{"id":14183,"date":"2014-02-05T19:06:37","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T01:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/?p=14183"},"modified":"2014-02-05T19:06:37","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T01:06:37","slug":"just-like-old-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/2014\/02\/just-like-old-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Just like old times"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve lived in Northwest Montana for 20 years as of February 4!<\/p>\n

In those first years there were always 2 plus weeks of super cold: -teens\/-20’s overnight and not above 0F daytime. <\/p>\n

In the last years (how many ???) this has not happened. I think the first year I was in my current house – 2006 – was the last good Winter.<\/p>\n

The super cold – I worry about the wild things and livestock and people who don’t take care of their pets… BUT, this super cold, I think it is ultimately a good thing and a NORMAL thing for this part of Montana. <\/p>\n

And, I am a bit thrilled that it is a bit like old times. (NOT enough snow, though!!!)<\/p>\n

On the home front…there is a kitten…there is a kitten who can see the sunshine and that kitten thinks he should be able to go out and play and hunt and run with the beardog!<\/p>\n

Mama says otherwise. <\/p>\n

The day started at -7F and never made it past 5F.<\/p>\n

The kitten’s lungs and paws are not made for that much cold.<\/p>\n

So.<\/p>\n

We played “birdie”<\/p>\n

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The birdie toy is the MOST favorite toy. (those black things are my knees…I’m on the floor…)<\/p>\n

Auggie often drops a birdie (we have 4) at my feet. Game on!<\/p>\n

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Yes, he retrieves…except for when I set up the camera for video, then he does not…<\/p>\n

Bear and I had our normal walks except that I moved with a bit more briskness and a few more “NOW, Bear’s”.<\/p>\n

But, I breathed deeply and enjoyed the cold, clean air!<\/p>\n

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And for lunch, after the lunch walk in the cold, clean air…I had a wonderfully warming roast cauliflower-onion-garlic soup…with plenty of turmeric and cayenne! And a refreshing water with blood orange juice. THAT should ward off any cold-flu bugs as well as most people!<\/p>\n

Back to Auggie.<\/p>\n

We got out every toy and a few other items: the laundry basket.<\/p>\n

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Auggie likes to put the birdies, the crackly fish toy and the mousie…places where he has to figure out how to get them back.<\/p>\n

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The laundry basket worked for a bit of a puzzle.<\/p>\n

He played with putting things in and reaching in to try to retrieve them, going in after them and generally just playing in and around the basket and the crackly tunnel.<\/p>\n

I don’t know what to do tomorrow, though!!!<\/p>\n

The sun was brilliant all day long even if it did only get to 5F.<\/p>\n

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From inside…<\/p>\n

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Because it is COLD!<\/p>\n

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But beautiful and just like old times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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