Can't catch up...
Had two dogs to groom today, a medium large dog which resembled a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, and a little Shih Tzu cross, and I spent some time grooming a boarder, a Maremma with some matts.
I was glad to make a date for coffee with a friend, and I got my laundry done at the laundromat at the same time. I delivered the bouquet that I showed you yesterday, to the Post Office. I hadn't taken flowers to those folks in a long while.
I'm booked up the rest of the week with dog grooming, funerals, and Farmer's Markets. I haven't been able to get my spring weeding done in the flower beds! I just put 2 cheesecakes in the oven; one is for the Bistro where I weekly send cheesecake, and one is either for one of the funeral "teas" or to share with loved ones who are about to visit.
The phone just rang and it is an acquaintance who would like to board his dogs with us this weekend. We'll be beyond "full" again, juggling kennel space. If money was no object, I'd just phone up one of the fencing outfits which manufacture ready-to-assemble dog kennels (panels and gates), and order a few more. Gary is willing to help clear some grass and willows to make space for more runs and something I've longed for for a long time... an exercise "yard". I want to be able to throw a ball for, or to obedience train, boarders, without fearing that they'll run off. Of course I want it to be secure enough that a dog can be left in there unattended, too, and I can answer the phone or take a break (or use the run for a long-term boarder), so it's not going to just be pagewire. Ahhh if money could just BE "no object". Gary affirms that he is willing to help maintain this new expansion compound (more space to MOW).
There's still a few hours of daylight left, and it's not raining, but I just can't seem to move the ol' body (MINE!). I guess I'll go get the horses in for the night, with Lady's help, and make sure all the boarding cats and dogs are comfortable, and be a couch potato for awhile.
One of my three darling daughters is arriving on the bus in the morning, and THAT is the best kind of thing to look forward to!
Thanks for stopping in. ~Ann
