responsibility for the blog, so she may keep her critique to herself in the future. She is a great friend, nevertheless. 

One Less Responsibility

At an annual meeting tonight, Daniel was not re-elected to the board of the local party organisation. It was his own choice not to stand for re-election after fourteen years. He is glad it is over, even though he has not ruled out a come back some time in the future. Time will tell. We are happy for Daniel, who thinks it is nice to have one less reaponsibility. 

Saint Patrick? Saint Gertrud!

Some people write about Saint Patrick on social media. He is the patron saint of Ireland. However, Daniel tells us that in Sweden, we celebrate Saint Patrick on the 16th April. Today is the day of Saint Gertrud in Sweden. This is especially important in our family, since Paula’s mother is called Gertrud. Paula and Daniel have congratulated her on her name day. National traditions are important, and may vary from country to country. In Sweden, we stick to Swedish traditions. 

Chocolate

Paula got some fine chocolate today, when she was thanked for ending a few years on the board of the regional kennel club. She liked the chocolate.

There was no chocolate for us dogs, because chocolate is not healthy for us. We did not care much, because we got other Saturday candy instead. 

The kennel club is important. Paula will continue to work for it, not just on the board. There are a logic other things she can do to contribute. We are sure she will keep doing a good job.

Daniel is still on the board. 

Something Else

There are times when I would like to do something else, be somewhere else.

On the other paw, I quite like it where I am. Life is good.

Band Aid

Daniel cut his thumb on a knife today, when he cooked dinner. It was not a big cut, but needed a band aid to help stop the bleeding. The trouble is that the band aid sits just at the small area of the thumb, which Daniel uses on touch screens. I am glad my paws hold up better, so I won’t need a band aid on the part of my front paw that I use on touch screens. Band aids are good, but the ability to use touch screens is impaired. I guess the cut is healed tomorrow. 

Wednesday the 13th

Some humans say that Friday the 13th is a day of bad luck. There is, apparently, some sort of event in European history that took place on a Friday the 13th one year and which was the root for this superstition. Today is Wednesday the 13th. I have never heard anything about bad luck on a Wednesday the 13th. I am not superstitious, we dogs are not. It is just that I find it odd that it is just the combination of the 13th and a Friday that would bring bad luck. Why not a Wednesday? Humans are odd in their beliefs sometimes. 

Cheese

We got some cheese as a late night snack. 

Cheese is one of those processed foods that make me glad I am a dog. Our humans make cheese for us, through their ingenuity. If our foremothers had not joined forces with humans, to become dogs, instead of wolves, we would never enjoy cheese. Sure, the meat that wolves eat is great, but as a dog, you have a more diversified diet. This is tastier and, I dare say, healthier. 

I wish we would get cheese more often. 

New Job

Paula is starting a new job today. We wished her good luck before she left. 

The first work day was short. There will be longer periods without Paula further on. We are prepared for this. It will be all right. 

Qualification Final

A paid of Norwegians won the Swedish qualification round for the Eurovision Song Contest. It was a rather nice song and we hope this will give us a lot of Norwegian votes. We are not sure on what grounds people from one country can compete for another country, however. This has happened many times before. We guess there must be some rules connecting the artists, song writers, producers, or anything like that to the country they compete for, but perhaps it is enough to enter and win the qualification round of the country you compete for.

There could be more cross country skiers from Norway competing for Sweden. 

International Women’s Day

The 8 March is International Women’s Day. Among humans, men have often ruled in society.

Women should be more like bitches, because among dogs, bitches always rule. 

Formally a Member

From today, Sweden is formally a member of NATO. This was anticipated, but it has taken a long time. Two countries have stalled: Hungary and Turkey. (These country names make me hungry for turkey, but the names are in the pile of positive facts about these countries.) I believe Sweden will not be great friends with the two of them, among all of the other members of the alliance. Stalling what most members want is just silly. It will be different now. 

Up and Down

The temperature is going up and down around the freezing point. At night, we have winter, during the day, we have spring. Most of the snow is gone, but there is still frost some of the mornings these days. 

It seems like the weather cannot decide on whether there should be winter or spring. 

We will have spring, eventually. 

Wolf

A wolf has been seen close to us. Pepe says that we should be careful. If we Chihuahuas were as big as wolves, we could fight them and win, he says, but we are not. Chihuahuas are great, but in an immaterial way. We could not fight wolves. 

On the other paw, why would we fight wolves? They will never enter our yard. We do not need to fight them. Life is great as it is. 

Up and Down

Our bed can be folded, so a human can lie down in it or sit up in it. This can be fun. It may also be disturbing for us dogs, if Paula or Daniel decides to rise or lower the bed, when one of us is comfortable on the part which will be moved. For the most part, though, I lie down on parts of the bed which is mostly not moved. It is a bigger problem for Morran, who likes the parts of the bed that are more often moved. She continues to chose those parts of the bed, so I believe her complaints are not very sincere. Going up and down can be fun. 

Vasaloppet

The great Swedish cross country ski classic Vasaloppet was held today. Norwegians won both the gents’ and the ladies’ classes. There have been a lot of Norwegian victories in later years.

We want a Swede to win next year. Morran, as an Affenpinscher, would also like to see a German victory. For us Chihuahuas, we would also be happy if a Mexican would win, but to be fair, this seems very far fetched. 

Paula’s father participated, as he usually does, as a hobby skier. He finished far from the top, but at his age, just finishing the race is a great effort. We congratulate him for this! 

Feeling Bad

Paula is not feeling well today. We feel sorry for her and take it easy around her. We wish her well. It is easier for all of us, when everyone is healthy and sound. This is especially true for the one who is feeling sick for the moment, to get well. It must be better soon. 

Spring?

There are times when the year is evenly divided into four seasons. By this division, spring is March, April, and May. Thus, today would be the first day of spring.

We do have temperatures above the freezing point, but some snow and ice is still left on the ground. There may still be more cold weather and snow. 

We want spring, but we know we may not really get it yet. Time will tell what happens.