I am enjoying some time in Seattle with Elisabeth and Zach. I am making friends with my new "grand-dog",
Chewie. He is an Australian Shepherd-Golden Retriever Mix. He looks like a caramel retriever with chocolate drizzled over top. He and I spend some special times together; like when he gets restless in the morning and Z and E kick him out of their room and he comes upstairs and curls up outside my door. Then I let him in and he lays next to my bed till I can get dressed and make coffee. I haven't figured out how to get him on the airplane back to Tucson. I am allowed 2 free check-ons but I don't think he would care for the accommodations or the luggage carousel. Zach and I gave him a bath today, which he detests. But he is soft and shiny again. I made a pair of new covers for the Ikea barstools in their kitchen. I have also canned pickles, dilled green beans, blueberry syrup and blueberry jam over the last couple of weeks. Tomorrow Elisabeth is off of work again for a few days, including her birthday on Sunday. We will probably go out for dinner at a nice Italian restaurant. On Tuesday we go to the outlet mall and Dakota Pastel Store. Wednesday we babysit for a friend of her's baby girl named Treska. I have never heard of the name before. Wikipedia says it's a river in Macedonia.
2 Weeks from today I will be flying into Phoenix and then driving home, sans dog. Maybe we can Skype! Woof, Woof!
