baby sitting......

Ter and Lar had to go to Victoria for the day, so we "dog sat" - took the 3 pups for a walk to start.....

Newbies....we forgot poop bags, so Miki and the 3 waited for me to come back and resume the walk.....

Walked around the hood and then down to the bluffs overlooking the ocean....great places to walk dogs in their neighbourhood.......

Ter does such great dog pics....but us trying to get them into some kind of pose was hopeless......!

We saw a mama deer on her hind legs eating something off a tree, and her baby to the left heading into the woods..........

Molly is a senior too, so part way home she just sits down when she has walked as far as she wants to, and rides the rest of the way in her stroller, tongue lolling all the way.....go Molly! It was such fun - and although I got the feeding routine out of order later in the day, we had a ball!

Victoria visits........

One of our first stops in Victoria was to visit Josh and Brian (who were hoping to be Botas's new Dads), but Josh had to have sudden open heart surgery, which put the skids to that plan. The good news is that Josh is doing really well!~!!!

The guys have built a gorgeous deck and patio area at their home, so we had a great visit in that lovely space. 

This is 14 year old Shale, who would have been Botas's big brother........

And this is brother Buddy...also 14, arthritic, but hanging in there!!!

Dawn at the cottage.........what a lovely way to wake up...........














and a family of otters playing in front of the deck........















Dax especially enjoyed putting both feet in the dog water bowl on the deck.........










on Sunday morning, along came the Swiftsure sailboats on their way back to Victoria harbour......











Back in Victoria we had dinner with Mary Lois at the 5th Street Bar and Grill.........










....before going to the University of Victoria to see ML perform with her choir.......












then it was brunch with Bev and Mick (from PM and Collingwood, Ont - remember them....???) at the Ogden Point Cafe on Dallas Road. They are here to pick up their RV and drive all the way back to Ontario.








And we got to meet - twice!! - with grand daughter Nicole, shown here at the coffee shop she works at............

and our girl makes a mean latte, let me tell you - on the house, yet!!!! Thanks Nic!