Mercury in Retrograde

[Greg]

We are cleaning up the house and property to welcome the arrival of tQ's best friend from Chicago. In the afternoon, tQ decided she desperately needed some brisket for jerky. She went off on a two and a half hour drive to get it. She really likes brisket jerky. While she was gone, I took the opportunity to vacuum and wash the carpet. We have a lot of spots dedicated to Maeve's incontinence. The more chores I do Saturday, the more reading I can do Sunday.

TQ arrived back, successful in her mission. I told her to keep her shoes on to avoid getting her feet wet from the freshly cleaned carpets. She checked her shoes for dirt on them. No problem.

Except. Except. She decided to grab some fresh strawberries from the garden first. She grabbed them and headed back through the house to the kitchen. Just as she stepped on the tile in the kitchen she turned back and let out a pitiful scream. i asked what had happened. She was looking at the bottom of her shoe. Seems she had stepped in some dog poop in the garden without noticing it. Looking across at the carpet, you could see a sequential line of circular brown stains leading from her down the hall and out the back door. Yep, poop all over the nicely cleaned carpets.