hello July!
Glad to let the door hit June 2009 in the ass. It wasn't unbearable, it was just 80% jerk. Not because of the move (we're doing great in that area, seriously!) but because Estro is recovering from something called old dog vestibular disease, for which there is no cure. Like a virus, you just treat the symptoms and then wait.
For her, it must feel a lot like dog vertigo. It affects her balance and it goes away as mysteriously as it came. For some dogs it could take a week, but for an old girl like ours, it could take six weeks. It's been a few already, so we're seeing a new vet who was strongly recommended by friends who've been next-door neighbors all his life.
We're told that this vet is a real country boy (Old Boy? What do they call them in Texas?) who once had a pet snake come in as a patient at his clinic and he said, "That would make a great belt!"
Of course there are upsides to June, the house is coming together and we love it. We've had quality time with lovely friends who came out here already (thank you!) and the cool rain right now is super refreshing.
Within walking distance, I've got great coffee from an organic food truck, 2 pools to swim in, a place called Yoga Yoga and there is plenty more to discover, like the 3 bead shops within a two-block radius. Do that many people buy beads?
So I've decided that this summer, July is where it's at. It will be the beginning of me reading books and not getting lost every time I get on a freeway. I'll be figuring out what kind of birdseed that the backyard birds like, and seeking out drought-tolerant things to grow. I'll try to snap a photo of Estro with one of the frogs who come to listen to music with us in the yard at night. So cute.
And like in the movie Miller's Crossing, we're going to "start eating in restaurants."
Here's wishing a fabulous July to you! Below, fireworks.
