June 3, 2023
Gracie had a grand time at Skunk Hollow Trail in the Willows today. She romped with a 7-month-old retriever, Oliver, in the creek. They splashed, swam, climbed on rocks. played tug-of-war and chased each other on the muddy banks. Later, as we left, a soaked Gracie blissfully rolled in the dirt.
At home we went DIRECTLY from the car to the shower stall for Gracie’s bath. But she ran out of the shower right after I took her in, shook, then tracked mud all over the bathroom floor. Later, I spent awhile cleaning the bathroom, including the walls, with a painstaking half hour scrubbing the grimy grout between the tiles with a toothbrush….
June 6, 2023
After running around with it in Teegarden Park today, I finally caught up with Gracie when she dropped this flip flop she had found. She was quite proud of herself. Nobody else was in the park to claim it but we left it there, intact, except for a few teeth marks and dog slobber.
June 12, 2023
For Gracie, not much can beat taking a swim, rolling in the mud, and then following it all up with a great frisbee chase! (As long as she’s in the lead with the frisbee…)
June 18, 2023
June 23, 2023
Some summertime fun in Valley Forge Park…
June 30, 2023
As a condo association board member, this week I hosted the monthly meeting. Three of us met in my home, the others attended via Zoom. Gracie thought my guests, Teresa (president) and Jim (secretary), were here for the sole purpose to visit her, of course. She enjoyed many pets and belly rubs from Teresa and Jim. Gracie is especially fond of Teresa, who loves dogs and knows Gracie well. Gracie dropped her “Mr. Elephant” toy in Teresa’s lap to engage her in play. All of the doggie activity left our Zoom attendees wondering why we were so delayed. When we finally resumed our meeting, loud grunts from “Mr. Elephant” kept intruding our discussion.
Jim, secretary, asked me if Gracie might take the minutes next time. No doubt he was thinking it would be a much more constructive use of her time. I explained unfortunately, Gracie has not yet mastered the art of typing, nor of penmanship. However, she HAS demonstrated a special talent for destroying documents. If we need something shredded, we’re covered.
Below, Gracie sleeping with Mr. Elephant. Mr. Elephant has replaced Mr. Hippo as Gracie’s favorite toy. Sadly, Mr. Hippo is faceless and noiseless. But he’s second-favorite.
Raising Gracie 