#jumblie

Jumblie Far and Few

I have bid my final goodbye to Jumblie, the best dog in the world.

He lived to nearly fifteen, an exceptionally long life for a Dalmatian.

I know I am blessed to have had so much time with him. Yet, it also makes the grief so much deeper, because he was by my side for so long, a steadfast joy through so many triumphs and trials.

The house is too quiet without the patter of his paws. The days are too unordered without him punctually wagging for our walks.

The game has a theme word for each day, so keep that in mind when guessing the words. It is more challenging than Wordle because there are no hints apart from the theme word. So, if one of the words is ‘landing’ and you guessed ‘land’ there is no confirmation you’re getting warm at all.

How to play it: There are exactly four words hidden amongst the letters, and all letters are used exactly once. The words will always be between 4 and 9 letters long. Click on the letters (or type them on your keyboard) to spell a word. When you have a word you want to submit, click the “Submit” button. If the word is one of the daily words, it will be added to your found list of words. Find all four words as fast as you can! Each successful word is assigned a colour, so a red word will mean the shortest word is taken, so don’t try to guess more words with that same length of letters.

You can also click the Reshuffle button to rearrange the letters, which can help spark some ideas.

If you’re struggling, you can give up after at least 5 incorrect guesses. It also has an option to share your results by copying them to the clipboard to paste into whatever social network service you use.

Jumblie Bundled-Up

I gave Jumblie his first coat and boots yesterday, as temperatures plunged to -20ºC at our farm in the Ottawa Valley.

He does not mind the coat, but he is clearly unimpressed by the boots.

Wagging out the Blizzard

Jumblie in the Autumn Leaves

Jumblie and I spent part of the Thanksgiving weekend exploring the woods around our farm in the Ottawa Valley, and tumbling though the autumn leaves.

The tumbling came from me having to tackle him, to stop him bolting into the forests.  I think he would characterise that as “frolicking”; I used other terms.

Dalmatian Ice Capades

Heavy snowfalls in the Ottawa Valley were followed by days of alternating melting warmth and freezing cold, turning the fields into enormous ice rinks.

Jumblie and I have been going out for slides rather than for walks.

Sleeping In

Today is winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, the shortest day and longest night of the year.

Jumblie seems to have decided to mark the occasion by sleeping in past noon.

Running Towards the World

My dog Jumblie was uncharacteristically reluctant to get out of bed this morning.

He eventually roused himself, and was soon gambolling about in the snow.

I like to think he decided that, while the world can test our faith in humanity, we should still run towards it, rather than away from it.