A Surprise On Our Walk This Morning

The weather has turned quite cool here.  :-)  It was so cool that Miss Scout decided she would join us on our second walk of the day.  I am glad she went because otherwise she would have missed what we encountered.

"What the heck?"

Do you see it?  Probably not.  We only had our cell phone with us.

It was two foxes chasing each other  They probably did at least five loops running all around.  We were pretty excited.  We have been pretty bummed about the lack of wildlife here.  There is like one squirrel, a lot of geese, a few ducks and the fake swans.  Yes folks, those swans are FAKE!  We noticed that they always stayed in the same spot and then we saw birds sitting on them.  BOL!

We laid in the sun after we returned from our walk.

Last night, Mama took the toys we had in storage out for us to check over. 

We found that many of them needed repairs.  Since we have some toys that we don't play with, Mama decided to take their squeakers and fix the toys we like.

The squeaker donors.  Since the pig has 16 squeakers, we were able to save the other donors for later.

The squeaker recipients.  They were cut open, new squeakers were put in and then they were stitched back up.

Then the worst possible thing happened to them.

Yep, they took a spin in the washing machine. They are still in there.  GULP!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Hopes His Toys Survive Their Trip In The Washing Machine

I Fit!

I Fit!  BOL!

We are having a beautiful day here except it is windy. They said tomorrow is supposed to be windy. They said nothing about wind today.  We hope they are wrong because if this isn't windy, we need to put some more weight in the motor home.  BOL! We are creaking like crazy today.  You should hear all the noises that this place is making.   It is definitely a day that awnings should not be used.

Mama walked to town this morning.  She went to an antique shop, a store with homemade items and the dollar store. The dollar store isn't really a dollar, it is $1.09 plus tax.  Mama bought a few things today.  The main reason she walked to town was so that she could eat at Riccardi's Red Hots and Soda Fountain again.  The folks ate there on Sunday and Mama fell in love with the place.  Dad has that rule were they don't repeat restaurants, so Mama will go on her own from now own.  BOL!  However, they have broken that rule here already. There is an all you can eat Chinese buffet and they have eaten there twice so far.

Inside Riccardi's Red Hots and Soda Fountain

Egg and Bacon Burger with fries and fried pickle spear

Today, Mama had the egg and bacon burger with fries and just one fried pickle spear as she didn't want a full order. She said it was good, but so messy with the egg.  She said she plans on becoming a regular customer.  The next time she hopes to ride Buddy there.  Yep, the license plate left Texas today and she hopes it will be here on Saturday.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Has All Legs On His Bed Today

It's Here!

The new bed arrived yesterday.  There was much excitement as we waited for the unveiling.

"Oh, this looks nice!"

"Yep, I fit...sorta."

"I can't seem to get all my legs on it."

"This could be a problem."

 

"There is enough room to chew my bladder sticks."

"It feels nice on my neck.  I just wish all my legs fit."

"Scout doesn't seem to fit either."

"I think she likes it even though she is giving her Eeyore look."

"Yep, she likes it."

"Our dinette bed has been upgraded with memory foam and I just can't keep the covers on it. The folks had three layers of memory foam on their bed and that was just was too much memory for them."

I do like my new bed.  I roached on it yesterday but the camera didn't catch me.

The bed came from Costco.  Mama ordered it online, but she heard that some stores carried it. She doesn't have a membership, so she just ordered it online. The shipping was free. Here are the details of the bed:

Attractive and stylish pillow top orthopedic bed provides the ultimate in support and comfort.  The orthopedic memory foam bottom with cooling gel increases airflow and cooling, while the pillow top design provides extra cushion for comfort and nesting.  The cover zips off for easy washing.

• Color: Taupe Elephant Skin Faux Suede Top and Gusset
• Solid Polyester Bottom
• Bottom filled with 100% Polyurethane Memory Foam with cooling gel
• Pillow Top filled with 100% Polyester fiberfill
• YKK zippers
• Dimensions: 36” x 40”

Brand: Kirkland Signature 

Mama likes that the bed seems to have a lot of support. She read reviews on  the bed and people who have had it for three months said that it still looks new.  We hope so.  The other beds are now in the basement of the motor home and we will use those when we are outside.

Nope, we are not being endorsed for talking about our new bed.  Costco and Kirkland have no clue who we are.  BOL!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Thinks The New Bed Will Work

Learning About Barbed Wire

BOL!  We thought that might get your attention.  No, we didn't run into any barbed wire.  The folks toured a home yesterday whose owner started a barbed wire factory here in 1874.  He became one of the wealthiest men in Illinois.

Barbed wire

There are over 1,000 patents for barbed wire.  Here are some examples.  Yep, they are all different.

The folks toured the mansion and it was BEAUTIFUL.  Mama was disappointed because they do not allow indoor photography.  :-(   It was just the folks and the tour guide on the tour and Mama got really excited when she saw a small greyhound statue inside.  She really wanted to take a photo of it, but she was good.

Ellwood House Museum  - click on the link to learn more about the house.

The flower garden.

Mrs. Ellwood's craft and collectibles house.

The old water tower.

This is what the property used to look like.  The water tower has changed over the years.

The folks thought the house tour was really interesting.  Mama really wishes she could show you what the inside looks like.  They were able to tour three floors and luckily it was not a hot day yesterday as the house does not have air conditioning.

Scout and I were very tired yesterday from our big day out on Saturday.  Mama woke us up at 7 a.m. and told us to get our butts out of bed.

Our new bed is scheduled to arrive today.  GULP!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Being Lazy Today

Mutt Strut

Today we went to the Mutt Strut and it was FUN!  There were dogs everywhere and lots of activities going on.  We headed straight for the area where Greyhounds Only had their tent.  Miss Donna from the group has been emailing Mama and we finally were able to meet her in person. 

A flyer announced that we were there!  We were celebrities for the day. 

Me. Scout, Bryn and Scout.  Yep, another Scout and she is a girl, too! Bryn and Scout live with Miss Donna.

This is King Kong.  He weighs 96 pounds, but his racing weight was 106.  He looked taller in person than this picture shows.  He is a nice guy and loves to lean.

Mama said I was a really good boy.  I tried to get all the other dogs to play with me even little dogs.  I made people laugh.  I had fun!  Did I say that already?  BOL!

We got tired, of course.

Scout spun the wheel at the Petco table.  She won a tennis ball.  I know a certain greyhound, Flattery, that would have been very excited to win that. 

There were pools for us to drink from, but we preferred standing in and them and then we got drinks.

Scout had to step in everyone of them.

Scout watched some dog shaped balloon fly away.

The Greyhounds Only group made us feel very welcomed.  We talked about our travels and living in a motor home as well as greyhounds, of course. They invited us to more events and we will probably attend some.  I think Mama and Dad had as much fun as we did.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Would Love To Attend A Mutt Strut Every Weekend