Home Sweet Home

Since returning from our cruise on Saturday evening, I've been asked "are you glad to be back?".  The answer is, of course, yes.  Although it was a great trip, there is no place like home. 

Margaret Elizabeth Sangster (an American poet, author, and editor who lived  in the late 19th and early 20th century) said, "there's nothing half so pleasant as coming home again".  And, when you have a dog like mine waiting for you, it's doubly true! Holly and I do best with our familiar surroundings and our daily routines.  Some dogs and people undoubtedly find routines to be boring.  Not us.  We both seem happiest when we know what is ahead for us.  The only surprises that Holly really likes are unexpected milk bones, walks, and car rides.  Me, I like it when an unexpected cheque comes in the mail (but. unfortunately, that rarely ever happens). Anyways, I'm glad I'm home again.  Happiness is ...