Our Tough Baby

Ethel in her favorite spot–the bathroom.
Here’s Ethel, in her snazzy red bandage, after surgery, where three growths were removed.  She did just fine.  The vet told me that one of the growths was friable–crumbly–but none were malignant.  We already knew that about the big one because of the biopsy.  He gave her a relaxant, then [...]

Unfortunate Neighbor

We have an American neighbor who is, to put it mildly, disliked in the ex-pat community.  He is cheap to the point of ridiculous; yesterday he brought it down to theft.  We caught him and his worker on our road, stealing gravel from the road.  I have a complete set of pictures of the damage.
He [...]

Scary Sight

Talk about frightening–if you look carefully, you can see three stalks of bananas.  The one in the center is almost hidden by a withered leaf.  For the one on the right, the flower appeared maybe 5 days ago!  
What we’re going to do with 3 stalks of bananas is a little scary to contemplate.  I’m [...]