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Cape Cod Morsels

The Universe has answered my my call and sent us a home away from home where we can spread our wings - at last! 

After searching for many years, we found a place we want to call our own.  Just look at our back yard in the photo!

Our condo complex backs up to the National Seashore in Provincetown,  Massachusetts.  I've lost count of how many times we rushed to Herring Cove to watch the sun set in the past 20 plus years.  We used to drive to the end of the Cape just to sit and watch the sun setting and then drive back home to CT.  There is something about the color of the sky out at the end of the cape.   Race Point Beach is one of the most beautiful in the world.   The sounds of gulls, the wind, and waves on the shore whisper stories and tell of secrets the ocean holds.  We are here for but a moment in time - while the sea bears witness to the centuries.  There is something magical about bundling up in layers and blankets to sit and watch the tide come in.  The beach stretches out and at the far end stands a light house. We have found home and we feel like kids again.

Lessons From Baby Blue

This is Baby Blue - our Blue Merle Collie who turned ten years old in August 2009.  Out of nowhere, Blue wasn't taking her daily walks, and then fell down 3 days in a row.  We knew something was very wrong.  When we brought her to the vet for a blood work up and X-Rays we learned that Blue has a herneated disk.  The best we could for for her was to help her to lose 10 pounds.  We've always been careful about how we feed her.  Now she's a senior and has slowed down to a point where it mattered.  We changed her diet according to the veterinarian's recommendations.  Decreasing dry dog food by one third, adding a cup of green beans didn't impress her very much.  Then, we entice her to eat by putting pieces of chicken breast at every meal.  As of her December check up, Blue had dropped 9.8 pounds. She isn't struggling as much to move around and has not fallen.  We keep her off the stairs as much as possible too avoid serious injury.  For 2010, I have decided to follow her lead.  I will substitute 1 cup filler vegetables for 1 cup - 1 serving of carbohydrate/protein and see what happens. Ten pounds is a good drop!