The Dog
[bit of reminiscing from last year, thanks to lisa, chris and gracie...]

Satchmo was the first dog who licked my teeth at dawn while tearing my bed apart and all I could do was laugh while I watched her shake the yellow pieces of foam with an energy and playfulness that was contagious. I loved living at 13 Cherry Street; a lumbering, green mass of decrepidness full of 6 women and 8 dogs, or 8 women and 6 dogs. A house of tea, of broccoli stirfrys for Mookie and Mason, of phone calls around the clock, of Eliza's doodles (all 19,000 of them featuring Satchymo of course) but mostly I remember the amazing people and the sweet dogs. Walks with Eliza and Satchmo to the Smith trails, or the river for a swim, or to Pops for some Newcastle to share with Pawla were always an adventure. You just never knew when someone would get into a fight or roll in the remains of a dead animal. Satchmo and Bask found the latter one summer afternoon and just reveled in it. They rolled, sniffed and rubbed until Lisa and Eliza peeled them away. One night on Cape Cod all 5 of us curled up in a pillow of sand and slept until the heat of the sun and thundering waves woke us. That was the night a grown woman had a temper tantrum over the fact that her poodle ( or some pricey dog) and Satchmo exchanged barks. Then she had the nerve to unload her unresolved anger on Eliza which was enough for us to pack up and head for the beach, just us and the dogs and leave all the annoying humans to their own pathetic time. That morning on the beach Satchmo and Bask raced up and down the coast while we made a fire and some coffee. They were beautiful. Satchmo was and is The Dog. I have always had a special place in my heart for her. There is a Satchmo look-a-like in Northampton and every time we see her we remember a story that always makes us smile. Eliza, Satchmo will always be with you, I really believe it. You have been in my thoughts even more over the past month. We love you and hope you are finding some peace and solace.

All our Love, Lisa, Chris, and Gracie
xxoo
[may 2001]

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