Picture of little Minnie

There is a picture of Minnie on the PRNE webpage that I linked to in my last post but I wanted to include one here, too. (edited to add: can't find one on this computer. I'll post one soon.) We took her for a walk today. I. bought her a harness a few weeks ago but we wanted to wait until she had her stitches all removed before we tried it on her. Today was the first time we used it. She is not at all used to walking on a leash but she didn't fight it using the harness as much as she did the collar. She whined throughout the entire walk but out of excitement, I think, not fear. She's a funny one, but so sweet.

What's been going on

The fall has passed so quickly. The last time I wrote, it wasn't even Fall and now we're on the back half of October. I.'s done a great job getting the house ready for winter weather and soon enough, it will be here. It seems like with all the rain we had this summer I feel like I haven't had proper time to prepare for the coldness.

Our CSA finished up several weeks ago with more potatoes and a head of cabbage. I have three butternut squash, too. I don't know what I will ever do with three butternut squash. I would definitely sign up for the CSA next season since the produce was excellent.

The biggest news we have is Minnie. We're fostering Minnie through Poodle Rescue of New England. We picked her up on September 21st. She came from a breeder in Connecticut. She had a mammary tumor, hadn't been spayed, and her teeth were in bad shape. Fortunately the tumor was benign and she only lost two teeth during her dental cleaning. You can read more about her and the other dogs that PRNE rescued from this breeder. She's very sweet.