I’m about to cross Lexington Avenue towards home alongside a little girl holding the leash of a sheepdog the size of a Chevy who easily makes three of her.
Her nanny walks behind talking to another nanny in some kind of islandese. You know me, my interest in what’s put in front of me is like a tic, so I say to this wee thing, “Nice weather we’re having. Great day for a walk.” And it was…cold, but sunny.
She says like the head of a finishing school,”Oh yes, a perfect day to go to the park.”
The dog who bears a striking resemblance to my ex, never takes its eyes away from her making me think, it should be the nanny not Encilada bringing up the rear.
As the light changes the little girl says, “My name is Merle, and this is my dog, Ham, short for Hamlet, it’s very nice to meet you.”
She’s 4, going on 35…and Ham?
He’s an absolute prince. 🙂
SB
…………but steer clear of his uncle!
Lovely piece Susannah; many thanks.
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Have a jolly weekend in the shire. Just finished Pride and Prejudice for the upteenth time. It’s very Austenesque where you live.
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Maybe it was a hundred and fifty years ago. Now we’re globalised: there’s nowhere to hide.
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Another good point.
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You always were a sucker for a dog. Add a short human and it’s a winner.
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This is true. She was like Shirley Temple with her best friend. She had me at hello, to borrow a line from Jerry Maguire
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Susannah, sounds like she’ll make a great First Lady some day!
And what will she name Hamlet’s offspring … Hamletlets?
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Love that Skinny. She could be another Jackie in a few years. Lol
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It doesn’t get better than a sheepdog named Hamlet. I’m beaming! Merle has more sense than the majority of adults I see in a day.
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Yes, and someone said, she’s make a great first lady someday…a future Jackie…:)
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She was technically with her any who I’ll admit, wasn’t too attentive but, what can I say. I never think of that since I’m so harmless, but good point Gail.
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Sounds like Merle is a future Susannah. 🙂
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She was swaddled in a turtleneck and hoodie, but I don’t know. Funny though…:)
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Kids and animals, or children and puppy dogs are always hard to ignore.
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You said it there pal…:)
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