The downside of owning pets (and there's not too many downsides) is that they don't have opposable thumbs and can't help themselves to groceries or let themselves out to pee. This glaring evolutionary anomaly becomes painfully obvious every time we want to travel.
Recently, I went on a search for house/pet sitters who would be willing to put their thumbs to good use – y'know, feed and water 3 dogs, 2 feral kittens and 3 goats, one of whom is pregnant and possibly ready to pop while we are away.
A friend told me about a website www.housecarers.com, where you can place an ad for a house-sitter and your identity remains anonymous. We had about a dozen qualified applicants, many of whom house-sit world wide as a full time vocation. Apparently, BC is a highly sought after area amongst house-sitters, especially in the “non-winter” months.
After considerable research and telephone interviews, we selected a couple from the United States, who are house-sitting in Alberta now.
So everything is arranged – sort of. When I hired this lovely couple, I had 2 dogs, no cats and three barren goats. One of the pet-sitters told me he was allergic to cats, and since I had no cats, no problem
But in the meantime, the feral kittens needed a home - I have an empty shop and a small acreage – I've got a reasonable population of mice – it made sense. Except for that bit about the house-sitter with a cat allergy.
And the bit about the pregnant goat. In my defense, I only realized the goat was pregnant a few days ago and I am guessing as to her due date.
Oh, and the bit about the extra dog.
Two dogs, three dogs, what's the difference really?
I think I better fire off an email and apprise these people of the new situation.
I think the word you were looking for was PROGRESSIVE lenses (the power of the lens progresses from far to near) and not transitionAL, perhaps you were thinking TRANSITION lenses which change (go through a 'transition') from clear to dark depend on the amount of UV rays that they are exposed to. Good Luck with your search and your cruise. Lorna
ReplyDeleteIndeed, you are correct. Alas, I have searched far and wide, but without the darned glasses on my face, I can't see to find the lost ones. C'est la vie.
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