The Old Guy's Garden Record

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Friday, September 4, 2026

My wonderful wife, Annie, had chores to do in town today and came home with a couple of surprises. First, she brought home a delicious supper from Panda Express. Second, she brought home Maggie May!! Not the Rod Stewart hit, but a six month old pup that was recovering from some rather poor treatment.

Maggie had been abandoned in Terre Haute and rescued by a lovely lady and taken to the animal shelter for services. While they cleaned up, fed, vaccinated, and spayed the dog, the shelter was full. So the rescuer took her home, although she was glad to let us have her.

Our oldest dog, Petra, had to be put down last month after suffering a serious stroke. Our remaining dog, Pepper, seemed to grieve the loss of his running mate. It's just their first day together, but Pepper and Maggie are hitting it off great together. Our six cats are still giving Maggie a wide berth, although Maggie got along well with a cat at the rescuer's house.

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

According to a local weather reporting station, our temperature topped out at 100.9°F today.

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