Whippet Snippets

Hooray Horychuns

Congratulations from the pack on your new arrival!

May he grow to be handsome, speedy and chesty like me, thought Ribsy. 

Weekend coverage

Ribsy has got small town Ontario sightseeing 'covered'. On a rain splattered Saturday afternoon the pack and friend squeezed in visits to the St. Jacobs market, the West Montrose covered bridge (the only one left in Ontario) and the charming, artsy town of Elora - where a 12th generation Japanese master tea-maker resides. Who woulda thunk?

Some more pics from the historic bridge. Yes, you can drive through it but then you'd miss all the "Joanie, will you marry me?" scrawls and the gigantic cobwebs.

And Sunday? The pack stopped by the Winona Peach Festival, but were deeply disappointed by the lack of peach-oriented attractions. Always be wary of free-admission but $7 pay parking-type of events. It could have been an anytown, any-kind-of-theme fair. The worst part? No dogs allowed. Yet, there were at least 5 pet-related booths (along with a pest control booth, a couple of tarot card tables, henna stand...you get the picture).

Speaking of peaches, Boy is progressing well on his juice cleanse. Just three more days to go. Pretty soon he'll be whippet-thin.   

Why I Love Ribsy

Guest blogger Girl writes:

Even though I ate a dozen garlic gloves yesterday and woke up an oozing, stinky porous mass of reeky garlic, Ribsy still came over and affectionately licked me. If that's not a sign of unconditional love, I don't know what is.

Rockin' Robin

So Boy was gone for awhile, and he took the camera with him. Ribsy's relieved to see some ho-hum sunny scenery, and no evidence of whippets except for a silly bow-tied whippet on a card pic. (What kind of whippet would be caught dead wearing a bow tie? Ribsy wondered.)

But who's this spoiled princess of a dog getting HAND-FED, bit by bit, by her owner? Why, that's your cousin Lala the Yorkie. She takes awhile to warm up to folks apparently...

...even to our resident Dr. Doolittle, Boy, who stopped in at their Ocean City digs to eat meat and do stuff over the past weekend. All Lala wanted to do was nip at his ankles.

If only I was there, thought Ribsy. I'd give her a nipful. Hey Ribsy, simmer down. She is family.

All in all, despite the lack of Ribsy, great family times were had between Boy and his All-American clan on the boardwalk and beyond. 

Me and Mabelle

Summer love is so sweet, especially when its name is Mabelle.

Welcome to the Dollhouse

Creepy house in Toronto, right splat in the neighbourhood that Boy and Girl dig. How many childhood memories do you recognize?

Peachy Clean

Girl now has two salivating mouths hovering around her during dinner time. Boy on her left, and Ribsy on the floor, to her right. Ever since Boy began his seven day juice cleanse yesterday he has been fraught with desires for food, everything from Girl's Philly cheesesteak submarine sandwich to his tempting box of Ocean City salt water taffy to what's sure to be his ultimate test: the Winona Peach Fest this weekend near Stoney Creek. This annual extravaganza features peach-everything on the menu, a peach of a concert by local Canadian Idol contestant Brian Melo, a peach pageant, and even a grand peach ball.

But Boy is determined, as he mixes up an assortment of prune, cucumber, apple, carrot, beet, cabbage, spinach, green pepper juice concoctions. Whrrrrr. Whrrrrr. Whrrrrrr. He's peachy keen to be peachy clean by next week.

Happy birthday Fizzio

Maybe it's time for some business on your birthday? Hamilton hearts the Conchords!

Lofts, Camera, Action

Hamilton meets Hollywood. A production crew comes to Ribsy's loft building this weekend to shoot scenes for the upcoming CBC mini-series Guns, starring Elisha Cuthbert, that takes a hard look at gun culture in Canada's big cities.

Peachy keen

On another blissfully sunny Saturday, Ribsy and the pack romped on the southern shores of Lake Ontario before the day's main event:

Gorging at the Peach Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake. Steamed corn on the cob, peach pie a la mode, peach cobbler, peach salsa, peach frozen yogurt, peach soup, and whole peaches by the dozen!

And a show n' shine featuring tons of Boy's beloved MGs, to boot!