5:30AM I could pretend I didn’t hear the old pooch but who would I be pretending to? The Mrs and I have an unspoken understanding that the first and last walk are mine (usually).
I heard Dusty get up, go into the hall and sit at the top of the stairs (instinct has her liking height so she can survey the landscape for prey - although hers is limited to a meaty bone treat). I heard the chain when she shook her head a couple of times. Then alias I heard her go down the stairs. I know the routine - a stop at the water bowl and then “the scratch”. The front double doors are steel and and when Dusty’s recently trimmed nails hit that door it makes an unmistakable sound. I got up, started the coffee, found the leash at its spot and opened the door. Amazing that the upper 40s can feel warm and it can be a little light at 5:30AM. I actually found it nice out. There was a time when I’d walk her without a chain but her obstinacy in old age and the fox family under the neighbors shed has cost her freedom on the walk.
I’m working from home today and I’ve got tomorrow off. It will be a leisurely day because I’ve got a of couple coding projects that will eat up the hours. As much as I am enjoying my reduced schedule I am tinking I will adapt well to retirement. I’ve been sneaking home odds and ends I have in my desk. Ill attend the meetings and play it cool.
Will I still be a morning person? Will I get out for that needed exercise? I am wondering how things will change
I heard Dusty get up, go into the hall and sit at the top of the stairs (instinct has her liking height so she can survey the landscape for prey - although hers is limited to a meaty bone treat). I heard the chain when she shook her head a couple of times. Then alias I heard her go down the stairs. I know the routine - a stop at the water bowl and then “the scratch”. The front double doors are steel and and when Dusty’s recently trimmed nails hit that door it makes an unmistakable sound. I got up, started the coffee, found the leash at its spot and opened the door. Amazing that the upper 40s can feel warm and it can be a little light at 5:30AM. I actually found it nice out. There was a time when I’d walk her without a chain but her obstinacy in old age and the fox family under the neighbors shed has cost her freedom on the walk.
I’m working from home today and I’ve got tomorrow off. It will be a leisurely day because I’ve got a of couple coding projects that will eat up the hours. As much as I am enjoying my reduced schedule I am tinking I will adapt well to retirement. I’ve been sneaking home odds and ends I have in my desk. Ill attend the meetings and play it cool.
Will I still be a morning person? Will I get out for that needed exercise? I am wondering how things will change