The Trip

It has been quite a long time since I've written in this, but things have been too hectic for old me.  Literally, old me, because if anyone needs some sedate time, 'tis I.

I was fortunate enough to take a trip to visit my mother and got to see my brother, cousin Cary, and sister-in-law.  It was during this trip that plans to get a companion for TootSweet firmed up, and around September he will be joined by Lusso, a Spinone Italiano, or gun dog--the kind that point and then retrieve.  These are the tasks standard poodles were bred to do, and why the Toots refuses to get into the water is a mystery.  Nevertheless, Lusso definitely will enjoy a daily dip, so maybe the Toots will be tempted as well.  It's good exercise for man or dog.

Upon my arrival yesterday the temperature here was 100°F.  This morning I don't know what the temperature is and don't want to know.  So far I can't decide if Toots and I will go for a walk or not.  Meanwhile, this mystifying blooper:

"Ants are of two kinds: insects and lady uncles."