Today when I visited the Post Office, I had a surprise from Lani Fry. She sent me The Bad Dog’s Diary. My mission is to read it without my baddogs getting any new ideas. What a nice gift. Thank you Lani.

A few days ago my CardiClaus package arrived from Karen Lyons at Woodrose Cardigans (and other critters). It contained great “stuff” — an ingenious bottlebrush sheep ornament, a little stuffed sheep (no Chase, not yours), a patriotic kerchief with Corgi pin (Chase does not want this gift), a very ingenious travel water bottle, stuffed bones — they all want these. Thank you Karen for the fun collection of items. The great-smelling soap is already in the shower, the candle is on a bookcase in the office. There was an Isle of Dogs shampoo sample (none of the dogs want this item).

Thanks Cardi Claus for putting the exchange together.






Is Martin Howard Nola’s “pen name”?