Mr. Darcy bounces back / Reeses report

[lblanchard]

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.

Comments

[pameladean]

Silly old dog. I'm so glad.

I wondered about that muffin idea. Maybe if they were peanut-butter muffins.

P.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

He has bounced back but not all the way back. Perhaps he'll be better tomorrow, or perhaps the bouncebacks will continue to get weaker. All of his ailments are autoimmune things, which makes me wonder whether Roy stressed him too much several days back with a two-mile walk. He came back looking enormously pleased with himself, but two days later he was a stricken pup.

The Reese's thing was more a test of process and texture than taste. The peanut butter cups don't melt terribly well.

[pameladean]

It's hard to figure out how to pace an elderly animal, especially a dog.

True of us humans too, really.

I guess I'm not surprised that the peanut=butter cups don't melt well. I really love them, but their chocolate is not all that great, and may even be formulated to make less of a mess in warm temperatures. Hershey's kisses don't melt as well as they used to, either, she adds, banging her cane on the floor. And those nuggets with almonds in? Pure wax. I won't be getting those again.

P.

[clindau.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear Mr. D has perked up. A two mile walk--good for Roy, not so much for Darcy it seems.