absence makes the heart

sorry for the absence, oh faithful readers.  we have been in chicago.  the fair and gusty city.  i do love chicago if only for the reason that i can get fat in thirty different ways.  i will not discuss the beignets, the fondue, the pizza or the martinis that were consumed.

but i will talk about the fact that my mother and father got the doodle there in the photo a while back.  that's claire.  of course, this sends me into fits of "must have puppy" and to make a long story short, we are the proud parents of a two year old mutt named roxie. 

photos to come.  but she now has three cats of her own.  a bed.  a purple collar.  a pink leash.  a pink bowl, and a way-overpriced ceramic water dish.  she also has a bone and a lovely toy she is not interested in... well, she was too overwhelmed to pick out her own toy.  you know the routine, too many dog hinds to sniff.