Off to see the wizard! …actually the granddaughter Hattie, chief and only wizardette. There will be almost unending silliness. She (her 3 yo self) is leaving tomorrow for a week in a remote cabin in the woods near Estes Park. She’s letting her mom and daddy come too. She is hoping to see bears-her folks are hoping they don’t.
Have a productive Saturday, whatever that’s means to you.
Cheers!
BBBoo
swampy, I have no doubt the two of them could. 
Watson can be a little pickpocket and he’s been known to share the bounty with Nelson.
Up, caffeinating, breakfasting and a load of towels in the wash. Not a lot on the agenda today except a trip to Tar-jay for hair care stuff and one to the dog park to enliven my pup’s social life.
Stay safe and healthy y’all!
Morning all. As expected, soccer practice was cancelled due to the 20-minute rain shower. After saying unkind words I went out and paid the water bill and came home to a big bowl O’sallit.
Up early and have a load of laundry, which need to head to the dryer and a second load added. Also want to clean out the icemaker, some of the cubes have been there so long they are forming their own glacier…
Red, cute pups.
FCM, going to be a different house without all those folks incoming and outgoing. And happy B-day to Daughter-unit.
Boo, enjoy the day with G-daughter.
flyboy, I’m arguing with a soccer shop on the cones they sent me. They want pictures too…
Nettie, that’s Abu Dhabi weather…hope it cools down soon.
Dot, no place is impossible to find. They need to get a driver what can read maps/instructions…
Last banana in the house has been assimilated. Will have to remedy that in a bit. All y’all take care now.
My original game plan for today involved being a zombie. This plan has changed.
In my area, there’s a pet store specializing in birds and their paraphernalia. DH has been trying to get another dove since Ava crossed the Bridge last October. The bird shop will in fact have a dove for us sometime today, so my game plan has now changed to include a 30±minute drive (each direction) to acquire the featherhead when he/she arrives at the shop (we do not yet know his/her gender, but do know we’re getting a white bird). Yes, pictures will be available ASAP.
I’m making DH clean and set up the cage, etc., for the new arrival, since this is more his thing than mine. I like birds OK, just wasn’t sure I wanted to own another one, but DH really really does.
This is Ava:
Just testing. Here is Ariel after our lesson today. Best pony in the world.
Ariel is a very pretty girl. Please give her extra of whatever horses like by way of affection.
Supervisor: “It’s time to sort”
dogbutler: “But we’ve had sorting.”
Supervisor: “But what about Third Sort?”
dogbutler …
Supervisor: “Third Sort? Mis-sort? Mystery box sort?”
: other supervisor walking past: “I don’t think he knows about Third Sort.”
But 9 hours later, I am home, Gordie is walked, I have cast off my work clothes and filth, and shortly I shall cast off my sobriety. 
Also, Alex Catt is no longer allowed to sit on me, as she has the grace and balance of an epileptic drunk walking on Jell-O during a 9.0 earthquake , and tends to claw me to stay balanced.
Tell her to head southeast towards Jawja. 
Wet One, I love “Giant Riding Dog”!
Nettie, Ava was pretty. Good luck with the new one.
Dots, I don’t think you are the problem here.
Purplehorseshoe rocks! I Got a lovely postcard in the mail today! Thanks Purple! It’s going on my fridge… and I’m sending one back soonest!
Feeling reasonably human now that the antibiotics are working their way out of me. Not to sound too alarming, but when I good-naturedly complained about the treatment, my doc said this could have been “catastrophic” 
Keeping up with the 2020-ness of it all, my mother is on self-quarantine because there was a Covid-19 case at the rehab facility she was at last week. 
It was blissfully cool this morning, so I told my joints to suck it up and went for a long walk. Of course the sun came out, but I was having a good talk with a dear friend via telephone and ignored it. I did 5.5 miles. Now I’m tired, but I have to start some laundry.
Moooom, will the kids come back to clean up the mess? I know they’re busy unpacking, etc., but surely they’ll need the stuff that’s messing up your house. I hope Taz lets you get a full night’s sleep.
WetOne, beautiful pony with very expressive eyes!
Nettie, Ava was lovely. Looking forward to seeing a photo of the new one, as well as learning the name. I was going to suggest Tuba Dova, but it probably wouldn’t suit a dove.
gotti, a big whew and glad you’re doing better. Fingers crossed for your mom.
Afternoon all. Three loads of laundry done and the last one is in the dryer while I’m running some 'cleaner and deodorizer" stuff I bought at the store. Still have 2 loads to do, but ran out of Tide pods, so some shopping tomorrow. Moved soccer practice from Monday (Labor Day) to Wednesday and cleared out the ice-maker in the fridge. Oh, and a little nappage in-between.
