“Where you off to Little One?”
“I’m trying to see if I can locate some sunshine.”
“Having any luck?”
“Look at my ears. They’ll tell you I’m not.”
“I don’t know what to say. But, sometimes in life, a little rain must fall.”
“after all that cold weather, not today.”
“You can still layout on the lounge.”
“What’s the point? Lay there and be sprinkled on?”
“Well, okay, I see you are determined to be miserable.”
“It’s not that. I was just looking forward to a nice sunbath.”
“And I have been waiting for a T-Bone steak. Sometimes we get disappointed.”
“Where you going?”
To find some positivity.”
“Hey, wait. There is a UPS truck pulling up.”
“Well done on the UPS truck. I think he is in St Louis by now.”
“You were right. A little positivity goes a long way. Nothing like a bark-a-thon to set the day right.”
“you feel better?”
“On top of the world.”
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I hope Lucy and Twiggy find some sun soon. Dot and Lia are soaking it all up here. I can´t get them to come inside.
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That is my problem when the sun is out. gloomy day yesterday. Thanks, Darlene.
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Twiggy and Lucy need to hear the Beatles song “Here Comes the Sun.” and then a couple of steak bones would lift their spirits.
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I just said the same thing, then I read your comment, Karen. Great minds think alike!
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Thank you great minds. Good suggestion. 😁
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I think you have something there, Karen.
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Poor things. I think you should play some Annie for them. You know… “the sun will come out tomorrow.” That’s going to be my philosophy for today, too. We’ve got the dismal gray stuff and rain. At least it’s better than the cold (thinking positive as Lucy says!).
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Yes, positive thinking i the way through a gloomy day. I hope it is a good one. 😊 Thanks, Mae.
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I’m looking for some sunshine, too. A misty and foggy morning here with storms in the forecast. I agree with Lucy, at least it’s not cold.
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We are getting some more cold the next two days. Drat. 😁
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Play a little George Harrison for them. At least they can imagine the sun is coming. 🙂 And think positive.
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Good idea, Joan. 😁
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At least someone showed up to shift the mood.
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Can always count on the UPS or Prime driver to break up a mood. Thanks, Craig.
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A good bark-a-thon once in a while is a good thing for all of us!
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I agree. It does releave tension or boredom. Thanks, GP.
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Good ole Twiggy! Bark that truck to St. Louis!! Life’s simple pleasures, eh?
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That is about all she needs to change direction on a mood. 😁
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If only that were all it took to reverse my moods.
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Yeah. My mood changes need help too. Three fingers of bourbon helps.
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🙂
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I think all of us need a bark-a-thon. Maybe even a howl-a-thon. Yep, the world would be a better place if we followed Twiggy and Lucy. 😁
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I could see running out to the edge of the Grand Canyon and doing a ten minute howl. I’ll bet that would release some tension for sure. Thanks, Gwen. Maybe someday I’ll be able to do that. 😁
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Be sure to let me know if you make the trip. Howell howling over the Grand Canyon would be a sight to see! 😁
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I’ll let you know. I would need you to hold the rope tied around my waist. 🤣
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It’s gloomy and rainy here this morning. I wonder if I could bark it away? I know someone who could teach me some of the finer points of the art.
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A couple of barks couldn’t hurt. 😊
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You can’t beat a good bark-a-thon! 💕🙂
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I think we all should try it at times. Thanks, Harmony. 😁
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Seems Twiggy needs a little sunshine. I just checked your weather forecast, which seems to say there is a chance for sun today … but better chance tomorrow for the sun goddess. Hopefully she’ll get another UPS truck today.
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Twce a day. Thanks, Frank.
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Sunshine does boost one’s spirits. Hope you and the girls can enjoy some soon.
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Today is beautiful. It was gloomy yesterday. Thanks, Tim
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We’re having Michigan weather, rain turning to snow.
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I remember those days. Nice layer of ice underneith
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Thank goodness for ice melt. 🙂
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Yup.
