Back in early October, tiny Minute stayed with us at Houndstooth Hall for a few days when Lynne and family went to Disney World on vacation. We love having her because it livens the pack dynamic and she enjoys it. Now that she’s sixteen, she plays less, but when she rejoins the BatPack, a little of the puppy comes out in her.
Minute also gets along well with Debby’s Stewie, another senior dog, and Tim’s Pollock and Pixie are very respectful of her.
Another tiny thing: Lynne brought me this Disney pin celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Disney World theme park. The park first opened on October 1, 1971, so Disney began celebrating on October 1, 2021, and will continue until March 31, 2023. I’ve only been to Disney World once–in 1986, I think? Other than Space Mountain–not a fan of roller coasters in general, and certainly not when that one was in the dark–I loved the park, and it cracked me up that even though I was nine hours from home, when I was standing in line for It’s A Small World, I heard a student calling, “Ms. Cochrane! Ms. Cochrane!” They always found me wherever I was.
A final coincidental note about this pin: It features Goofy and Pluto, and both are mentioned in a scene I’ve written in the Neverending Saga. Lynne didn’t know that when she got it–and still hasn’t read that scene since she’s not reading Book Six until the first section of it is finished. =)
Minute loves her friends. She misses other dogs. She and Simon are getting better about attempting to play together
All this time, she was just waiting for a feline friend. Who knew?
I always wanted a Pluto necklace my mom brought me back Goofy the one I remind her of a fact mentioned in a Disney story I love. Featuring Goofy.
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I love Pluto.
You should try The Black Hole at Alton Towers in the UK – that’s in the dark,too. And it goes backwards.
Sixteen is a damn good age.
Yeah, that backwards roller coaster is the dark will never happen!
It is a good age. She’s slowed down, but now and again, the puppy comes out again.