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Warming, sort of
Jan. 2nd, 2011 09:25 pmAt least compared to yesterday. The wind chill was gone with the wind, and the snow we had on the ground since Thanksgiving has completely disappeared. We're down to frozen earth here.
Red struck again. He hasn't stolen any food for nearly two weeks, but that seems to have been due to our increased vigilance rather than his acquiescence to "the rules." I was involved in preparing dinner and pulled a good sized chunk of Swiss cheese from the fridge to use in a sauce for some kohlrabi. I left the cheese on a plate on the counter, and went to check on the wood stove. Due to our open house floor plan, sight lines from the wood stove to the kitchen are open, but the distance is too far to cover quickly. While I had my back turned on the kitchen and the stove door open, I heard the clink of a dish on the counter. I turned back just in time to see Red make off with that chunk of Swiss. I yelled and took off after him, fireplace bellows in one hand. Perhaps this inspired him to move quicker. In any case, he dashed through the living room and back into the dining room and by the time I caught up with him the cheese was gone. He must have swallowed it entire, a notion I find extremely discomforting as it was quite a large piece.
I scolded him and gave him a ten minute time out in his crate. He knew that was coming and went in there without being told, though. Too smart for his own good.
Other than chores and sleeping, I don't think I got much accomplished today. I think I needed the rest. But I'm still sleepy. so even that was not an accomplishment so to speak.
Red struck again. He hasn't stolen any food for nearly two weeks, but that seems to have been due to our increased vigilance rather than his acquiescence to "the rules." I was involved in preparing dinner and pulled a good sized chunk of Swiss cheese from the fridge to use in a sauce for some kohlrabi. I left the cheese on a plate on the counter, and went to check on the wood stove. Due to our open house floor plan, sight lines from the wood stove to the kitchen are open, but the distance is too far to cover quickly. While I had my back turned on the kitchen and the stove door open, I heard the clink of a dish on the counter. I turned back just in time to see Red make off with that chunk of Swiss. I yelled and took off after him, fireplace bellows in one hand. Perhaps this inspired him to move quicker. In any case, he dashed through the living room and back into the dining room and by the time I caught up with him the cheese was gone. He must have swallowed it entire, a notion I find extremely discomforting as it was quite a large piece.
I scolded him and gave him a ten minute time out in his crate. He knew that was coming and went in there without being told, though. Too smart for his own good.
Other than chores and sleeping, I don't think I got much accomplished today. I think I needed the rest. But I'm still sleepy. so even that was not an accomplishment so to speak.
