Yesterday evening, Marilyn had a couple of things to get at the local supermarket so we strapped Archie into the car; he gets very excited if he knows he’s going for a trip and loves to sit on the parcel shelf at the back so he can see what’s going on. On the way home, we popped into the bottle shop to replenish Marilyn’s supply of bubbles. It’s generally very quiet around 6 o’clock so it’s a good time to go.
When the young man from the shop carried Marilyn’s carton to the car, he was very impressed with Archie and, before we drove away, he came back with a bone for him: not a real bone but one of those cereal ones you give your pooch between meals. The bone was obviously designed for a much larger dog and was bigger than Archie’s head.
He had a good nibble at it during the evening but the remains are now ‘buried’ under the blanket of his bed, having been set aside for some future occasion.
A sign in the bottleshop informed me that there’s a Truck Run coming through Longford tomorrow. This is an annual event, apparently, and raises money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The trucks leave Launceston in the morning, travel down the highway, arriving at Longford Showgrounds where interested people can admire them. A couple of marquees have been set up in the park as well and that might have something to do with it.
Not being particularly interested in trucks, we’ll probably stay out of the way. We’ll have to find another way to help the RFDS but there will be no shortage of opportunities.
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