Siri in Isolation

I looked in the mirror this morning and considered the state of my hair. Newly cut in mid- March, just beneath my ears, it now hits against my shoulders and falls in front my eyes. Today I brushed it all back in a tight ponytail, the first time I’ve been able to do so. In truth, not a flattering look, but a relief. Oswaldo’s hair has gotten longer and wilder – on a zoom call our lawyer said he looked like a poet - and he too is hoping for a ponytail soon.   Unlike our hair, Loki, the German Shepherd puppy, is growing daily, if not hourly, in front of our eyes. He weighed just over 8 kilos when he arrived 2 weeks ago, and now he’s at 11 kilos and some. His little body has lengthened and lifted up on sturdy legs with those big paws. It is almost impossible to lift him – he slithers in your arms until you manage to secure him in a firm grip, hand under his rump. After a shaky first week with eating issues after deworming he now wolfs down his kibble with relish and then asks for more....