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Bond had some excellent sunning the past couple days, but today if full of wind and rain. Nothing like a UPS truck to perk up the day!
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Yes the UPS truck is a major pleasure for sure. Thanks, Teri.
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Poor Twiggy. Though nice timing on the UPS driver.
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You can count on those guys for sure.
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So that UPS truck was not delivering sunshine. Serves them right to be barked outta town.
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Yeah, I agree, John.
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We just have to convince Twiggy that doing without now and again makes us appreciate it all the more when we do get it… though I suspect that will fall on deaf ears…
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Well she is still learning the ways f the world. 😁
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This is true 🙂
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😁
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The sun will come out tomorrow! Love that the UPs truck and a bark-a-thon can set the day right.
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Yes those two (bark and UPS) can solve any issure.
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I love to see someone dedicated to their calling. I also like the idea of searching for sunshine . . .
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That is a good idea, Pamela.
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It looks like it snowed leaves on your lawn. I’m surprised they weren’t all over that topic. LOL!! Funny, how a bark-a-thon can set everything right. 😂😂
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They know not to mention the leaves or I’ll put them to work. 😁
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LOL!! 😂
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The Twiggy Resort is already celebrating spring. Poor Twiggy, more mature she is more she realizes that the life is not always sunshine. As it is sung: “I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden”…😂😂😂 I wish you more wonderful spring days, dear John! 🌭🍔🍤🍤🍤🍻
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Thank you for the lovely wishes, Maria. I’m still trying to figure out how come you have an anonymous account.
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Our neighbor’s dog has a ‘bark-a-thin’, usually from 10-2…PM! I’m about to have a ‘shoot-a-thon’! Lots of rain, eh?
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No rain just cloudy. Sould like the owner of the needs shooting.
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They do. I don’t understand how some people can be so ignorant. Well, maybe I do. 🥴
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I don’t understand either. There are some near us as well.
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They’re everywhere! They’re everywhere! You should see the dog poops around our neighborhood, especially as the snow melts. Our Daisy does 99% of her poops in our yard because she’s been trained on a schedule to go out for a poop run a little while after she eats,?twice a day. Otherwise, we always carry a poop bag. Last summer, there was a ‘poop’ war on our neighborhood Facebook page. Some neighbors were really going at it. I actually enjoyed the back & forth, as a ‘spectator’. When people get riled up, they be one creative writers😂. Goodnight, John.
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I see red when I come across poop. Fortunately it is a rare occurrence in our neighborhood. There is no defense for letting a dog do its business and then leaving it.
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Exactly. Now, I’m not a fan of putting my hand in a bag and snatching it off the ground, but it has to be done. Which is why in ‘invented’ the ‘poo-poo platter’. No, not the one you find on certain menus. I’m talking a ‘collection’ system so the poop never touches the ground. I write about it and will find it. Quite proud of myself…
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Sounds like a good thing to look for. Thanks, Steve.
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Here’s the story less pictures which I must have deleted from my phone. But you can picture it…
https://srbottch.com/2017/06/15/the-bar-chronicles-11-the-poo-poo-platter/
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I loved the story, Steve. Both Twiggy and Lucy are a bit shy when it comes to pooping. I think they would not like me getting close enough to insert a platter. Sounds like a great idea though.😁
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John, not a piece of poop has touched my grass since my ‘invention’ unless I don’t bend over quickly enough…and that’s problematic 😂. The problem is that NY banned the small plastic bags used in grocery stores so I need to come up with something new. 🤓
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Hmmmm. No ideas for you unless a paper bag could be used. (Might have to be a big one.)
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Actually, I thought about cutting a paper bag to lay across the cover. Not sure if it would stay in place or how folding it would be when she’s done. Keep your brainstorming coming. Who knows, we might become business partners on this. Remember, Col Sanders didn’t make it until he was along in years. And, John, you and I are along in years…which is why we have time for crazy idea😂🥸😂😎.
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Along in years is a good spot to be. 🤣
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I’ll let my prostate know that…if it was still there!
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Ha ha ha.
