Knock knock knock on wood oh baby you've got to knock knock knock on wood.
Today I find myself at odds... with what I don't know. But there was a thunder storm that just drifted past... but it was just a little one.... there were only a couple of light showers. All in all rather a pathetic display. But I did notice that it moved from East to West and that generally is significant because when they go from east to West, which is against the norm, that means that they are part of a greater storm system and that also means that nasty weather is on the way. I say harumph! I have had two days off to enjoy but I haven't really enjoyed them because I'm waiting for nice weather to go on my scout about for orchids. I tried to settle this morning to some spinning but that virtually impossible since I have to blend fibre in order to spin, and I feel like blending about as much as I want to run a marathon... which basically is nil.
Bailey the 'F' up dog ran away this morning. Most of the time I keep the dogs in the dog run but here lately they have taken to lift an edge of the fence and going off their merry way. We've patched the fence and put rocks where there might be a chance of them getting their nose under but to no avail. Narmie is not so bad because for the most part he stay close to home. But when Bailey gets out she goes for a run about the neighbourhood. It's terrible because the dog catcher lives about half a block away from us. Sometimes she is gone for two and three hours. This morning while the sun was shining I thought I would take my spinning outside and because I was out there the dogs would stay close by. The phone rang and it was my Dad asking about something I needed a book to answer so I went inside in search of said book. I was in for maybe three minutes and I left the door open behind me so that they could follow me. One dog went to the water dish to get a drink... I don't know which one though because I was busy looking for the book.. Then I found the book and went back out on the deck, Jiggs was there and the cat was there. That's it... I called out to Narmie and he came back as soon as he heard me call. He had been up by the hay bales probably looking for mice. Bailey was nowhere to be seen. I called and called and called. I sat and waited for her to return... I sat and sat and sat. An hour past and then the thunder storm rolled in.... I stayed out waiting for the dog right till the heaviest rain began to fall and then I took the other two dogs and went into the house. All the time I was inside I waited to hear Bailey running across the deck or some sort of noise to indicate that she was back. But no such luck. She was gone and gone really good. The storm passed by and I went out again to sit on the veranda... this time with my lunch... still no sign of Bailey. There was still rumbling thunder off to the West and every so often Narmie would give a little growl and maybe a wee bark.... till finally he started to bark in earnest. That's when I saw Bailey coming.... she had been down beyond the horse paddock and most likely out on the highway..... I've been wishing evil things on her ever since. She is now hooked to a leash and the clothes line..... oh happy day she's there for good!
Since writing here the storm has passed off and is just a few white clouds on the horizon.... the sun is shining and I am thinking that it might be time to try my hand at hitting the deck again... maybe with knitting instead of spinning... I can't seem to make up my mind on the spinning....still floundering around on whether I should spin for level 3 or level 6 or fun or what. I even broke out a tank top for the sun... but I really hope no one comes to visit this afternoon since it is an embarrassing thing to have someone see me with a wee tank top on... not the most flattering fashion statement in the world...
I'm off to enjoy the afternoon... I wonder if there will be any more thunder.
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I was wondering where thzt thunderstorm was travelling. I heard it growling off the the SW when Spotless and I were out walking, but as the clouds were coming from the NE, I didn't have to speed up our hike home. We had a couple of showers here, but not enough to keep the road from firming up nicely by this evening - when the power went off so I headed to Thompkins for supper and a side trip to Chuck's Puddle to get the mail. I'm not sure if I'd prefer your dog problem to my current one or not. We have a beaver in the pond and he's gone in twice, apparently either to chase or try to fetch it. I've explained to him that swimming with live beavers is a fool's game but he's obviously not listening. (You'd think he was a teenager rather than a supposedly responsible (HA!) adult of 7. I've had to deal with the prolonged, self-conducted doggy walks in times past too. They're awfully hard on the nerves. (Do you think that since Bailey was by herself that she might not have gone as far as you feared?)
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