If I could have ANYTHING for Christmas, it would be to get away for a week or two with my dog, somewhere where I know no one, no one is going to bother me, and if I really feel like chatting I can take a long walk to a coffee house to meet people and then go home alone.
I could ALMOST pull this off in the city if I didn't have my dog. Since we have no yard, I must take her for a walk down the street a few times a day to do her business. A little chit chat with other dog owners doesn't really bother me but I don't know how to ignore friends when I see them. It's just that I would like to NOT SPEAK, to not use my vocal chords, and enjoy RELATIVE SILENCE, which is so rare these days.
I think I could do this for a week or two without feeling lonely.
Instead we will have our citified holiday. I plan to make a whole chicken with apple and shallot stuffing in a slow cooker and eat it with rice, cranberry sauce, and a couple drinks. I bought RUM which I haven't had for years, coconut milk and pineapple juice and nutmeg, and will try a drink recipe made from those ingredients.
My dog is so funny. I do slow cooking at least once a week and my dog has to smell the cooking all day. When I come through the door she is excited and practically attaches herself to my ankle going from room to room so that when I start putting the slow cooked food on a plate I won't forget her.
Of course I share, mindful of the foods on the taboo list for dogs.
She mostly has dry kibble.
This year though I bought her a little SALMON and already she has her new BLUE PUPPY DOG to play with. She shows off how she has been playing with it so that I know she knows it is hers.
Slowly, I'm easing into the holidays with some BOOKS to read in the evening while me and the dog linger under blankets together.
What my dog does all day when I'm not home, I don't know.
My friend who put a BabyCam on her dogs so she could see them from work said hers mostly slept.
I suspect mine mostly does that too.
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