Honeybees & Brownies

On Stella’s “go pee” walk this morning, she got stung by a bee. On her foot. Which meant she wasn’t going to pee or walk any further. She was going to be carried home, all twenty-five pounds of her. And because she doesn’t react well to bug bites of any kind, we got in the…

Stella’s Halloween

This past Halloween was the first that I didn’t get to spend with Stella. My mom and dad took her to Three Dog Bakery’s Pooch Spooks. We go every year, and this year Stella went as a pink monster. It’s always a great time, and I really wish I could have been there. There’s always a…

Stella & Surgery

Yesterday, my pup Stella went in for some minor surgery. A little while a go, a little growth appeared on Stella’s outer lip, and after some online research, we decided to give it a couple weeks to subside, as all signs pointed to it being a simple wart. But three weeks later, it’s continued to…

Ice Cream Sandwiches Take Four: After the Doctor

Stella had to see Dr. Maja this morning for a follow-up (we’re dealing with a particularly stubborn round of allergies), and afterward she always gets a walk and a treat for being a little trooper. Going to the vet has become a much more pleasant experience for us since we started seeing Dr. Maja (Healing…

Rocky Point Ice Cream

Rocky Point Ice Cream has been undergoing renovations for awhile, and had a little Scooper truck going in the meantime. Unfortunately, the truck was never around when we were, so you can imagine how happy we are that the renovations are finally over and the little shop finally open, scooping cones in myriad  hand-crafted flavours…