At my brother's house,

Sophie sleeps in the guest room with me. She's a tremendous weight, it feels like she's holding the bed to the earth, and she never moves. Buzz sleeps in his crate nearby, and Castro sleeps in Uncle Scary's room or in the hallway between the bedrooms. In the morning, Sophie does some silly stretches...




Buzz waits patiently to be freed...


And Castro comes in to lick my face...


It is wonderful.

Some exciting news: Buzz's back-up food people now have a dog of their own! Tessa is a 10-month-old lab mix from a local rescue and she's a doll.