It’s been a great joy taking Lila out on the road. I haven’t met many new neighbors since Katie died five years ago. And Lila is really easier now that she’s expanding her world. (She’s asleep now at my feet, under the computer table, as I type.) We met three beautiful Labrador Retrievers this noon and she had a wonderful time stalking them! (They also put her in her place if she stepped over the line with her puppiness!) Their owner moved in four years ago just across the road and I had never met him. My world is expanding as well!
Later in the afternoon we went for our third walk (it seems the walks are as much for me as for her needs! And they say it is going to turn very cold tomorrow) and met a neighbor who moved in just before I did, almost ten years ago. It was the first time she had met Lila; it was great catching up on our lives.
I am constantly surprised to realize that I actually lived five years without a dog. And survived!
Posted by leya at February 18, 2006 05:52 PM