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Best line ever — “And I have been waiting for a T-Bone steak. Sometimes we get disappointed.”
‘Tis easy to be disappointed on a gloomy, gray day, girls. Hang in there. The sun will be back. At least you don’t have snow! Love, Monkey
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Since the folks don’t eat beef a t-bone is going to be a long wait. We count our blessings for no snow, Monkey. – Lucy and Twiggy
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Lol! Yep. Still waiting on that T-Bone. 🙂 Good one, John and girls!
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Thank you, Jan
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I suspect dogs feel far differently about bark-a-thons than people do. Fun tale today, John. Ear scratches for the girls!
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Thank you, Miss Staci.
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I’m glad they found some positivity in the gloom!
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Yes. There is always some if you look for it.
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Ha! The T-bone steak remark slayed me, John.
Despite all the sunshine we get here, it’s hiding today. Yesterday was an all-day windstorm. I think what I’m seeing is not clouds, but dirt that’s still in the air. Hugs on the wing.
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Ooooo I hate windstorms. Having asthma makes me want to stay out of the dust and dirt. ear a mask.
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My security sign blew off the wall. I only went out to the back porch to get it, and before my foot left the threshold, dirt blew into my eyes, behind my glasses. I need goggles. LOL, imagine the looks on my neighbors’ faces. 😀
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A nice steampunk pair would look terrific.
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Nothing like a bark-a-thon to cheer up a dog. At least the frost is gone, John. Twiggy and Lucy will get their sunshine before long and they’ll be searching for shade. 😀
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I think you are very right, Diana.
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I’m glad to hear Twiggy chase no the UPS truck off into space. If it makes her feel good, all the better. Hopefully the sun is coming soon.
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We had a little today then a cold front moved in. Dropped 10 degrees. 55 degrees now and gong down to 33 degrees.
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Colder than you like it.
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Yes. Us old folks need our warm temps
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We’ve had so much sunshine, John, I’ll send you some if you can send some rain when you get some. 🙂 Loved hearing about the T-bone steak and cute photos, as always.
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Thank you, Lauren. Looking forward to the sun. 😁
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A sunbath vs. a T-bone. I know which way I’m going. Our dog has a love affair with the UPS driver. She climbs in his truck and usually ends up with a dog biscuit.
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That’s a great story, Pete.
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Nothing more interesting than a truck in the neighborhood:)
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So true. 😁
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Another thank you for sharing my post. 😁
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They are soooo sweet. 😉 xx Michael
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Thank you , Michael. 😁
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People have good things to say about the UPS truck. Must remember to call them and check if their trucks can swing by our neck o’ the woods occasionally.
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I’m sure they would be delighted. 😁
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They do have a point there Boss. Sometimes its the bark that has the bite.
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Yes. I’ve been thinking of putting Twiggy’s bark in a can. Might have to be an aerosol for maximum effect.
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You do that, Boss.
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😁
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Oboy, a UPS truck!!!
What did we get?
Is there a nice big box?
Do dogs like boxes, or is that just a cat thing?
I saw a wonderful report on UPS drivers and the dogs that love them. Will Twiggy and Lucy be in one of those reports?
What, what what… woof!?!?
Did the sun come out?
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We did not get anything. The neighbors did. Dogs like boxes but not like cats. Twiggy will not. She has sworn to bark any UPS truck to St. Louis. The sun came out. Woof.
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Woof!
Twiggy is a special pup. She barks at UPS trucks, then lays in the sun. Pretty , pretty special!
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She is special for sure.
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Agree!!!!!!
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She is lying in the sun under a magnolia tree asking for a mint julep even as we banter.
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LOL!
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😁
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Twiggy, barking that truck all the way to St. Louis can make you feel pretty positive.
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And calm. 😁
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Woof!
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Nothing like a good bark-a-thon to boost the mood. 🙂
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Burns off energy too.
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Hi John, this is such a cute post. It made me feel better too.
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I’m so glad. That is the goal of these Twiggy and Lucy posts. Thanks for letting me know, Robbie.
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