From Sandy’s last email, looks like MTR is done for good.

I felt well this morning, for the first time in who knows how long.

The three of us walked in the field yesterday.

The Bakers dropped off generous presents, dog biscuits and treats, and a nice note for the “Southern Gentleman”.

Teddy let me sleep until 5 today. We did a couple of short walks in the yard, then Ron took him for a long walk in the field.

Teddy seems to like R&B. We listened to The 5th Dimension and EW&F on YouTube to help motivate kitchen and bedroom chores.

We brought Teddy home yesterday. He’s done the circuit around the house a couple of times and had no problem negotiating the deck stairs.

Ron took him out last night. I did the 3:30 am shift this morning. 20 degrees but no wind.

He was very restless. I gave him his anti-anxiety med.

Right now he’s panting at the top of the stairs, and I’m hoping to lure him with cheese to visit me in my den.

I was out with him yesterday afternoon and grateful for our house, our yard, for Ron and for Teddy.

Update: he made it down the stairs! Good dog!

He was lying in the den but started getting restless. In spite of cheese, we had to carry him back up stairs: not easy for Ron so early in the day. He wasn’t pleased but he didn’t bite us. Some carpentry needed before he comes downstairs again, I think.

Brought him outside again around 6 am. Fed him.

Took him out a couple more times, in the yard and the field. Ron walked him twice in the field. We all got a fair amount of outdoor time today. Teddy’s not bothered by other dogs in the neighborhood.

We had a fine introduction to Teddy yesterday. He approached both of us without hesitation and walked calmly with us. He and Ron got along great; it’s going to be a boys’ club around here!

I skipped the last standout before the inauguration yesterday because it was pouring and I wanted to do other things anyway.

Like searching through what felt like at least a dozen dog shelters and filling out applications.

I also wanted to do some cooking. Roasted spaghetti squash, tofu scramble and cauliflower. Hard-boiled some eggs for deviling.

Yesterday I cleared a path from the dog run to the field and loaded about a barrelful of branches on the truck. We did an easy transfer station run. Looks like a rainy one today.

A neighbor’s mail had been delivered to us by mistake, so we walked over to re-deliver it.

Ron’s back was feeling okay, so we extended the walk and stopped to chat with a neighbor who is a stone cutter. He gave us a tour of his work area, including two winches and a giant trailer he’d built over an eight-year period.

Received Em’s birth certificate – great service from the Lowell City Clerk’s Office!

The fence was finished in a day on Wednesday. It looks like it’s always been there: a good sign that it’s in the right place.

I donated blood yesterday and got a Falmouth Road Race gift pack: nice!

We are getting ready to do a transfer station run. Ron’s back is better, but still not 100%.

We’ve filled out three or four applications to shelters, I’ve lost track. I lucked out with Paula. Nowadays, it’s not so easy to find a dog that is looking for a home. I’m not sure why the big demand.

We’re having the new dog run installed at the back of the property. We’ll be able to see the dog and it’ll be cooler in the summer.

Ron has peace with this.

Impeachment day, thus nailing Trump as the worst US President, at least in our lifetimes if not the nation’s.

Ron got his tooth implant today and is very happy with it!

The dog fence will be installed this week. The timing was a surprise, and I’m nervous about it.

Ron has been no help, still feels lousy, still doing nothing about it.

I drove Em to her new PCP appointment today. Had a discount coupon for Cape Cod Creamery, which was nice.

Wish the Trump slapping were over. I’m getting nervous that the corporatocracy will let him get away with his malfeasance.

Made hash browns and scrambled eggs for Ron, who was still hurting and grumpy.

Joined the group on the Falmouth Green around 12:15.

Deposited checks from MRS and Harvard Pilgrim. Did a small shop at Shaw’s.

Made one of the veg chopped “liver” recipes, and it turned out very well. I guess we don’t have to wait for Roche to stock it at the next Jewish holiday!

Sent James an Apple gift card. Used the Mass Save debit card.

Did laundry and changed the sheets. Watched a film on Netflix while exercising. We watched a couple of Wild Card games.

The new plumbing company sent a good tech to take care of our long-neglected furnace, and the fine workers at Cormier’s fixed my truck yesterday.

I stood out with Move to Remove this morning and did several errands on the way home: picked up a book at the Falmouth Library, did a shop at Job Lot for lentils, cookies and parchment paper, returned an unneeded part to Amazon from UPS, got Em’s request for their birth certificate notarized and mailed.

Ron’s back has been bothering him since Wednesday (I think). He’d run out of pain med, but S&S pharmacy was finally able to get through to his doctor for a refill. He is very unhappy and in a lot of pain even with meds.

Yesterday we did a transfer station run. I made a salad and corn chowder from a mix and baked spaghetti squash and potatoes. This morning, oatmeal and sautéed mushrooms.

We may yet have a chance to meet Teddy the dog. He’s been transferred to a shelter in Brewster. This morning, I gave the fence company the go-ahead for the installation.