Darcy report

Appetite is okay and he's still engaged with life (say "walk" and his whole face brightens). But he's still having a lot of trouble moving around. Poor guy...he was so embarrassed by his episode of incontinence yesterday. It's awfully hard to limp and skulk at the same time.

A paucity of hobgoblins

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I sat around in my witch hat and shawl for two hours waiting for the hobgoblins, who were largely no-shows. Whiskey and a crocheting project helped -- also Roy's offer to cook dinner.

I am thinking that if I make muffins this afternoon and top each newly-baked muffin with an inverted Reese's peanut butter cup they might be rather nice. Um. On second thought, I may try it with two -- one for Roy and one for me -- before wasting a dozen muffins (not to mention a dozen Reese's peanut butter cups) on an experiment that may be a miserable failure.

Mr. Darcy bounces back / Reeses report

Mr. D. started looking perkier early this afternoon. By the time Roy came back from an excursion, Mr. D. was dancing with impatience for his walk, and bounded along for four blocks. He handled all stairs with aplomb, ate a good dinner, talked like a pirate, and played catch/fetch with his favorite toy. I guess I'll take down all the crape I'd been hanging, at least for now.

The whole wheat / oatmeal / currant / applesauce muffins were quite tasty all on their own. The melted Reese's peanut butter cup on top of two sample muffins didn't add enough to the experience to make it worthwhile. In fact, the flavors weren't fully complementary. We live and learn.