Complaints

When Daniel vacuumed today, Paula complained over the noise. This is a weird complaint. The vacuuming is done to keep the floors clean. It is better for paws and feet with a clean floor. I am not fond of the noise of the vacuum cleaner either, but I do not complain over it. 

A Day Off

It was a national holiday yesterday, in memory of Christ’s ascention into Heaven. Thus, many people take this Friday off, since it is one day between the holiday and the free weekend. This year, both Paula and Daniel took the day off. They generally just took it easy. So did all of us dogs. They also had a few arguments, but none of us dogs had. Besides the arguments, it was a nice day. 

Third Time

This afternoon, Daniel mowed the lawn for the third time this season. 

Daniel and I have made a deal that I will write in the blog about every time he mows the lawn this year. This is so we can remember how many times he does it. We have often lost count other years, because we have not thought of keeping a record of the count. This season, we do.

We are glad the lawn is mowed. For small dogs like us, it is easier to move around on a well kept lawn. It also diminishes the risk of ticks, which is good. 

Funeral

Paula and Daniel went to a funeral in Stockholm today. It takes a while to go there and back, but they wanted to go. It was the funeral of Daniel’s mother. We all wish her a safe after-life. 

Blankets

Paula’s blanket fell on the floor, so she took Daniel’s blanket. Then Daniel came to the bed, saw that he did not have any blanket, and took a new blanket for his bed. I guess he did not realise Paula had taken the blanket from his bed, because he did no effort to take it back. Morran suggested he just did not want to pick a fight over blankets, and maybe this is true. He never told us, he just brought a new blanket. It was nice to have the new blanket to rest upon. 

Slugs

When it rains, the slugs appear. The killer slugs, that is, also called Spanish slugs, because they are probably originally from the Iberian peninsula. There are too many of this invasive species here, so Daniel does what he can to take them away. He says there are fewer this year than last, but after the rain this evening, he picked out a whole lot of them. Paula dislike the slugs even more, so she lets Daniel take care of them. All of us dogs also let Daniel do it, even though we agree that the yard is better of without these slugs. If only they were tasty and edible, there would be some use for them. 

Volcano

Our World is a fascinating place. There are volcanoes here and there, though fortunately far from where we live. We may complain about rain or cold weather, but it would not be fun to have a volcano erupt in our backyard. 

A volcano recently erupted in Hawaii. It is fascinating to watch the pictures from it. 

The Occasional Rain

We got a little rain on and off today.

Occasional rain like this can be disturbing. You go out into the sunshine, and it suddenly starts to rain, then it stops, and starts again. It is better to have a day when you know rain is falling. 

Rain is good for nature. We also need rain to fill up our well. It is still annoying to have rain falling on you when you are outside. Rain is better when you are under the roof of the house. 

Bronze

Sweden did not qualify for the final of the ice hockey World Championship. In the bronze game, however, Sweden won. For the second year in a row, Sweden won bronze. It is not as much as gold or silver, but it is not bad. 

Out in the Semi

Team America won the World Championship semi final versus Sweden today. We were all disappointed. America may be a neighbour of Mexico, where my breed is from, but this does not mean I support America more than necessary. I certainly prefer Sweden, where I live, before America. 

Life is still nice. Ice hockey is exciting, but just a little entertainment. 

Intermission

There have been several days now, since I last posted a blog entry. Hailey and Polly would have been disappointed with me. Still, it is not quite my blog, I am just a custodian before another heir of Hailey and Polly can take over. 

There last few days, I just felt like I needed an intermission from the duty to make daily blog entries. I did ask Morran, Pepe, and even Orange, if they wanted to be guest writers, but they did not volunteer. 

Well, now I am up for the daily blogging again, so stay tuned. More will come. 

Rules

Next week, Paula and Daniel will work as ring stewards at a dog show. This is important. 

They have spent a large part of this evening reading and discussing the rules on the dog breeds of the ring where they will serve. The rules are not very complicated, but it is important to be sure about them before the show. 

We hope everything will go well at the show. 

United Again

Daniel has been away on a trip to Stockholm for a few days. He came back home in the middle of the day today. We are all united again. 

Now we can calm down. There is less reason to thoroughly protect the house, when Daniel is home and can help us do this. 

Life is at its best, when everyone is at home. 

Injuried Eye

Paula has hurt one of her eyes. She even had to go to the hospital to let them flush something out from the eye.

Morran and Orange say they understand Paula. They both have injuries in one eye since way back. 

The Eurovision Song Contest is tonight, but you do not have to see to listen to the songs. 

Visit from Orange

Our Shiba friend Orange arrived today. She will stay with us for a while.

Orange is a nice and friendly Shiba. We like to have her here. She has not done much here today, but more will happen, we are sure. 

Mourning

We had to comfort Paula tonight. Once in a while, she gets distraught by the passing of a dog. Tonight, she mourned the loss of our bygone friend Viola. 

All of us miss Viola. We can mourn together. This makes the mourning easier to bear. 

It is a tribute to the memory of Viola, when we mourn her. We all appreciate this. My hope is that we have a happier day tomorrow, though. 

Going In and Going Out

Our Cats are odd in some ways. They may be outdoors all night, then come back indoors in the morning. Just a little later, they may want to go outside again. 

