We love to get outside all year round, and we live in Indiana--it gets cold! and dark! and snowy!In fact, the day I'm writing this, we experienced an ice storm overnight that closed schools, and now it's snowing on top of the ice. This weather makes me want to bundle up, … [Read more...]
Snow day play!
This past weekend brought the first *real* snow of the winter. Sure, it's been painfully cold on and off for weeks, but we really haven't had much snow at all. I'm certainly not complaining! Some Indiana winters stretch from October to March, so I'm pretty happy that we've only … [Read more...]
Winter wear (or, spring can’t get here soon enough)
I briefly mentioned on Monday that we're trying to put weight on Cooper. He is really under-weight. He's all points and knobs.One of the big problems making this even worse for him is the weather. Today's high? 15. The low? -6. Without a single drop of fat on him, Cooper is … [Read more...]
Senior dog wellness in winter weather #PetHealthAwareness
When I was a girl, around this time of year, I used to go Christmas shopping and to lunch with my mom and grandmother. Everywhere we went would be over-zealously heated to compensate for the frigid, icy outside temps. I wore layers so that, when we stepped into the mall, I could … [Read more...]