dog days

so, this happened:

we rescued this guy from the animal shelter on Friday morning and, apart from some mild separation anxiety, he's fitting in just fine. he's a judicious barker (except for barking extra-long at men), and a big snuggly baby who likes to nibble on clothes and ears. he's f*cking adorable, and we really don't understand why someone gave up such a great dog!

he and Houdini have yet to be formally introduced...she's still at Mom's, but Mom is having foot surgery this Friday, so the cat was slated to move back to E's mid-week before we got Tripod, and we're just going to have to stick to that plan and see how things go. i'm not expecting it to be a bed of roses, lol...but the pup is very chill, and the house is big enough for the cat to have her own space when she needs it.

in other news, after leaking something that looked suspiciously like brake fluid in a client's driveway yesterday afternoon (yet not last night or this morning), the Jeep is back in the shop today. sigh. Lola does have a history of cluster repairs, and it has been a couple years since the last cluster, so here's hoping we're just getting things out of the way before winter!

the weather has cooled down dramatically, and i've been pretty giddy about it! fall has always been my favorite season - the leaves, the smells, the hoodies and hats, Halloween and Thanksgiving...this is tea-drinking, soup-making weather, and i am loving every minute!