Last night, I felt this little bug on my arm. It looked like a gnat. I grabbed for it, and it hopped. Uh-oh. One more grab, and I got it. I took a good look at it. I could see tiny legs. I tried to smash it but couldn't.....it just flattened. Sure seems like a flea.

But, I refuse to believe it!

I inspected my dog. No signs of fleas. Maybe, it was my imagination. I'll have to wait and see.

Oh my gosh, you guys now know that I smash bugs.

It is so nice to finally have some rain. Here in Texas, there has been a No-Burn rule in effect for several weeks. The burn pile down by the Club House is building up. I have seen the "burn pile" built up three times now. I have found out that the burning starts when our fire-bugs can no longer handle the anticipation. The fire-bugs have learned to wait, though, until the wind is blowing away from everyone! There are too many people here who have breathing problems.....allergies and asthma sure slow some down.

At this time, I am still an unknown fire-bug.

Paris is finally down. She is cat-napping beside my feet so that she has to be poked whenever I get up for coffee. Two of her toys are in the hallway, and one is outside on the porch. She is lying down because she just finished protecting the toys from me! As she ran up and down the hallway, I would try to grab a toy. Somehow, I always missed. Paris is my greyhound. I'll say good-bye now and go add a picture of her to the "Gallery."

I finally figured out that my blog address doesn't have a "www" in it!

What a nice community. Ray has just left after attaching the handiest drying rack on my door. He made it himself and then came over with his own tools to install it. His wife Blanch told him yesterday that I needed one......and today I have one!