animal withdrawls

so, i didn't get a picture WITH the dog, but here's the story:

nancy and i were in a hardware store with tonio last night
i saw a cute little white fluffy dog in a shopping cart,
and asked nancy to ask the lady if i could pet it
in french, nancy said something like,

"ma'am, my american friend is far from her animals,
and she was wondering if she could pet your dog."

the lady was so kind and excited to let me pet 'bushka' her 3-year-old mini poodle

i needed a fix - such a cute dog - i miss bandit, bailey, and cody

after the dog shinanigans, nancy and i tried out the patio furniture

--L