I have been dog sitting my Bichon, Angel for nearly 6 weeks now. She decided on May 19 to race out of the bedroom and her intent was to race down the stairs to the recreation room. She managed one step and tore the ACL (anterior crucial ligament) in her left knee. I had just come home from an appointment in the afternoon and went into the bedroom to put my shoes away. I heard a couple of soft cries and went out to investigate. I won’t go into all the details but I made a phone call to the Vet’s office the next day and took Angel to see the Vet the following day (Friday). She was sure Angel had torn her ACL and I had to take her back the next Tuesday for anesthetic and x-rays. The x-rays confirmed that she indeed had torn the ACL and needed surgery. The surgery was done the following Wednesday – 2 weeks to the day that Angel tore the ligament. I had just taken Angel to the Vet 2 days before she hurt her leg – she had her annual exam, vaccines, heart worm test. When I left the office – I thought that should be it for another year. Ya, right!! I don’t think I will ever say that again.

I have spent about $2000. on Angel since the day she had her annual exam. The surgery alone Continue reading this post…

I was not born until the year after the Second World War was over – therefore, I have no recollection of the actual liberation of Holland by our Canadian troops. Over the years, there have been several celebrations to mark this event. The Dutch have never forgotten the Canadians for what they did. I have a DVD with video footage and I have a book by the same name which describes the liberation and the feeling of the Dutch. Even though I wasn’t around in 1945, it is so gratifying to know that Holland will always be grateful to Canadians for what they did 65 years ago.

Below is an article in our local newspaper written by Kathleen Harris. This article says what the Dutch and Canadians feel much better than I ever could.

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Dutch honour Canadian liberators
KATHLEEN HARRIS
The Peterborough Examiner
06 May 2010

WAGENINGEN , the Netherlands — They cheered from rooftops, whistled from windows and clapped from the streets. A grateful nation paid tribute to their wartime heroes Wednesday, waving the Canadian flag to celebrate the 65-year anniversary of Holland’s…read more…

It has been about one month since I have taken out a VIP Membership with Live365 Radio. I am thoroughly enjoying listening to various genres of music. The cost of the VIP Annual Membership is about $6 a month – to me, this is certainly worth every penny considering the enjoyment I am getting from this experience.

While I often listen to organ music, I also listen to Inspirational music sung by various choirs, Classical, Symphony, music from the fifties which takes me back to some of my growing up years. Live365 Radio has a genre for everyone. I have 25 station presets thus far – it is very easy to add and delete preset stations. Sometimes I listen to the music via the ear buds that came with my iPod – other times, I listen via one of my radios that has an iPod dock and I sometimes listen via my computer. You can download the Radio365 player for free and play the music on your computer – all of your preset stations are shown when you click on ‘My Presets’. All of the genres are also shown and you can choose more stations from the Radio365 player.

Happy listening.

Gail