Easter Tuesday; Busy doing (almost) nothing.

"Does your dog shed?" they ask.

 Does he shed?

First Brushing of the Day























Second Brushing of the Day (3 hours later).


In both cases using a brush, not the furminator.

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Lots of dry mopping every day on tiled floors to pick up dog hair.


Dear Zion is terrified when I use the dry mop.  He runs and hides. Was he abused with a mop in his previous home?

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Used Easter Day leftovers to make Lamb and Barley soup on this quiet day.



So good.

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Department of Brain Fart, Memory Loss, Or impending senility.


I don't have a Garbage Disposal so I use a sink screen to catch the food scraps when I have washed the dishes.  ( I have a deep fear of  blocked drainage pipes).

I used it this morning, and then I lost it!   I searched  the trash, the fridge, the cupboards -  all to no avail.

After obsessing about this loss for three hours I pulled out my spare.  I tried to insert it into the drain.

'Twas then that I realised that my lost sink screen was right where it belongs:  in the drain!

Please pray for this sad old coot!

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