We heard sad news today. One of the last family dogs that my offspring were raised with had to be put down. He was a lovely golden retriever called, Beau. The family he lived with were ladies and very fashionable ones at that. Beau was a very earthy and fun loving creatures in a house of haute couture and a fast moving life. He was a very loved and comforting part of this household. I was always greeted with a cry of save me and I need someone who understand dogs. I have a high level of emotional quotient where dogs and cats are concerned and I am horse savvy also. I am even fond of birds but fish are, something I like to look at but can't say scaled creatures warm my heart.
It is with sadness we have lost another wonderful creature in our world along with my friend's lovely pet, Bailey a part duck toler type of red collie. My friend was sent into depression when she had to say goodbye to her companion. Bailey was also my Kurt's favourite dog. They seemed to adore one another.
I decided to go to the mall I seem to often find myself. It is small, compared to most of the shopping venues in this city but seems to be one you can find things and find what you are looking for at times.
In November, I had bought a pair of dress ladies pants for a Christmas party. By the time I tried the pants on about a half hour before I left and I had taken off the clothing tags. I put the pants on and they didn't fit like I thought they had.
I took them back a week ago and left the receipt at home. Today I took them back with the right receipt. I got the manager. All of a sudden I was persona non grata I had made the terrible mistake of not bring the pants back within the thirty days. I had bought them not in time. No store certificate to get anything else. To bad. I told the woman I had been back the previous week. She was just down right rude.
The best I could say was she had lost a customer and not one but two as my friend was in agreement with me. Truly strange way to do business.
Rumpole the wonderful fictional lawyer from the John Mortimer series has been a mainstay of my Christmas holidays besides Downton. I just love this character and his speeches and wisdom.
Since Mortimer a lawyer and his Father a lawyer as well, the character and its background is well founded. The humour and the wit is priceless. Unfortunately, John Mortimer is no longer on this planet but he has left some wonderful books and scripts to enjoy including, Brideshead Revisited. It was John Mortimer's script writing and Evelyn Waugh's wonderful book. I think holidays are the best times to have Dvd's or videos of great drama. How lucky we are to have had writer's like him.
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