My Mountain Trail

In a Funk

Cookie and I dropped Lori off at the airport this morning at 5:20 a.m. As soon as Cookie saw we were at the airport, and then Lori got out and didn’t get back in, Cookie went into a funk. She got “that look” on her face that said “I am not happy about this, we need to rewind right now!” Unfortunately for Cookie, her mommy needed to go back to Maine to take care of her grandy.

Lori’s mother is doing much better, but Lori went home again to help out for a few more days. She’ll be home on Friday, but that’s just not soon enough for the Cookster. Cookie wouldn’t even go for a walk (well, not a hike anyway) with me. She just wanted to stay home in case her mother came home for her. I finally bribed her with treats and her favorite play times, and she seems to be doing better.

Anyway, on the way home from the airport we stopped to take a couple of pictures. Cookie liked the stop because she got to run around on the rocks etc. Here’s what we ended up with:

I also finished a set of brushes I have been working on for a few weeks. A previous customer contacted me wanting brushes to give as gifts to his ushers and best man. Being a newlywed myself, I couldn’t refuse that request. Here’s how things turned out: