About
3:00 a.m., it commenced to rain as predicted and was still raining as I arose
for the day. I had decided to take advantage of sewing momentum and stay at the
farm that extra day. During a break in the rain, the dogs and I made our morning
hike to the mailbox. The road wasn’t muddy, but the dogs enjoyed exploring the
fields, and when we arrived back at the house I had to bathe their legs and
“undercarriages.” Mike just hoses them off, but I treated them like the princesses
they are and gently poured warm water over them from a watering can. Still, dirt came off on
the towels. 
That’s
when I realized it was impractical to stay. I knew it would likely rain all
day. As the dogs snoozed on a pillow in the living room, I packed. As I picked up the dog pillow on the kitchen porch, I came eye-to-eye with a big ol' frog sitting under a hosta leaf and knew I had made the right decision. 
Packing,
loading, traveling, unloading and unpacking – it was half a day’s work, and
when it was over, I was in no mood to sew. Now in town, the rest of the day
seemed without purpose.
Mid-afternoon,
sister Harriet invited me to join her and other family members for an early
supper at El Sombrero. It was just what I needed to give shape to my afternoon.
I took the dogs for a quick constitutional and then we went to Ken’s where I
picked raspberries while the dogs explored his back yard.
And
the rest, as they say, is history – and perhaps not memorable. We pursued
routine activities on Friday and Mike was home by 4:30 p.m. or so. The dogs
greeted him calmly but enthusiastically. He unpacked before supper but
announced that he was tired and would clean his motorcycle tomorrow. KW
3 comments:
Those darn frogs are gross and noisy. How I wish they weren't there!
That is one nasty looking frog!! We have tiny ones here which I don't mind, but that guy? Yikes!
Glad you got to go out for dinner with family--sounds fun.
I can't understand not liking frogs.
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