House in Progress Diary

Smelly Encounter

"Adventures in homeownership"

We took the evening off.

After I got home from work and used my new CLEANER OF CHOICE (vinegar) on a couple of things (it really does work)...

...we went sailing for the first time this season. A's family has had a trim little sailboat in the family for three generations so we headed out for the evening on Lake Michigan with our pals, AJ and L.

So relaxing. When the water is calm, the breeze is steady and its dusk...it's like sitting in your living room with the coolest view of Chicago in the world. And...you're moving.

Ok. So. Anyway. When we got home, we took the dog for a stroll around the new 'hood...

She'll be 12 in a week, she's an awesome dog, but not the brightest penny in the bank.

This is Coco, hugging my feet when she is sleepy.

I'm joking around a little because I've seen a possum and have smelled AND seen a skunk on different days this month. I tell A, "If we see the skunk, grab the dog." And the dog is careening all over the sidewalk like she has a steering problem. Because she is following her nose and she is always excited about nose following.

I see the black cat on the wall first. I open my mouth to say, "Wow...look at the cat..." Except nothing comes out, because I see the skunk. Like Pepe la Pew serenading his beloved in a cartoon, except this is real life and much more stinky.

The dog veers straight for the skunk. "Get!" "Her!" I yell, as I grab her back end and pull.

The skunk waddles away super fast, straight for our front steps...past our front steps and into the neighbors' yard.

And the dog is like, "What? Huh?"

And all I can think of is....vinegar.

Posted by jeanne on July 16, 2003 at 10:20 PM (2)