Pet-sitting and Gardening

Astrid is an entrepreneur.

She wants animal companions.  She is just like me as a kid.  I remember trying to hatch robin eggs I had found lying in the grass under a tree, nursing wayward bumble bees back to life when they came too close to the sprinkler, finding kittens in all sorts of places, that needed homes.  With us.  Hamsters, gerbils, fish, cats, parakeets...

But Astrid wants them all and all at once.  So we've compromised.  She pet sits.  It's a service she has been offering going on three years now and she has repeat clients.  We post ads in the home school lists and she finds animals through word-of-mouth.  We've had dogs, cats, lizards, birds, frogs, mice and lots of guinea pigs.  There may be a rat on the horizon.  She doesn't charge a fee, but accepts tips and gifts.   She may build a website soon to make it more official!

It's the perfect solution for a family that loves animals but doesn't want the long term commitment of  a life long companion animal.  The kids get to learn about and care for different species and then they go home!  Most of them, anyway.  Trixie started out as a client and is now a family member.

 

Titus

Trixie and Nutmeg

Snowball, Nutmeg and Trixie

Minnie and Ling Ling

Fannie and Freddie

Simone

Simone

Baby Bird

                                          and.... we have the garden.  More to come on that!