Lots has been going on, yet it's still part of the same-old, same-old. Our weather has changed and the ski areas finally closed on Cinco de Mayo. Unbelievable! Much of my free time has been prepping the gardens for the change of season, planting annuals and perennials, babying vegetable starts, weeding, edging, slug patrol. Lucy loves this time of year. She patiently sleeps her way around the yard finding the sunniest or shadiest spot depending on her needs.
We baby sat an Aussie puppy recently and will be doing so again. I promise pictures of Molly and Lucy together. So cute! Many people asked if Molly was Lucy's baby—their coloring is so similar. The puppy is not quite house-trained, but close, but oh the energy! I think we did a pretty good job of tiring her out, but she'd always rise to the occasion. Lucy was quite sweet to her and although she did instigate some play with the puppy, she didn't actually play with her. It was more tolerant engagement.
The puppy arrives for a long weekend mid-May and then the first two weeks of June, we have Suki. After that stint I think I'm putting a ban on dog-sitting. Lots of dogs come here, Lucy goes with us. It's not that I need the reciprocity, but the dogs that arrive require a lot of attention or care and I'm the caregiver. Suki is older and cannot walk very far and now is on meds for her brain tumor and is incontinent. That, my friends, is a lot of work.
