Flattered

Last Fall I wrote an article for the Journal of the American Cavy Breeders Assoc and it was very well received. That was nice. I just had a request from a cavy club in NSW Australia to use that article and some accompanying pictures I took in their club newsletter. Permission granted. I will say, without reservation, that I am flattered.

Weekend Kids

When I came home from the national convention I put a bunch of sows into breeding, and now, I am starting to have those pups appear. I think about half have had their litters. EttaLotta had four,, all boars. Ethel had four- two boars, two sows; Lulu had four, but two were DOA,, huge pups- wish they had made it. Had I induced her, maybe I could have saved them. Yesterday we induced a sow named Eidelweiss. She has not been looking too good, belly not growing, been hypocalcemic twice- it was time to take action. Pups one and three had been dead a long long time. Pup number two came out depressed but alive, a little white boar. We are thinking of naming him Al for Al Franken. It's not a compliment. And then last night, Butterflyweed decided to give me four nice pups.

Mistletoe

In red oak tree.

It doesn't happen often

Snow- 5 inches or so. Schools canceled before the first flake fell.