h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

take time in what you have planned the next few days ok

Will do! Tomorrow, the only 'must' is getting Lola the dog to her beauty appointment...

wow! lipstick for dogs you Americans really go overboard for your pets "very cheeky"

She gets a bath, so she doesn't smell, a haircut, so she doesn't look like a mop, and a nail trim, so she doesn't trip over her feet...

And either a new bandanna or a cute li'l bow, 'cos Magnolia wants to make her customers go, 'Aw, isn't it cute?'

Lola always feels perkier after her haircut, she hates all that long hair.

a friend/neighbour just down the street, his partner runs a dog grooming service from the house

I imagine it keeps him busy.

he also works but I've seen him walking the dogsshe "treats" them and he's the dogsbody I reckon

That works.

A little girl in our neighbourhood came to the door - I was afraid her mom sent her to tell me to turn down the organ. But she just wanted to collect money for the local cat clinic. They're the ones who did Molly the cat, good people.

worthy of a few
we are getting inundated on tv, with adverts for animal charities etc - all saying "can you give just £2/£3 per month" this on top of human ones etc - no disrespect, but it's always aimed at the common not much money people the rich couldn't give a

I'd avoid those tv charities, many are crooked.

This is a local place, we know who the people are. One team drives 50 miles on a Saturday to spay/neuter up to 60 animals at a time.

Same with the charities for people: for example, one of our favourite couples is visiting from Uganda. He's from there, she's a local girl whose parents live here. Church people help support their school - which helps kids in need over there. They have three of their own, too.

I've gotta go, Elektra's hungry.

Take care, rest up!

catch you later

sleep and dream well both

Thanks.