What made you smile today?

Looks like it's being presented as a "gift." LOL

While cleaning my last cupboard, I found a bunch of letters written to me by D when we were pining for each other soon after seperation.

Made me smile, but also bought a tear to my eye.

Did you save them, G? (Are you as sentimental as I am?)

Enjoy your last day. Do something grand, so they won't forget you.

One of my little chows was attacked and has been recovering from a severe & infected bite on her back. (Don't tell me all labs are gentle beasts, I know better.)

Anyway, she's had a hard time of it since early November. Even now, the wound is still healing. Poppy has had to wear a teeshirt to cover it as protection, from her own scratching and to keep her sister, "Doctor" Penny, from endlessly licking it.

I took the teeshirt off last night as her ruff is getting messed up but the wound had opened up a little this morning... so it was back on with the shirt.

What made me smile is how Poppy knows the routine about putting on her shirt. She's good, almost grateful as she gently ducks her head to receive the neck and raises her paws one by one for the sleeves. Very endearing. I think she likes her clothing.

I read the obit section of this morning's newspaper and learned I was still alive! That brought a smile to my face.

awwwww, poor Poppy. Labs are not dogs I trust with my pooches. Nope.


Miss Cleo is still having little regressions with her ear infection. She's also being a good patient. Jumps up on the sofa and turns the bad ear toward me once I've got the bottle with the ear wash warmed. Good baby dog. It makes me smile to think of how far she's come since I first posted about her at Abuzz.


Tonight, I'm going to meet longdog and another friend, Brenda, for dinner. Then Brenda and I are off to a concert. I'm smiling when I think of the last time Brenda, longdog, Piffka and I were together with other friends.

Beth, that makes me smile, too. Give my best to them, please. I saw the concert line-up and it "sounded" wonderful.

Miss Cleo... such a sweetie. I love it when our doggies trust that we'll do the very best for them, even if it isn't completely comfortable.


CI -- Glad to hear it.

the thought of Poppy stepping into her Tshirt made me smile - very endearing

ahhhhhh, that was next week's concert that I posted about, piffka.

Tonight, it is



Tafelmusik

I'm sort of smiling in a puzzled way, realizing I've been a subscriber for 21 years. I'm gettin' old.

Coming back from the airport (actually, Amsterdam, cause I decided not to go straight home), sitting in the train, and these two kids - well, kids - like, 23, 25, something, plop down on the other side, start talking in English - they're from London, like, one half-black the other with a Prodigy kinda haircut and listening to em was like listening to the f***ing Streets, know what I'm saying? (Mike Skinner I mean). And I'm lookin at them and they're all spacing out trying to peer outside and the one guy is just talking on and on and on without stopping one story after another just pushed on by his random stories and the other just kinda sometimes mumbles something unhearable back and they both have their jaws going, you know, munching and munching methodically - and I'm trying to hide that I'm grinning ... so, getting to Utrecht the guy's all, where the f*** is this anyway, so I decide to help em out, say, "it's Utrecht" - they're going to Den Bosch, dont know where the f*** it is - I'm all, going to a party eh? Yeah, Dance Valley ... aaah ... i c <grins>

If you've never heard of The Streets by the way then check out this classic track/vid (link is to a popup window url, thats why it looks strange) ... "weak become heroes" ... story of a generation ...

(& if you like it but think its a bit slow then d/l the ashley beedle's love bug mix from somewhere ... man, we played that for months, its so good, with all the thrill & elation already premixed in with the morning after melanchoic hangover in a tune to dance to with lyrics that say it all ... that remix is a must have ...)

The Streets: "sex, drugs & on the dole"

seems like i havent been in this thread for ages ...

Nice little tour nimh.

Errm did that particular smiley connotate anything about what you were looking forward to in your free days? (Ahem)

Gautam's new job starts ... day after tomorrow?! Hey, good luck, have fun!

glad ya liked it little k

Dys and I got a dog at the pound a couple of days ago. She is a Jack Russell/Corgi mix, but looks almost all Jack Russell. We named her Sally after my grandmother, who was very feminie, but also very down to earth (and who could drink my grandfather under the table). She has an achingly sweet face that will always look like a puppy. We are totally captivated. She was sleeping near us last night with her head resting on Dys' moccasin. She never barks and only whines very quietly, so knowing when she wants out or back in is almost impossible. Amazingly, she and Fred, our conure, get along quite well. I was actually more worried for Sally than for the 7 ounce Fred when they first met.

The words 'sweet' and 'cute' must have been coined just for Sally.

Gautam--tell all.

Piff, you know I think those smoke rings are symbolic of after lovemaking. Just what are those monuments up to?

Nimh, Dance Valley looks incredible. I sent the link to my son.

Reading Diane's post made me smile this morning. A dog! Good you, Diane and Bob and Fred! Send a picture. But where will Sally go when you are coming to Europe?

Nihm, oooh, that Dance Valley does look great.

I learned a new term today from Mr. Stillwater. It not only made me smile , it made me laugh!!

Anybody read the obit section of the paper today?

C.i., no I didn't read the obit section. Did you smile not to see your name? LOL

Urs, Dys and I have the name of a pet/house sitter recommended by our neighbor, whom we trust completely.

I'll try to get more pictures of Sally tomorrow. She is so sweet--we are so totally in love with her!