Nettie, birds weren’t a thing my family did, but the late Ava looked nice, so hope your new acquisition fits in.
wet one, Ariel looks like a…well, horse. Don’t know nothing about horses, either.
doggio, is Third Sort anything like Second Breakfast? (Hobbit reference) And did you have to Third Sort?
gotti, hope mom-unit stays OK (you stay OK to).
Ok, need to be thinking about foraging in the fridge for some sustenance. A banana and some Instant Breakfast won’t hold me forever.
All y’all have a good evening.
Happy Saturday!
Beautiful day here today!
The sun is shining, the humidity is low, and the temps are in the low 80s.
It was 54 degrees outside when I was at the park. I should have gone back for a hoody.
The windows are open and the breeze is blowing, it feels
I overslept this morning, slept through 3 alarms, so I was running a bit late for the park. I came home, did a little bit around here, and took a nap. I had thought about going back to the park this afternoon but woke up too late. When the weather is nice you need to take advantage of it. However, I think I needed the sleep more.
The fence guy came by to show me what he was going to finish up. Said he’d be back tomorrow but he had to mow a mess of lawns today. Lots of people wanting their yards in good shape for the holiday.
One of the problems with living in a small city is that everybody seems to know everybody.
You have to be careful what you say sometimes.
I was asking around about finding a new doctor and, well, glad I didn’t say anything too negative about the current one. I will say though, that what people didn’t say about her, said a lot more than what they did say about her. Definitely need to find a new one.
My ex hubby was into birds. I like them okay, but wouldn’t be my first choice, but Ava was certainly beautiful.
Ariel is very pretty. I miss my horse, I am so sorry I gave him away.
Cute puppies Red.
Glad you are feeling better Gotti, and I’m sure your mom will be okay.
A guy wants to buy my Eclair NPR. It’s been stored for 20 years, and I’ve brought it home. I plugged two batteries into it, and it doesn’t work. Also, the diaphragm on the lens is very slow. DAMMIT! He asked if I’d sell it as-is, but I’d hate to sell something that doesn’t work. I’ve emailed Super 16 Inc to see if they can repair and service it, and possibly convert it to Ultra 16.
Meanwhile, Mrs. L.A. has been painting the trim on the windows. We’ve just returned from the hardware store, where we bought some ‘red’ (darker than brick-red) paint for the siding.
Howdy Y’all! We ate, we drank, we made merry. A very nice afternoon at the cee-mint pond followed by a nummy feast. Everyone is gone, have been gone for about an hour and a half actually. I shall soon wind down for the evenin’. I foresee an early bedtime as we be tahrd!
Nitey Nite!
They will before the 14th when our painter starts. We need to store stuff in the closets in both bedrooms, plus the painter needs room to paint. And they need to clear the crap from the basement because we need to lock the cats down there during paintage. So, yes, they will remove it all.
Home from an exhausting day helping with unpacking and stuff. I ran 3 loads of dishes and such thru the dishwasher, plus I scrubbed a bunch of pans (can’t believe they packed dirty pans!!) I also did some laundry for them, including a big load of Roxy’s clothes. It was a long day, but we made some good progress. They’re on their own tomorrow, and on Moanday, they’re dropping Roxy off here so they can get groceries and such.
So tomorrow I can mow. And tonight I expect to sleep like the dead, because I am…
Now the MMP has horsies too?!? 
I wanna pony!
We may hafta fight over who gets to gently stroke the long horse nose. And pat the strong, muscular horse neck! That’s my favorite!
(Sorry, Pretzel. Nobody’s fighting over you. 
I’ll boop your snoot, any day.)
Alright, back to working on a little side table I’m making out of free scrap wood. I’m trying to ignore the demons who are already laughing at my imminent failure.
I’ve never done this before! I don’t have the benefit of My Other Shoe’s expertise in woodworking! Stop telling me I’ll fail before I’ve even put the damn thing together.
We have just returned from a run to the bird shop to claim the new family member. She’s a few months old (store staff did not know her exact hatching date). All-white feathers, black eyes.
We’ve already ruled out Ava or anything too similar, to reduce confusion. We’ve also ruled out Angel or variants as a bit cliched for a white bird. Other name suggestions would be appreciated.
Here’s a picture:
Very pretty bird. She will tell you her name.
Sadly it did not involve food, just boxes. And yes I did Third Sort. Then I helped the 200 Line with their Third Sort
Random Person: “dogbutler, why do you hit yourself in the head in with a hammer do 4 sorts in a day?”
dogbutler: “Because it feels so good when I stop.” 
Also, 3 anna half hours of OT buys much beer.
: boops Pretzel :
:declines hug back :
I would cuddle Pretzel any day.
The bird immediately strikes me as a Clothilde, but if you want to go with something more color-appropriate, there’s always Perla or Niamh or Marguerite or Calla or… lots of others