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I'm Doug, of Diamond Dogs House of Grooming. Sold the house. Closed the shop. Bought a bus.

28/10/2024

So ...

"Anyway, I'm very happy with the tattoo, and can't wait to see it fully healed. This is tattoo number 21 (if I've counted correctly). This will not be the end of my tattoo body modifications. 😉 There will be more ink applied to this body of mine."
.. That didn't last long. LOL

I have just had tattoos number 22, 23, and 24 applied today at The Inkery Tattoo London Inc., kind of on a whim. LOL They're having a Halloween Flash tattoo event, so I popped in to make some minor modifications to make some ghosts personal.

Halloween is my favourite seasonal thing, and yet, I had no ink for it. I didn't want just anything though. I want all my tattoos to be a little bit personalized, within the parameters of The Inkery's promotion.

So, Matt, from Neon Crab Tattoos & Piercing was available(Joe and Matt are collaborating on the promotion), and hooked me up! He spent literally maybe 15 minutes drawing these up from the flash art they were offering and then showed me his work. Clearly, the dude is an artist! He nailed my asks PERFECTLY. I'm tickled with my wee ghosts and look forward to seeing them healed up.

Thanks Matt and Joe. What a fun set of tattoos!

24/10/2024

Hi friends. I need to find a few things, and I'd rather buy used stuff so, here's what I need:

First, it's coming into winter, and I will be needing to make some fire starter cups soon, but to do so I need wax. If you could save up all your wax scraps from candles for me, that would be greatly appreciated;

Second, I'm looking for about 45 inches of lower kitchen cabinets / bathroom vanity to fill a space that I'd considered putting seats in, but have changed my mind. I have zero intention of having someone join me in the bus, so I have no need for passenger seats. This space will be better used getting kitchen things off my counter top, making the space look less cluttered.

Let me know if you see or have either of these asks. Thanks!

23/10/2024

I've spent the last two days in North Bay, getting a fresh, new tattoo with Dave La Rue, from Sammy DeCaen Tattoos, at Hexxus Studios, and visiting new friends, Christine LaRue Fraser and her partner, Mike Fraser.

I'm thrilled with the results of the tattoo, and even more thrilled to have met and made friends with Christine and Mike. They're lovely, generous, wonderful people, and I truly appreciated them hosting us for this little jaunt north.

It wasn't a cheap tattoo, but to me it's worth the money to have both Dave and I marked and matching.

We chose the Sgain Dhu as it's an important ceremonial dagger in Scots culture (worn with a full dress kilt) to represent our shared history. We chose the knights head for the joint of blade and hilt as the Cowie family crest has one at the top. (We are both Cowie decendents, my Mum was born a Cowie, and Dave's Mum's grandfather was a Cowie.) Finally, we chose the gemstones in the hilt tip for our favourites: Dave went with a Sapphire, as it's his birthstone, and I went with Amethyst as it's my favourite gemstone. October's birthstone is something in a yellow, or an Opal. Opal is difficult to create in a tattoo, and I strongly dislike the yellow tone, so I chose my favourite stone instead.

Sammy started with Dave, and did his tattoo from the approved artwork, and then took a half dozen shots of Dave's tattoo himself. Then, so do mine and ensure that every detail was identical (except the coloured gemstone), he opened Dave's tattoo photos on his tablet, and had that inches from his face and my leg, so he could get every detail close-up exactly identical. Such a clever idea!

Be sure to blow the pictures up, so you can see the detail close up. Sammy really did an outstanding job with those fine details!

Anyway, I'm very happy with the tattoo, and can't wait to see it fully healed. This is tattoo number 21 (if I've counted correctly). This will not be the end of my tattoo body modifications. ;) There will be more ink applied to this body of mine.

04/10/2024

Facts.

30/09/2024

WoooooHooooo! Trip booked!

