Ottawa

So I was in Ottawa recently, only the 2nd time I've ever been there, partly work related combined with a little mini vacay. I was able to tour the Parliament buildings which I found very interesting and quite impressive. Also free which is a bonus.

I also toured the Museum of Science and Nature which was quite good and walked around Byward Market and saw some of the downtown sites. Lots of construction going on but the City was easy to navigate and I quite enjoyed it overall.

So when I went to type up this blogpost, I realized the only photo I took during the entire trip was of the dog Rescue station at the Westin hotel. I only took half of the space because a prospective adopter was in with the dog having a meet and greet. What a great way for an organization to support and socialize animals for adoption. His area was quite posh...

There was a 4 month old Husky male cross up for grabs. I wonder if he got adopted?

Happy Valentine's Day

It is too cold to walk the dogs today. Minus 23 C this morning so it's a good opportunity to do a quick blog post. Busy working on cards for a Swap later this winter but that's a secret so I'll show you the baking that we made yesterday to donate to a Local Rescue. Nothing too elaborate but hopefully, it helped raise some funds for Save Me Rescue.

I always like to take the items packaged. I'm not big on open containers etc. Plus, they look much cuter in their packaging especially for Valentines Day.

We did some Funfetti cookies and some chocolate peanut butter Haystacks. They were a little chewy but good flavour and quick and easy to make.

Donation to Kismutt Animal Rescue

I was able to make a trip over to Kismutt Rescue, St. Marys to drop off the donations from the Fundraiser as well as a few other items that I had collected. Kim was very appreciative of the donations that came in, especially the bleach and other household items. The kennel is always kept impeccably and it requires much diligence and they go through the supplies very quickly. Especially with Mill dogs who are not house trained and have spent most of their lives in cages.

We had so many items that we needed to use a wagon and make several trips.

Kismutt had just saved a couple of sweet pugs from a life of confinement. After only a couple of days, they were happy to have some cuddles and pets before we had to go on our way.

It is so nice to see first hand, how much appreciated the donations are and that they are being put to good use. Thanks to our amazing Fundraising Crop, we were also able to give a cash donation to this Rescue. Makes all the hard work worth it.