My friend's dog died yesterday in her arms after it ingested or inhaled something while they were on a walk. It was a small dog, a Yorkie. She thinks it may have been drugs, but they didnt find anyting in the dog's digestive track. It could have been fentynal for all we know. Christ, you cant even walk your dog now for the gd drugs? What the hell ( Read more... )

So Cuz broke her leg last week. The 14th to be exact. She backed up onto one of those old garbage lids in the ground, the kind we had around here back in the day when garbage men used to pick up the wet garbage seperate. The lid flipped, and one leg went down into the hole, the other leg, well, that one she landed full on, and broke both her leg ( Read more... )

The hummingbirds have returned to MA. I had my feeder out a week ahead of time, and turned my back while on the porch and heard that familiar peeping at me. Turned just in time to see a hummer fly away. I guess spring really is here.

So I will, if no one dies on my end, be going to the funeral. I thought it was in the middle of the state, but it's ( Read more... )

With one winter storm behind us, another barrels down, having gone from 2-4 inches to now a threatened 18 inches of snow and blizzard conditions. Last Friday's storm left about 6 inches of heavy wet snow, but with a warm weekend at least the roads were cleared quickly. Now we have more...

I got a call for a funeral on  Friday during the storm. They ( Read more... )

Things that have happened lately.

Yesterday morning I stopped on a busy road to take pick up a dead kitten and put it off to the side of the road. Must have just been hit. Probably 8 weeks old or so. So sweet looking. WTF.

One of our lot owners who's 'husband' is buried in the cemetery has stopped by a few times to discuss the fate of her pets ( Read more... )

Things have been very very slow at the cemetery funeral wise. Which hasnt been terrible for me, since I'm just all done with funerals. I'm sick of them. Cremations I'm fine with, but I just don't want to do full funerals anymore. And I just know, with my Dr. appointment in a week, that that's exactly when a dozen will come in. I just know it.

Next ( Read more... )

Done and done.. Another Memorial day weekend here and all that coudl be done was. The report this year is that we are a month behind. Given the loss of March because of the snow still being on the ground, and April and May for near constant funerals, there are still piles of leaves to be picked up, but the bulk of them were got. Generally the grass ( Read more... )

I was violently sick Thursday night, and then slept through Friday. This is rediculous. I had to do a funeral today, so I went in, feeling a bit lightheaded, but at least able to stand. I'm trying to stay awake now, though all I really want to do is go back to bed. Waiting to see what the toast turns into.

This is NOT the time of year for this crap ( Read more... )

Well, health issues are on hold. Asside from my arms feeling like they will fall off every morning around 4 am. This is a direct result of raking and digging. I dont know what the medical reason is exactly for my fingers to go numb and my arms to ache, but sitting up helps, so this morning I tried to sleep sitting up on the couch. That didn't work ( Read more... )

Ryther had a flair up in his hip last night. The drug that he is on... 3rd different 'athritis' drug in a year or so, doesn't quite seem to have the strenght of the other ones.. though at the same time, it also doesn't compromise your immune system.. so there is that. Anyway, I ended up sleeping on the couch, just to he wouldn't have to worry about ( Read more... )