Zippy's Day With The Groomer

Zippy had his regular 6-week check with up with Ms. Donna - better known as his groomer. She is wonderful - she has a mobile panel truck, comes to the house, takes him outside to groom and we don't have to go through all the usual stress and anxiety of putting him in a crate to go to a remote location...he loves it! She said he was an angel (as usual) but didn't want to be blow dried in the end (literally - he gets a bath and she blow dries him as long as he'll tolerate it). But he got his little Thanksgiving scarf and is set until January. See the new pick taken just a little while ago.

Let's see - a dear friend and co-worker wanted me to talk more about the relaxation of the pond. You'd have to see my entire backyard to get the real feel for it, but my pond is at the base of the regular deck off the back of the house. Go down several steps and into the corner of the yard and we've put another low-rising deck complete with a swing (built for 2), lots of pretty potted plans and a chimenea. There is nothing like a hard week at work - coming home on a Friday night, pouring a nice glass of your favorite beverage, putting a couple of small logs in the chimenea and just letting all your worries melt away as you gently swing back and forth, listening to the sounds of nature - including the waterfall. Gosh, it's only Thursday - I sure hope tomorrow is a nice night so I can live some of that once again.