DoG DaYs

And I’m nOt TaLkInG  weather.

It’s still COLDER than a………

Here in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains

But in addition to all the tossing and sorting and packing and

Well you know…….

I’m still running every other day

(even in 26 degree weather)

 

and on a

PARTICULARLY COLD DAY

I went on a LONG walk

with my friend Helen

and her two lovely golden labs

Here’s Helen and Piatt and Paxton

(LOVE that hat Helen)

 

While we were walking and walking and walking and…..

TrYiNg tO kEEp WaRm

we talked about the trip she is taking

to hike around the Ring of Kerry in

 Ireland!!!

Boy does all that GrEEn look GrEaT and WaRmmmmm

I don’t think Piatt and Paxton get to go

(Shhhh don’t tell)

but

WOWSIE!

I absolutely

Y loved Y

Ireland

when I was there

and the west coast in particular.

I would love to hike for a week

or 10 days or 2 weeks or….

around the Ring of Anything

in Ireland

but……

there’s always those FUND$$$ in the way.

I can’t see the USA in my Chevrolet Winnebago

AND

hike the Ring of Kerry.

More of life’s choices…

I’m particularly lucky to have so many!!

The very next day

my friend Pam brought over

the latest addition to her family to introduce us.

Zach is the elevendybillionth golden retriever

she has had in the 25 years I have known her.

Currently there are Abby 9, Jasmine 6, Caleb 3 and now Zach 1.

Nice spacing for children I told her.

Although

it has actually taken 4 goldens

to fill in

for her 2 grown children Kate and Peter.

But she was and is a wonderful mother to them all.

Now I was AmiSS (shame on me)

 in not getting a pic of the 2

when they were here but

thanks to the

long suffering doggie-daddy

I have this great one of

Pam and her GOLDEN gang.

 

Hmmm where does doggie daddy sleep???

Now I ask myself

why

am I

not

getting enough done

around here?

My life is going to the dogs

That’s why!