a wee retreat in the suburbs...

i've not managed to update my little adventures lately... so this is a little catch-up on my nomadic experience...

some weekends ago (seems like nearly four?!), i had a trip to the suburbs to help out looking after a wee furry dog.


if dog-sitting were to be made fun... it had to be with a particular combination of enticements... like a personal mexican omelette chef, a grand piano for someone who's quite deprived of the opportunity to tinker on ebonies & ivories, the lure of outdoors, ... and of course a good-natured pooch:

Max, the pooch, has an incredibly social personality... and an obsession with his tennis balls. the first time we met, Max greeted me with a belly-rub request -- some dogs (like sweet Bailey) just know who they could approach for what they want! -- and proceeded to show me his ball tricks that AM taught him. he could play all day with himself and is utterly amusing to watch, almost like a feline-canine... which i hesitate to state... for his owners are not cat-lovers... hee.

a few of the lovely things one can do in the suburbs include walking in the woods and by the lake... the promenade of Wayzata by Lake Minnetonka reminded me of the scene of historical towns like the sets used in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Women (an american drama series, which i have to confess being quite addicted to while growing up), only somewhat modernized... with Ben&Jerry's ice-cream palor, a quaint little tea-room, small clothing stores, and restaurants with patios over-looking the lake, from which one enjoys a good probablity of witnessing the sunset. when the temperature starts heating up, sail boats will be dotting the lake and the quietness of winter will give way to the summery bustle... only to be interrupted by the passing of the cargo trains along the tracks.

perhaps what i need is a suburban panacea once in a while... to get through with this crazy thesis-finishing-up process! hmmm... on second thoughts, perhaps only after the pollen season... aaacchhoooooo!

posted by ~overacuppa~ on Monday, 21 May, 2007 at 22:49 hrs