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French Flavors for the Holidays
In partnership with the Plant-Based Advocates , we crafted elegant holiday desserts with French flavors in an online cooking class. Treat...

ping-pong with Tanya
Skye has been making tremendous progress with our pet sitter Tanya. Yesterday, we played the ping-pong game . Look how much fun she is...


touch with Tanya
Look at Skye playing 'touch' with Tanya! A month ago, we removed the gate between her and our pet sitter. And today, I stepped away from...


Madeleines
A madeleine is a small French sponge cake with a distinctive shell-like shape, traditionally flavored with orange blossom or lemon zest....


Crème Brûlée
Crème Brûlée is a classic French dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a contrasting layer of hard caramelized sugar....


Welcoming New Chickens to the Flock
Last month, we welcomed two new hens: Rose and Blanche, 12-year-old Ameraucanas from a sister sanctuary. Integrating new chickens into an...


diatomaceous earth
Diatomaceous earth (DE) is a naturally occurring, fine powder made from the fossilized remains of tiny aquatic organisms called diatoms....

back in the crate
After Skye's emergency in July (due to pyometra ), she became reluctant to enter her wire crate. However, she remained excited about the...


window cleaning
Skye is amazing! Look at her watching calmly the window cleaner working on the back of the house: It's been more than 5 years that we...


clear of cancer
The pathology report for the huge cyst on her ovary came back clear of cancer. Woo hoo! This great news came as Skye is official...


teefies
After her surgery and while she was still under anesthesia, Skye got her teeth cleaned. Something we of course had never done! The vet...


recovery day 7
Skye has been doing a great job at not touching her scar and is healing really well. She is in fact feeling so much better that she is...


recovery day 4
Skye is healing well and is doing a great job at not touching her scar. She is actually feeling so much better that she is starting to do...


recovery day 2
It's been 2 days since the surgery and Skye is doing much better than we expected. She eats and drinks well. Actually she has a big...


pyometra
What a day! We spent it at a veterinarian hospital for an emergency surgery on Skye. Any life threatening operation is stressful enough,...


raccoon attack
A big kerfuffle in the yard woke us up at 5am. I jumped out of bed and ran to the barn. Peter followed with a flashlight. The top half of...


wire crate closing
We've been working on desensitizing Skye to closing the door of the wire crate. Look how far we are! Every evening when we put the...


cannelloni
Thanks to DOGLi, we have been trying different enrichment games with Skye. One of her favorites is the cannelloni! A TP tube stuffed with...


Profiteroles
After mastering the choux pastry with the gougères , I experimented with a sweet version of these decadent puffs and I am happy to...


story & portrait
This week, I had the opportunity of reading Skye's story at a local library. Afterwards the kids got to draw her portrait.
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