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east asheville may not have the bustle, buskers, award winning dining, and hippie vibe of downtown, or the creative grit and cat head biscuits of west asheville, or the gingerbread craftsmen and prestige of north asheville, but it DOES have a fantastic vet and a wonderful petsitter! don't call it least asheville!
having had a string terrible, awful, no good experiences at the crystal palace of doggy dental care in north asheville, we were thrilled to try a new vet when we moved the the east side 2.5 years ago.
redwood animal hospital is a freakin godsend. it's like stepping back in time 30 years - picture the anti-banfield - they even have a counter cat - big fluffy black cat named Buddha. the vets are smart and kind-hearted and get on the floor with the dogs and really, really seem to like them. the vet techs are so friendly and knowledgeable and just sweet and kind with the animals. the prices are unbelievably low. i mean like half what they charged in north asheville. for better, more personalized attention. they are not open past 5 or on weekends, but we have had a few emergencies and they had no trouble fitting us in during the day. when nacho's kidneys failed they were so patient and kind and compassionate, walking us through the terrible process with the minimum of stress. the vet tech hugged me. they always consider cost and do not make you feel like a heartless ogre for doing so. dr. elledge and dr. reason are both smart and have huge hearts. we love going to this vet!
here's a link to redwood animal hospital.
the BEST dogsitter we have ever had is rhonda turpin at sit, stay, bark & play. she is also a dog behavior expert and trainer, so unlike previous dogsitters, she really can handle the energy of 3 big dogs at once. she posts videos of the pups playing while we are gone! she leaves detailed funny notes about what they were doing. she is extremely flexible and even came over 3 times a day when we had to leave sugarhoney in her crate overnight. she has completely relieved us of worry about the dogs when we travel. she covers the east asheville - black mountain area, and is just wonderful to work with.
here's a link to sit, stay, bark & play.
here's a video rhonda took of sugarhoney stealing the tennis ball.
so, you see, there may not be a music venue or an arts district, but east asheville is not a bad place to raise some dogs.
sugarhoney agrees.
Welcome back to WTF Wednesday - the day for celebrating todos things locos!
This first one is kind of clever. Behold a holiday craft for the Pinterest crowd:
Stack up 5 flower pots and paint them like a nutcracker.
Okay!
Next is a matted wall hanging ready to frame. With a penny glued on.
This is not enough. You should know more than this about money. Keep trying to learn. Where would one hang such a piece of art?
Next we have a set of 6 fluorescent orange and white crocheted drink coasters.
Those are WTF enough on their own, but when stored to form a turtleneck on a creepy clown face topped dowel...WTF! You take off the clown head to remove the coasters. (bonus cute little old lady shopping in the background).
You may have seen this if you follow my Instagram, but here is a Grecian urn from around 500 BC on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This man LOVES dogs.
(I am aware this is Pan the Greek god of the "wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music, and companion of the nymphs." I've read and loved Jitterbug Perfume! And Ode on a Grecian Urn!)
Moving on to a personal bit of WTF-ery:
It's Pouncey. On the bed. Sleeping on his back. Smiling.
WTF, dog!?
Last but not least, here is what happens when you put boot laces in shoes.
It's a macrame butterfly!
As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.
For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf
sugarhoney has a tufted tail.
it looks like a mini lion's tail.
google told me that poodles have tufted tails.
she may be part poodle.
she also sleeps with her back feet next to her ears.
sugarhoney is quickly turning into a dream puppy. the more she controls her bowels, the more we love her. it's simple math.
we wanted a sweet cuddler, and a sweet cuddler she is. we are so lucky!
you can pick her up and put her somewhere, and she falls asleep. she's cool with it.
if pouncey could talk, he might have a different opinion. he spends a couple hours each day fending off razor pin tooth bites. other than that, she is just a damn sugarangel.
if you're wondering where sugarhoney is, all you have to do is call for pouncey.
he will come galloping, and she will be hot on his tail. pouncey and his shadow.
they are all getting along very well now. even eli has warmed up.
unfortunately it will be another 3 weeks before sugarhoney can leave the confines of the house and yard. she needs another round of vaccines before she gets the green light.
until then she is perfectly content to scurry around the lawn.
and now for the next exciting installment of the 'sugarhoney wants to get on the couch' series:
ready to leap, pouncey's nose wrinkles
no way jose
the end.
Hello Wednesday, hello WTF!
If you tuned in last week, you may remember reference to livermush, and a livermush festival.
Perusing my grocer's freezer, I happened upon an entire section of liver loaves and was intrigued by its neighbor named "Souse."
Marketed as "Sassy Souse." Upon investigation, it's also known as head cheese. I cannot imagine a more disgusting food label than "head cheese." I can see why they are going with "souse" instead.
It seems to contain, pork, pork tongues, pork hearts, pork skins, a bunch of carcinogenic preservatives, pickles, and wheat gluten. Fully cooked, ready to eat, a delicious sandwich meat.
WTF?!
Moving right along to dog balls. Neuticles (slogan: "It's like nothing ever changed.") are prosthetic testicle implants that you can get for your male dog when he is neutered. There are some hazy allegations that they may help the dog's self esteem, but the main purpose seems to be the owners like the way they look, and owners who would not neuter because they want their dog to have balls, will now neuter and implant these fake balls instead.
As if that weren't WTF enough already, they sell neuticle-related items like...earrings. Dog ball implant earrings.
WTF?!
Ending on a more vintage note, here's a late 80s to early 90s crop top half t-shirt with a Jeep Wrangler-driving, pith helmet-wearing Teddy bear on African safari.
It's a size XL and in glorious condition.
WTF?!
As with all wtf wednesdays, there are no answers, only questions leading to more questions.
For more vintage wtf wonders (for sale), click here: vintage wtf
happy pouncey was hanging out on the couch.
sugarhoney inquired, "hey pouncey, you wanna play?"
"NO I DO NOT," snapped pouncey.
"are you suuuuuuuuure?"
"how about now? maybe you wanna play now?"
"I'LL SHOW YOU PLAY!"
the end.
sugarhoney is doing great. she's gone a few days with zero accidents, and has slept through two nights. progress is her middle name!
these are from the past few weeks that i didn't get around to posting.
sugarhoney with her almost 4 year old friend. i mean come on!
pouncey is on base.
(kevin took these last 3.)
"sneeze"
"dazed"
and last but not least, sharing a tongue:
they're all getting along pretty well. eli is still being cordial, sugarhoney respects that. sugarhoney wishes you all a sweet weekend.
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