“Come on, Lucy. Ruckus time.” “For heaven’s sake. I was thinking of a little shut-eye.” “Aww, come on. I’ll pretend to bite you, and then you chase me.” “You’re doing a good job of pretending.” “Be a sport. I’ll run and you chase me.” “How about I lay here and you chase me.” “What fun […]

“Let’s go outside and play while it’s still cool Little One.” “I gotta find my ball.” “So you have your ball. Let’s play.” “Yeah, but something’s different.” “What do you mean?” “It smells different.” “I don’t know, kiddo. it looks the same to me.” “Yeah, it does look the same but trust me, something’s off.” […]

“Oh, oh, Little One. Looks like the General Contractor is at work again.” “General Contractor as in Dad, Right?” “Yeah. I wonder what he is up to today?” “I have to hope it is nothing we need to be involved in helping.” “I think if we follow the electrical cord, we may get an answer.” […]

Do not talk about those leaves.” “You mentioned them not me Lucy.” “Looks like a good day to lay out. Come on down.” “I’m coming. Don’t see a lot of sun though.” “Yeah, you are right. There’s no umbrella shadow.” “But look at the roses, Little One.” “I’m wondering why there’s no shadow.” “For one […]

“It looks like the noise monster has taken the leaves.” “You have to believe the boss took care of them, Little One.” “I kinda miss them. I liked the smell.” “I don’t like walking on them. Those oak leaves stick to my paws.” “You coming out to the patio?” “I think I might take a […]

“What the heck, Little One. It looks like someone shot a tree.” “Big winds last night. Ixnay on the eveslay.” “Huh. What do you mean?” “Dad’s on the other side of the yard. So don’t talk about the leaves.” “Why not?” “It will cause him to get that noise monster out to pick them up.” […]