Snoopadoop, I undervalued you

[nineveh_uk]

Two things occurring a lunchtime massively improved an otherwise wet, dark, and exhausting day at work.

(1) The impulse purchase in Tesco of a bottle of Parma Violet Gin. It was cunningly positioned between the escalator from where I had been buying chocolate (not in this case for me) and the tills. I like gin, I love violet flavoured things, how could I resist?

(2) On returning to the office I found that we were about to be visited by a nine week old Cockapoo puppy. It was beyond a doubt the most adorable dog I have every met*, ridiculously cute, sweet natured, bouncy*, and yet very, very happy to be held and curl up. I want one. I'm not going to get one because I don't want to look after a dog all the time, but my God if I knew someone with one I would dog-sit! I have to admit that I am reevaluating the character of Cabin Pressure's Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, having never quite realised what a cut and ridiculous dog she did indeed possess. I do however understand how useful they would be to get you out and talking to people, no-one could resist!


*It looked pretty much like this.

**Apparently they are extremely bouncy. A colleague has looked after one for a close relative and found it exhausting.

Comments

[antisoppist]

It is true that it was so small and new that it was being carried inside someone's jacket. Stealth dachshund.

[nineveh_uk]

Are you sure it wasn't a ferret?

[antisoppist]

Positive. Middle Sister once owned a ferret.

[nineveh_uk]

Gosh. That's speaking from authority, that is.

[perennialanna]

Mustelids are simple to identify - after all, a weasel is weaselly recognised, because a stoat is stoatily different.

(When I was very small we had ferrets called Cassius and Rasputin).

[nineveh_uk]

I hope that nominative determinism doesn't apply to ferrets!

[legionseagle]

And then, on the otter hand...