it's not just that they serve great beer (they do), it's not just that everyone talks to each other (they do), or that everyone seems to have a witty comment (they really do). it's not just the recent addition of a piano and an impromptu 4 hand rendition of heart and soul (ahem. i can only apologise for two of the hands).
it's the loo.
the loo is tiny. there's not enough room to even see if it is occupied or not so when you go in you hit a switch that turns an outside light from green to red, thus saving both embarrassment and a door-to-the-nose.
the walls of the loo are lined with the pictures of patrons dogs, all named, all framed. it's a loo of love.
we met a friend of ours walking his dog in the park today as we were coming home from the market. he was asking when we were getting another dog, and when we hemmed and hawed, he told us that they had waited 18 months after their first dog had died before they got another one. they thought they'd like the freedom, and they did, a bit. but when they got their next dog it just felt like they had wasted 18 months.
we've been talking about dogs again - we just couldn't face it right away - humph still has a rather large chunk of my heart sewn up - but maybe our friend is right.
we'll see.
1 comment:
sounds lovely...
It's true about new pets...after you lose your old friends it's hard but the new pet is new, with a different personality...and they sneak up on your heart. I wasn't sure I could replace Geek, but it's not like that...before you know it Dax had decided I was her person...and her kitten charmed her way into J's heart and filled the hole Gavin left when he went away as well. Dax, a street rescue who does not like to be picked up or petted most of the time, has taken to occasionally snuggling in my lap. In time I found a new furfriend to love. :)
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