I have never understood the urge to stay outside like this. It is always cozier and more restful indoors, I believe. Then again, cats are of a different species. We may not be meant to understand everything about each other. Life is good anyway. 

Worried

When we were outside for the evening, a scent reached us. It was a scent that made us worry. We feared there was a big predator nearby. 

This is the downside of living near nature. It is nice with all the trees and small birds, but we could do without visits from big predators. 

Peruvian Pope

The new Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Leo XIV, has lived and worked for many years in Peru. He is a Peruvian citizen as well as an American citizen. In Peru, they consider him one of them. In a way, Leo XIV is, thus, a Peruvian Pope, as well as an American Pope. 

Peru is a Latin American country. Pepe and I, who are of a breed from another Latin American Catholic country, Mexico, like this. Peru is a country we feel some kinship with. This is nice. 

Second Mowing of the Lawn

Daniel mowed the lawn today. This was the second time he mowed it this season. We agreed last time that we would keep track of how many times he mowes the lawn this season, by writing about it in this blog.

It is amazing how the grass grows this time of the year. We guess it is time to do it again in a couple of weeks. 

Daniel told us there had been a few drops of rain when he was mowing the lawn. He kept mowing, however, and the rain stopped. This was good, if there is a lot of rain, the grass cannot be mowed properly. 

Desecration of Graves

We had reason to think of the disrespectful practice of desecration of graves. 

When humans or their pets pass away, humans bury the remains. This is a way to preserve the earthly remains and show respect for it.

If someone else desecrates the grave, for instance by unearthing the remains, this is very disrespectful. We do not wish this will happen to anybody. 

IIHF World Championship

The IIHF World Championship in ice hockey has started.

Sweden won its game versus Austria today, though it was not such a great victory as one could have expected. Austria led for a while, before Sweden came back and won, 4–2. Sweden is supposed to be a much better team than Austria, when it comes to ice hockey. Daniel says, however, that Sweden often plays one or two games in the start of the World Championship that are not good, but that it turns better further on. We hope so.

Morran roots for Germany. Pepe and I root for Sweden, since Mexico is not good enough to play in the top tournament. Germany and Sweden plays in different groups, we will see if the two meet.

Work, Work, Work

Both Paula and Daniel were away at their respective works today. They were away for a bit longer than usual. This also meant that we dogs had to work as watch dogs when they were away. Thus, this was a day of work, work, work.

Work makes you feel important. It gives your life a purpose. This is why I rather like when we have to work. Life is good with work.

Habemus Papam

A new Pope of the Roman Catholic Church has been elected. For the first time in history, a Popeis elected who comes from America, the northern neighbour of Mexico. He took the name Leo XIV. 

Pepe and I would rather have seen a Mexican Pope. Mexico must be more important for the Catholic Church than America, we believe. Morran claims a new German Pope, after the second to last Benedict XVI, would have been better. She is too nationalistic, Pepe and I say. 

Would Have Turned 95

Daniel’s mother would have turned 95 years old today, if it were not for the fact that she passed away the day before yesterday. 

We are sorry for Daniel. He says himself, life goes on, but we support him in this. You never get over grief, but it gets easier with time and support. 

Leaving the Light On

Paula was the last one to go to bed tonight. However, she happened to leave the light on in the living room. Daniel asked her to go and turn the light off, but she did not want to. Theyhad a discussion, then Daniel went and turned the light off. He was not happy about it. 

Had I just been tall enough, I could have turned the light off. 

Passing

Early this morning, Daniel got a telephone call. He got to know his mother had passed away.

She was almost ninetyfive years old and had been in bad health for a while. The Passing was not surprising, but we had thought it would not be as soon as today.

This day, we have supporten Daniel in his grief. 

A Sudden Departure

In the middle of a quiet and nice Sunday, Daniel got a message. His sister in Stockholm had an emergency. Suddenly, Daniel departured for Stockholm. 

This all happened so quickly, that none of the rest of us really understood what happened. Paula tried to call Daniel, but got no answer. 

Daniel came back home in the late afternoon. His mission was accomplished. We were happy to see him back so soon. Life was good again, and we could at least have a nice and quiet Sunday evening. 

Another Birthday

Paula and Daniel went away to celebrate another family birthday this afternoon. Paula’s sister celebrated her birthday. 

Pepe, Morran, and I have visited Paula’s sister at different occasions. We stayed at home today, we prefered this, but we let Paula and Daniel bring our best wishes for the birthday. We also got to know afterwards, that it had been a good celebration. This was the main thing. 

A Bird at the Window

When we prepared dinner in the kitchen, a bird came by outside the window. It was a small, grey bird. I could not say what kind of bird it was, but it did not seem wise. This bird flew onto the kitchen windows several times, as if it wanted to fly in through the glass. It did not realise the glass was too hard for this.

We wondered what this bird wanted. We also wondered why it seemed to be so stupid and stubborn. I guess we will never know. 

After a while, the bird flew away again. This was good for us as well, the noise it made when flying against the window disturbed us a little. 

We wished the bird good luck. 

Concert

Paula and Daniel went to the Concert Hall today and listened to a concert. It was an event just for humans. We do not believe I would have enjoyed it, however. It was better to stay at home and watch the house. We enjoyed the silence at home.