January 2 through January 16th (2 WEEKS!!) I will be in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico! Flying out of TO on a direct flight to Puerto Vallarta, and the same / reverse on return (non-stop PV to TO). I do not like stops or plane transfers, so I've avoided those.

This is my first solo, international travel, and while I'm excited about it, I'm also a tad nervous. The good thing is, I'm going to a place where I know someone! Luke LaRue and his husband reside very close to Puerto Vallarta, so I'll have people I know, just in case. Get ready, Luke! ;) I'm also looking very forward to meeting Luke's partner, Randy, finally!

I have also booked cancellation insurance and such. I'm not interested in losing the money for this vacation. I've been there before, and it's financially painful, so I've avoided that too.

Of course, I will be unable to groom dogs during that period, so we'll have to arrange our schedule to accommodate everyone as much as possible. Fortunately, there's still plenty of time, and nothing already booked ahead.

While there, I'll look at RV parks for places that I might be able to take the bus to in winter 2026.

I'm SO excited!!

19/09/2024

Okay, London friends, I need a winter vacation, and I've never been to Mexico or Cuba. I'm planning for two weeks, Puerto Vallarta area if I go to Mexico, and Havana, I think for Cuba, with some historical stuff to see and do. Gay friendly is a must.

Solo traveler. And GO!

02/09/2024

Good morning, friends. Who do I know (locally-ish) who has or knows someone with a metal brake, to bend two pieces of metal, the longest being 40 inches?

It's not thick metal either, more like auto body sheet metal thickness. It would literally take 5 minutes to bend both pieces.

And ... GO! (Thanks!)

14/08/2024

Happy Anniversary Kevin. Today we would have been married 19 years. 19 years! Instead, I sit here crying alone for what could have been, but wasn't. I wake up every morning missing you. I go to bed every night missing you. Every time I have exciting news, or something remarkable happened, I want to rush home and tell you, but you're not home anymore.

The world moved on after you died, and that kind of kills me every day.

You were and still are "my person". You weren't perfect. I'm a far cry from perfect. But we were good for each other, and I miss that so badly. What I wouldn't give to see your face, hear your voice and hold you so tightly you'd never leave me again.

I still love you. I still miss you. I will until I take my last breath.

Happy anniversary, babe.

06/08/2024

LOL

23/07/2024

Yeah ... imagine. I don't need to. I live it.

27/06/2024

I had what I hope to be the final appointment with my Orthopaedic surgeon today, and it was a very short visit. No offence to Dr. MacLeod and his staff. They're all fantastic, and gave me excellent service and care. My foot and ankle are both feeling much better.

The numbness / pain in my foot seems to have largely been resolved by the repair and fusing of my baby toe metatarsal bones, so that's fantastic. There's still the odd pain now and then, and my range of motion is very limited in my baby toe, but really, how much range of motion does one need in their baby toe? LOL

The Fibula feels so much better with the screws gone, and my ankle almost looks normal again, on the inside. The outside of my ankle still feels a little ... odd. I still think they elongated my Tibia when they rebuilt it. It's only like, maybe 1/8 to 1/4 inch longer, so I'm not terribly concerned by it. I do notice it much less now that the toe is sorted, so another plus(?).

Also, my hernia(s) seem to be healing up very nicely. I'm back in the gym, and it feels good to be rebuilding the muscle mass lost when I broke my ankle. It's going to take time to get back as close to where I was at before I broke it, but it's time I'm going to spend anyway, so I might was well spend some of it making myself more comfortable, and hopefully that will keep the worst of the pain at bay.

Onward and upward!

12/06/2024

If I invited a Trans educator to come give a "Transtalk 101" (topics include: pronoun use; bathroom etiquette, etc.) discussion, how many friends in London would come?

I have a trans sibling, and trans friends, and *I* want to make sure that I'm properly educated, and I'm hoping a bunch of my friends would appreciate some more knowledge too.

So ... let me know if you'd like to come, please, and I'll set it up.

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