Dobby Words
It’s not so much that I have tried to teach Dobby English, but he has a working comprehension of many words and phrases I use daily. The obvious words to […]
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What I Put Up With
My life isn’t a bowl of cherries, you know. Look at that snow outside the window. Pure misery. Then there are all these COMPLETE STRANGERS who come around and […]
My Morrillo
How embarrassing. I can’t believe she’s using this photo again. I want to talk about my morrillo. I think it is disappearing. My morrillo is the gland on top […]
Meet the Funny Farm
In winter, the Funny Farm is actually a Funny Mud Hole. Norman the Goose is the flock manager. His mate is Cubicle. I’m Dobby the capybara, and I’m way in […]
New Cat in the Aviary
I like to share my breakfast with the chickens in the aviary. Actually, it’s THEIR breakfast. The kitchen scraps are better in the summer! Plus, there are dandelion […]
Public Enemy #1
She looks very innocent here, but Helen is my enemy. She lives in the kitchen, just on the other side of the wall that keeps me OUT of the […]
Notes for the Pet Sitter
Good Morning! Are you my Pet Sitter? I’m ready for my milk! I’ll just take a taste. You made it just right! Don’t worry about the mess. […]
My New Swimming Pool – Part Two: Disassembly
So this is it? This is my new pool? Harumph. It looks different. I can hardly stand the excitement. You want me to dive in or something? With the camera […]
My New Swimming Pool – Part One: Assembly
It doesn’t look like a swimming pool yet, does it? We always seem to need new straw bale steps. They rot and sprout mushrooms. There’s also some chicken food […]
A Visit to the Vet
Here I am at the Veterinary Clinic with Becky. There aren’t any photos of us on the way because it is a little hectic and even with three humans, there […]
Dobby the Capybara 