Home Home.

I’m home.

I’m usually out writing in the morning at the local coffee shop putting my thoughts into this little void of mine.

Not this time.

So many reasons.

1) Covid

Not sure what the policy is but didn’t want to risk it. It’s open and it seems that there are people in there working and there’s no masks.

I put on my mask this morning because I’m so used to having a mask on while being inside.

Apparently the mask mandate will be in effect starting August 23rd. This is the last weekend before it starts up again.

2) Galette

I had Galette with me this morning too. I took an extended walk this morning to get the coffee because I knew that I wasn’t going to go and work inside like I normally would.

As you all know, I don’t trust Galette. She’s new and so untrained that I don’t want to leave her locked up inside and leave her up to my mom and bro to look after.

If she was more like Pickles, then yeah, maybe, but holy fuck, she’s a wild child.

Home home.

The dive up was uneventful.

I was a little anxious because I really didn’t know how well Galette was going to do but she was a trooper.

The only bad thing about Galette was that she was freaking out at the Motel 6. Too many voices and noises that got her barking and growling.

She’s not use to people.

Her life consists mostly of Us.

Me, Relish, and herself.

That’s it.

To hear constant voices and noises around her is troubling, I guess.

I don’t know. Dogs.

Well, she’s crazy.

But on the drive, she’s fine. Didn’t eat or drink, but chilled on the passenger side waiting for the ride to be over or excited when we come to a stop.

She’ll whine when we get to the gas station and I have to leave, but overall, it was good.

I thought she’d throw up or something, but smooth smooth ride.

I didn’t stop by Portland as planned because Julie wasn’t home at that time when I arrived so I plan on visiting them later in my trip.

I head down to Cannon Beach with Galette and swing by on the way back.

I didn’t know how Galette would react to my mom.

I thought she’d go crazy and bark at her like she normally would people that we randomly see on our walks or neighbors that approach her that want to pet her.

I was surprised.

No barking.

She walked up to her a little scared and shaking as my mom got down to her level to say hi.

Definitely surprised.

Same with my bro.

She approached him with apprehension also but warmed up to him when he allowed her to smell him.

So far, everything is good and dandy.

I’m still figuring out our mornings to minimize her barking.

Galette’s still not use to noises around the house and people around the house.

When my bro or mom gets up and moves around making noise, she’ll bark and growl until she sees what it is.

She’ll get used to it.

I hope.

I think she will.

I know she will.

We shall see.