Notes From Grace: Upstaging your elders should be reconsidered.....

Hi G-Fans!

Well, it was quite a sultry summer day. Those humming machines are going again blowing cool air at us.

Since we walked at an unusual hour today, it was a welcomed relief when we returned. We were very happy to enjoy the manufactured air.

We walked in Sahara-like desert conditions today. It is probably what it is like to walk on Mars.

Gravelly sandy ground with not a speck of shade in sight. (Well, there was some in sight, but we weren't accessing it....)

We walked in the hot steamy beating sun.

The concierge was pretty worried Raphael was going to keel over.

Once we got to the turn off, there were shady areas that sported the blueberries and there were some breezes. The blueberries were the quest. Our visitors liked the notion of picking wild blueberries... So we didn't get much in on distance for our walk, but we spent the usual time engaging with one another in a nature-type setting....

Oh, I didn't tell you about our visitors.

Two adults, two short people.

Raphael was so blase about them.

Tessa too.

Bertie even didn't get too worked up.

So, the alarms were all left to me. I had to do triple the work for the proper effect.

The concierge had the audacity to shush me. SHUSH ME!?!?!?

Oh, the insult is just too much!

And, of course, the proclamation of favorites was announced...

Tessa.

As usual.

Everyone loves Tessa.

Tessa, Tessa, Tessa.

Grrrr.

My own daughter upstaging me.

Not OK!!

So, while we recovered from the very boisterous visitors and the very hot walk, the concierge went galavanting about stuffing her face, patting horses and Llamas, scratching goats and looking at sheep.

On top of all that, we didn't get our lunch cookies until four in the afternoon! Some lame excuse about overheating, cooling down and being safe.

Bulldinkies!

Oh, probably "boloney" is better....

Oh and I heard they went looking for the Scottish cattle.....

There is so much more to my day, but I am tired and I need to retire to the Royal Boudoir toute de suite!!

So, may you rejoice, always, in others good fortune and blessings.,.,,,

TTFN!

-G