PUPPY WOES: NEEDLE IN MY FLANK: OUCH!!!! Today we had a double adventure. My first real daylight ride in our car and a trip to a funny smelling animal hospital where we met a lady veterinarian named Dr. CK. I heard Bob saying in the car we were going for a “puppy check” to determineContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY WOES: NEEDLE IN MY FLANK: OUCH!!!!”
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RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: From the Hotbed of Canadian Pinot Noir Excellence: Okanagan Falls Stag’s Hollow Pinot Noir
Can I say I have yet to have a Pinot Noir from the Okanagan in British Columbia I haven’t enjoyed? Displaying my loyalty to this geographic area of British Columbia I often wonder why bother to spend your Canadian dollars in a Burgundian Pinot Noir hunt? Stag’s Hollow Pinot Noirs are always a treat toContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: From the Hotbed of Canadian Pinot Noir Excellence: Okanagan Falls Stag’s Hollow Pinot Noir”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY DELIGHTS: ONE LUCKY SQUIRREL
PUPPY DELIGHTS: ONE LUCKY SQUIRREL A cloudy and windy November day. Was it Jimmy Cliff that sang,” I can see clearly now”…. A wonderful day for visuals. I can see crystal clear. And 50 feet ahead of me through the glass sliding door I see it. The motherlode! A black squirrel flicking its tail andContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY DELIGHTS: ONE LUCKY SQUIRREL”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Cabernet Franc Ontario’s Great Red Wine Strength: Does a 2027 Cellars Cabernet Franc Carry the Torch?
If you can’t produce a top-notch Cabernet Franc in Ontario you might as well go home. There were 366 cases of 2027 Cellars 2021 Cabernet Franc produced. Aroma: On the head of the nail with bright cherry, black cherry, cocoa and cola. Palate: Packs more of a punch than its tender aromas might suggest andContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Cabernet Franc Ontario’s Great Red Wine Strength: Does a 2027 Cellars Cabernet Franc Carry the Torch?”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY WOES: EVEN ALBERT EINSTEIN PEED ALL OVER HIMSELF
PUPPY WOES: EVEN ALBERT EINSTEIN PEED ALL OVER HIMSELF Into week 12 and settling into my home nicely. Well, there is a little issue with “my business” as Fay likes to say or “pee and poo” Bob refers to it as. When you gotta go you gotta go doesn’t fly particularly well in this household.Continue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: PUPPY WOES: EVEN ALBERT EINSTEIN PEED ALL OVER HIMSELF”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: AND YOU THINK A PUPPY RAISING MANUAL IS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD?
AND YOU THINK A PUPPY RAISING MANUAL IS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD? Of course, I want to be reared to mature into a model West Highland Terrier. I trust Bob and Fay have been through this rigamarole with Dylan the Westie but as I hear poor Bob groan it all happened 17 yearsContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: AND YOU THINK A PUPPY RAISING MANUAL IS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD?”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN WINE: Stag’s Hollow 2022 Renaissance Merlot
Stag’s Hollow Winery celebrates 30 years of British Columbia winemaking in 2025. To commemorate this milestone anniversary, the winery has reimagined its Renaissance Merlot 2022 label to feature three exclusive ‘Art Series’ labels, each capturing the essence of the Stag’s Hollow estate in Okanagan Falls, BC. The depiction on each label, created by local artistsContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN WINE: Stag’s Hollow 2022 Renaissance Merlot”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY RECOUNTS HIS DAY OF ARRIVAL At BOB AND FAY’S: IMPRISONMENT?
RORY RECOUNTS HIS DAY OF ARRIVAL At BOB AND FAY’S: IMPRISONMENT? Imagine coming from a cloistered existence at Ardendale Kennels into the bright lights and sounds of a new world! Overwhelming! A delightful yet at times terrifying interjection into humanity and my new home. Carried in through the door and set down on the floor.Continue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY RECOUNTS HIS DAY OF ARRIVAL At BOB AND FAY’S: IMPRISONMENT?”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: DYLAN THE WESTIE FILLS YOU IN ON HIS LIFE IN THE LAND BEYOND
DYLAN THE WESTIE FILLS YOU IN ON HIS LIFE IN THE LAND BEYOND Some of you out there have been asking if Dylan the Westie is managing well in The Land Beyond and if he is returning to earth to continue the fight for justice and the improvement of canine health and dignity particularly forContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: DYLAN THE WESTIE FILLS YOU IN ON HIS LIFE IN THE LAND BEYOND”
RKS 2025 Film: “Dead to Rights”: Blockbuster Chinese War Epic
“Dead to Rights” is a blockbuster Chinese war epic depicting the 1937 capture of the Chinese city of Nanjing by the Japanese Imperial Army. An estimated 300,000 city residents were killed and given the barbarity of the Japanese forces “killed” may be a modest adjective. Men, woman and children were executed by various methods includingContinue reading “RKS 2025 Film: “Dead to Rights”: Blockbuster Chinese War Epic”
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