Happy birthday, Tasha!

Today Tasha turns two! Talk about alliteration. Here she is, smiling. She needs a bath and a good grooming. I don't brush her enough, so I take her in to the professional for that. It's time now.

Tish-tash is a pretty little puppy.

Tasha's really enjoying the nice weather. On days like this we can leave the front door open so she can come in and out as she pleases, run around the yard, and bark at passing cars and people. She especially likes barking at the woman who delivers the mail.

Friday would have been Callie's twelfth birthday. We still miss her, but we're very happy to have Tasha around. Her full name, in case you forgot, is Natasha des loups de l'Isengard (Natasha of the wolves of Isengard).  That's the name of the place where she was born, and a reference to the Lord of the Rings, a favorite novel of mine. It was meant to be.