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May 21, 2002

Greetings to my beloved friends who have missed my particular perspective on life over the past few months... As you may or may not know, the Noisy One took a break last winter and took the computer with her so I was robbed of my communication tools... as her travels took her some places that aren't too pet-friendly (like those mid-pacific islands, BowWaii or something like that... who needs it, with my fur coat it gets TOO HOT....). So I got to spend some weeks at Camp Grandma in Texas. Now THAT was nice! Not too cold, not too hot, and all the breakfast bacon I could imagine! She's a nice lady, that grandma of mine. Messy cook, though. She requires me to clean up the floor after she's made something. Funny how only my very favorite items are the ones she "accidentally" drops on the floor... But I did feel obliged to earn my keep, so keeping the kitchen floor clean wasn't too much to ask.

AHHHHHH then we returned to my ancestral homeland, PARIS!!! What sights, what smells, what civilized behaviour!! You must love a country that welcomes Canine customers in any restaurant from the most casual café or bistro, to the most exclusive 5-star restaurant. Funny how the native canine community seem to be so blasé about these excursions and lie blithely under the table at their owner's feet; I get SO excited that I just HAVE to be a part of the action! What can I say, I'm just a social butterfly and I need to visit everyone and pay very close attention..... just in case.... someone "accidentally" drops (or offers) an ort of croissant, canard, or, best yet., un petit peu de foie-gras!!!! AHHHH I miss Paris already! But Brussels is nice too... lots of interesting new little streets to sniffingly explore, and I hear they have tasty waffles and something called sprouts... which I feel is my duty to investigate.

And, I hear that one of the most popular tourist attractions here in Brussels is a little bronze figure on a streetcorner called "Mannekin Pis." As far as I can tell, it's a monument to a little naked boy relieving himself in public. I think I'll fit right in here.....

till next time I remain,
your little brussel sprout,