January 31, 2009

White Dog visited with her old friend, our former mailman Jim, who was visiting from his new home in Texas. She greeted him like he had never been gone, which made him feel very good. Later, Richard came over with a bag of goodies and we had a delicious feast in honor of the Chinese Year of the Ox. The meal's ending of fragrant Jasmine tea, fortune cookies (all with positive omens), and ginger ice cream put us in such a relaxed state that White Dog drifted off; Steve and Richard sank back into the cushions and were yawning. I was afraid our celebration was going to become a sleepover!