Friday, July 18, 2014

Crushingly hot.




'' It's going to be crushingly hot " says the weather forecaster. She's right. Bob and Sophie manage a twenty minute pre-breakfast walk in the valley before heading off for a refreshing paddle in the stream. You know it's hot when dogs lie down in the water. 

At the supermarket they're selling World Cup pillows at half price. There are a lot of unsold English ones. Leave it a week and they'll be down to a € a piece. 

Bath time. Sophie accepts this tribulation in quiet resignation. She's washed, shampooed, then toweled dry without so much as a murmur. Bob hasn't read the script. He's showered but when the satanic shampoo bottle appears he's off. A sodden PON leaps out of the bath, sprints along the corridor, up the staircase and into the drawing room. This is where he shakes himself dry. '' That was a great success " says 'the font'. Bob beams. 

7 comments:

Bella Roxy & Macdui said...

Stream--okay. Shampoo--not okay. People need to remember that!

WFT Nobby said...

Yes, I agree with Bella, Roxy and Macdui, surely the stream was enough.
Toodle pip!
Bertie (who is currently looking very fluffy after his annual shampoo).

Heda said...

LOL At least he wasn't shaking soapy suds over the drawing room.

Emm said...

I like "the Font's" response. Literally LOL.

Hildred said...

"Crushingly" - yes, the perfect adjective to describe the heat, both here and there. Sunflowers are gorgeous....

JacksDad said...

On the opposite end of the dog spectrum, Jack LOVES getting a bath. And playing towel afterwards. I think he would enjoy bathing every day, but the wet dog smell is sometimes worse than the every day one :)

VirginiaC said...

Brownie had a bath this week too, and he ALWAYS chooses to shake himself dry when he's right beside me....by the time I reach for his towel I need it more than he does.
I can't help but remark what a diva Miss Sophie is...she loves to be pampered.