Is anything better than Costa Rican coffee, freshly made? Mrs. Ichabod loves a coffee named after a famous whale. I am saving that for a little later today.
Sassy gets up with me for early coffee. Her German Shepherd side enjoys brats, so she gets some slices of New Orleans Johnsonville brats. She lets me eat some too, but later in the day.
Yesterday she heard a discussion about plans, and she carefully pays attention to words and actions. No matter how we avoid the topic of her travels with me, Sassy quickly goes on alert and looks at my eyes. "Are you taking me?" I would gladly say so, but she starts barking and celebrating her upcoming trip.
I had to pick up prescriptions in Fayetteville, so I figured on stopping at the post office and Lowe's and the credit union. I prepared a package - good news for her. I got keys and wallet together - even better. "Want to ride with me?" That ended all conversation - yelping, barking, jumping around. Mrs. I laughs at the antics but we have to shout over her cheerleading.
The post office had some customers, but also three clerks moving things along. The service area was enclosed in plastic sheeting, protecting me or them? That was strange.
Lowe's was engaged in total spring fever. Flatbeds were clogging up the lanes and customers were loading bags garden amendments. A plastic wall full of scratches separated me from the cashier. I said, "This is not helping my cataracts. I can't see what the debit card machine is saying." We drove around back to get backs of Stinky Peat, Peat Humus in the gardening community. I told them Peat Compost, which caused confusion. No one in gardening knows anything about gardening - definitely a way to qualify for a position at Lowe's or Walmart's departments.
So Lowe's was wide open and bustling, but the credit union was drive-through only, which impedes doing business other than making a deposit.
The oncology group was strictest of all. I was asked various questions at the door and subjected to a required decontamination of my hands, with a smiley face sticker subsequently applied to my shirt. A temple recommend? I told one staffer it was like being in an Edgar Allen Poe story. That center is the only place where all the Dr. Kildare stuff made sense. The few patients who were inside were all high risk and obviously fragile.
Peat Humus - Stinky Peat
A British gardener suggested peat humus on plants, a way to concentrate the best soil over prized roses. I hope to do that today, with Sassy's supervision.
Ranger Bob came over for some coffee and Sassy time. She had a great time getting her treats, waving her paw like Bob would never give her another one.
Mrs. I came out and wondered why Bob had me do all his Internet work. I told him about the Jewish custom of hiring a Gentile to carry out tasks that would be considered doing work on the Sabbath - the Shabbos Goy (Sabbath Gentile).
I said, "Bob, I am your Shabbos Goy." He laughed harder than any time before. He doubled over laughing.
I told him about my Stinky Peat haul. He proceeded to tell me about putting sugar on rose plants. I doubt whether sugar is available right now, considering the flour aisle was empty at Walmart. He also suggested filtering the rain water I save - through coffee filters. I asked, "Are the new roses looking lively?" He had to concede they were extra healthy looking from pre-planting rain water soaks and subsequent rains.
PS - When everyone discovers that human trafficking took a big hit this week, remind yourselves that it was predicted here.
