So this past MONDAY, my human had the day off. We, of course, got her up bright and early - so we could go for EXTRA long walks. Mission accomplished. We came home and had our breakfast and my human ate as well. And then she took her shower. We figured she would then relax with us - but no - she announced "I'm going out. And I'll be back in an hour." We were not impressed but she gave us biscuits before she headed out, so that appeased us. Somewhat.
We later came to find out her destination. The beach. Because you see, my human has a weird hobby. She collects sea glass. For those who don't live near the ocean, sea glass is the weathered, rounded glass that washes up on beaches and shorelines after rolling around in the ocean for a long time. Sea glass is believed to come from towns that had dump sites along the shore and ships that once threw bottles and glass containers overboard. Some references say that it takes 7 years to get a smooth piece of sea glass. And while sea glass hunting is a popular activity, with these days of recycling, sea glass is becoming harder to find. But my human has her "secret beaches" where she can still find pieces. She RARELY takes us along on her hunt as she would be too busy watching us to find her treasures. And on Monday, she had a good bounty.
Sometimes she finds OTHER things. Like marbles:
Or even toys:
Or calendars....
Or she just puts it in containers on display...
Which brings us to Monday...
My human can become a bit "immersed" in the hunt but on Monday, the temperatures were around the freezing mark. Which wouldn't be bad - but the wind was blowing in from the ocean. So after about an hour, her fingers on her right hand were frozen even though she kept putting her hand in her pocket between pick ups. And JUST as she was about to call it a day - something caught her eye in the sand. Something strange. Now for those who don't know Nova Scotia well, I should probably let you know that there are PLENTY of ship wrecks along our coast. So you never know WHAT you can find. Anyway, she picked it up. And it appeared to be a coin of some sort. And the color was GOLD. She carefully zipped it in her pocket to research it when she got home.
When she got home, we were overjoyed to see her - even though she had not been gone long. We all went out for walks and got MORE treats. And then my human did her sea glass routine. She rinses and sorts everything like you see in the photo. And leaves it on paper towel to dry. She did that with all the glass AND the GOLD coin...
Well. Have I mentioned lately that the FG is obsessed with paper? He will nibble on a newspaper if it is left on the counter. He will even try to grab paper towel if my human is wiping off the counter. So. The paper towel with the sea glass AND the gold coin was sitting on the counter next to the sink. And for SOME reason, the FG decided to tug on the paper towel. Which sent sea glass FLYING everywhere. And then, as we know, he likes to grab things. Like tiny rocks. OR COINS...
Long story short - the coin VANISHED. So now my human didn't know IF the FG ate it - or IF it had gone down the drain. So of course, she called the vet. They said that since she didn't even KNOW if he ate it, she should just watch him and of course, watch out for vomiting or diarrhea. And she should look for evidence in his poop. LOVELY. So. For the past week, my human has been sorting through FG poop. And GUESS what?! Jackpot! She got the coin back!!!!!!
So after cleaning the coin NUMEROUS times - with the hose, with detergent, with the hose, etc., she finally felt it was clean enough. So yesterday, during her lunch hour, she went to this little coin shop downtown. She removed her treasure and handed it to the man, thinking it best NOT to tell him about the coin's travels. He eyed the coin, took out his magnifying glass, hesitated and guess what he told my human.......drum roll.......get ready.....
April fool!!!! OK - there really WAS no coin. For those who have been reading my blog since the beginning, you may recall, the first year the April fool was the kitten story, and last year was the bear. But just so you don't feel totally scammed - most of this story WAS real. And my human DOES collect sea glass. Just delete the coin part...
Have a good one : ) And don't be fooled again!
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