Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! Yes, today is the day. It’s a bit strange for me, too. How do you celebrate Thanksgiving before Halloween? It doesn’t seem totally natural, but this way I get two Thanksgivings, one now and one at the end of November. So it’s pumpkin pie with double the trouble. To celebrate it, we are going to the mountains and should have a scenic day and a turkey-day feast with friends.
The update on Stella the puppy is: she is growing by the minute and she’s up to all sorts of mischief, including chewing on whatever she can get a hold of. She’s also getting many good walks and enjoys playing, power-napping and meal time. She’s quite a joy and is learning the rules of the house. Speaking of which, apparently, the dog-whisperer Cesar Millan is coming to our town next month for a seminar on dog training (unfortunately no canines are allowed at this), but if it’s anything like his book “How to Raise the Perfect Dog: Through Puppyhood and Beyond” I’m sure it’ll be a helpful resource.
As for other reading, I’m slowly making my way through Markus Zusak’s “The Book Thief” and should be done soon. No excuses for my tardiness, other than just life. I’m hoping the best for Liesel Meminger and will see what happens to her at the end of the terrible war.
Meanwhile, we’re flying through Season 2 of “Downton Abbey” on DVD. We’re pretty hooked on the show and are sorry that Season 3 won’t begin till Jan. 6, 2013; is this some kind of crime or what? Instead we’ll have to switch over to Season 3 of “The Walking Dead” to get our zombie fix starting on Oct. 14. Wow won’t miss it!
Until then, enjoy your Sunday activities, football and the MLB playoffs on this lovely day of Thanksgiving, on which I’m grateful for so much.
Sounds great, having two Thanksgivings. I love that holiday…perhaps more than Christmas, even.
Thanks for visiting my blog…and I did enjoy People Like Us. Some might say it is trite and predictable; to me, it was a feel good movie.
Cesar Millan lives in my town. Apparently he is always at the dog park but I’ve never seen him. He does seem to have a knack for working with dogs, that’s for sure!
So glad everything is working out okay with Stella. We were lucky with out pup. The only thing that she gets into, is kleenex so we just keep it out of her reach.
Man that’s pretty cool to have Cesar Millan nearby. I’d probably stake out the park with my dog … 🙂
A friend and I watched both two seasons of Downtown Abbey over an extra long weekend last year and have been waiting impatiently for S3 to be available. it has been a long time!
Yeah waiting till January for Season 3 is going to be forever. Thanks for stopping by Kim
Your puppy is ADORABLE! Looks like a real sweetheart 🙂
I have heard good things about the book thief but haven’t tried it out yet. I skimmed through it the bookstore and didn’t buy it because of the writing style. That’s not to say I’d dislike it but I was short on funds and being picky.
Well, you can never get too much Pumpkin Pie at least.
Thanks for commenting on my Poe week, has been fun to do
Thanks Erin – the pup is a sweetheart! And thanks for stopping by & your comments
Good heavens, she *is* growing fast!
Yes like a weed. Crazy!