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The View's Not Great But It's Better Than Standing Room

Pearl seemed to have a very nice weekend.

Granted, she did not like being swung around tne New York City subway system, but the most important point at that stage of the proceedings was that she was in her bag and had not been left behind.

Her person, with the best of intentions, had stuck an old down jacket into the bottom of her bag, which made for good cushioning, but boy, was it hot Saturday morning.  Still, pretty soon, she was unzipped and riding along in a real train, one that clickety clacked overland, and that down cushioning below her belly felt pretty darn good.

Just in time, she got to experience a whole new blacktop–aaahh–and then, a car.   Pearl loves cars.

And, not long after that, grass!  Cold but lush, and uphill but lush, but uphill and more hill and hard for an old, stiff-legged, dog, until aahhhh,she was swooped up and carried again, into a room with carpeting and cheese and Christina!  Another one of her people–hey there!

More carrying, more bag, and more… carpeting.  She doesn’t know this exact carpeting, but she knows the type–it smells like shampoo and vacuum cleaner.   It is carpeting she must be careful of and very quiet upon.   Sssshhh!!!! her people hiss whenever she whines for their food.   (It really hadn’t been very much cheese…)

Then, whoa! a play!  Renanissance!  Her favorite.

Okay, so the view’s not so great from her bag, and those people in the seats just in front of her keep gabbing about some smell.  [Pearl’s 14 year-old breath has a certain je ne sais quoi.] But hey, it’s better than standing room.

Speaking of room, they sneak her back into the hotel again, only she’s too tired now to even think of making noise, no matter what they are eating.  (Which is Indian take-out–not a chance!)

The next morning, back in the car, on her person’s lap, the old down jacket wrapped loosely around her, the sun filtering in from the South where they are heading….home.

Mmmmm.

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