16 day hiatus! My goodness but a hospital stay will slow you down! I’m back in the saddle after what was prescribed to be ‘a piece of cake’, but being that I was a 67 year old virgin to surgery AND hospital admittance, it was anything but a piece of cake. Glad to have that ordeal behind me!
Even though Pearl Bailey was provided for during my absence, she was most profuse in her greeting when I walked through the door after the unexpected 5 days away. I’m telling you, she was downright happy! And, may I add, she was clean! It didn’t take either one of us a second to reclaim our position and both were grateful to see the other one looking so well.
It’s a neat thing to share those kinds of feelings with a canine. It is an emotion of mutual dependence. I know that I am Pearl Bailey’s favorite person, and if truth be told, I am her only person. The Professor is her master, and she regards him that way, but I am the one that supplies her sunshine, I am that person to her. It’s true that dogs often choose a favorite person, and it is usually the one who matches their own energy level and personality. So, I guess that it is true given the tone of my relationship with this grand dame.
I’m glad my convalescence time is finally over and the hum in the household has returned to its normal level. The regaining of my stamina was the hardest part of this ordeal.
It’s good to be back! Stay tuned….