Nemo sits looking up at me hopefully, short tail wagging, brown eyes beseeching. He has had food, bone, water, and gone out to do his duty. Now, why does he want to go outside again? Why, to bark, of course. He counts, among his many duties, alerting the neighborhood to the fact that it’s a new day and it’s gettin’ up time. Only thing is, it’s still dark out and probably being awakened before six a.m. isn’t on my neighbors’ Christmas wish lists.
Did you see the cute little video clip of a Corgi being tickled and then hiccupping? I thought I’d try it with Nemo. He seemed to enjoy the tickling bit, but he didn’t hiccup; he sneezed.
This is the day for the Cozy Critter get-together. It’s always fun to see what my creative and busy friends are up to. I want to run some ideas past them for By the Fright of the Silvery Moon. Among my plans is using a beautiful, old church in the story. The church is real, it was built in 1845, and it sits in a lovely location in North Carolina. Besides all that, it has its own cemetery. Talk about grist for the mill!
In this new Ned McNeil book, Ned is giving a luncheon for the Old Houses Club. She will meet some interesting people who are curious about old houses in general and Granger Mansion in particular. Among her guests, does a killer lurk? Or a victim, perhaps? Or both?
After a stern lecture from me about the evils of barking before sunrise, and against my better judgment, I let Nemo into the back yard. Sure enough, he is quiet.
Perhaps he wants to follow some interesting trails. Although I’ve no proof of it, I hold to the belief that small, nocturnal animals nose around at night. He may be following the scent of a ‘possum or raccoon, or one of the rabbits who live under the storage building. He’s not all that different from a writer; we enjoy being on the trail a good mystery too.
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