July 19, 2008

Today is Saturday.  I took Mookie for her usual around the block (they have big blocks here) walk.  As is not usual recently, it looked like it was going to be a beautiful, sunny day early in the morning, but by the time we made it out, it was becoming overcast.  She did her usually sniffing and pooping.  She sniffed a little dog a the corner of Grossbaronstrasse for a couple seconds, and then lost interest, actually acting scared.  Sometimes she pulls on her leash, sometimes she pants; today was not too bad for either.

Took her usual allotment of pills and powders, pestered me for the leftover crumbs of granola and yogurt from my breakfast cereal, and is now lying on her couch by the window overlooking Möckernstrasse.

In the time we've lived in Berlin, things are not that different for her here than in Brooklyn during the week, aside from the fact our apartment is a third the size here, and Mookie has about a third of the number of places to hang out in.  She does probably miss weekends upstate, where she could go in and out at will and graze in the sun.   Those days are probably gone forever.

On the plus side, she gets to spend more time with Marianne, who, instead of spending 12 hours at work each day, works from home.