Come October, the fall-winter puppet-show marathon started again. Max took this in his stride. As long as he had his morning walk with me, Edna and Brandy, or Hugh and the girls on the weekend, he didn’t care what we
Episode Sixty-nine: Now Voyageur – a Sea-dog blog.
During 1996, we spent another summer at Pender Harbour, but although we had now purchased the Garden Bay cottage, we were still holidaying on the Madeira Park side because the cottage there simply wouldn’t sell. We had rented the Garden
Episode Sixty-eight: Max finds his voice.
The beginning of 1996 was memorable because of the massive amount of snow, and Max, with his husky genes, loved it. He and Brandy had wonderful romps in the woods. One day, we came across an old mattress that someone
Episode Sixty-seven: The best Christmas ever!
That year, our family had a particularly busy and social Christmas. Back in November, I had received a call from my Cousin Peter in Australia to say that he and his family were coming to Canada for a ski holiday
Episode Sixty-six: Puppet Dog
Halloween and Christmas were the two seasons when we had the greatest demand for puppet shows, so the fall was always our busy time. It was also becoming difficult to accept gigs which conflicted with Hugh’s workdays or the girls’
Episode Sixty-five: Max, the Ho-Hum ham-fisted Husky.
As the summer drew to a close, we were busy listing the Pender Harbour cottage and arranging a loan so that we could buy the property on Pool Road. We didn’t realize what a rocky ride this would prove and
Episode Sixty-four: The whole pack together.
In August of that year, Max had a very special weekend. The girls had enjoyed visits from their friends in July, but now it was time for me and Hugh to invite our own friends to the Coast. Dick and
Episode Sixty-three: Guard dog at large at sea.
After the run of Babes in the Woods, Marcella returned to town. Now it was Katie’s turn to have a friend stay at the cottage, and so her bubbly classmate, Jen Guggliemucci, came to join us for a couple of
Episode Sixty-two: Guard Dog off Duty!
The school year was drawing to a close and everyone was excited about our imminent trip. On the last day of term, Hugh and I picked up Caroline from school and went shopping at Costco. Since we were renting halls
Episode Sixty-one: Preparing our tour.
Our exciting summer venture in 1995 was to take our puppet company to the Sunshine Coast and spend July and August at the Pender Harbour cottage where Hugh’s parents had lived during their retirement. After their death, the property had