The Drawbacks of Housesitting Alone

1. cleaning up after visiting animals
1. Olivia’s stash of kills in the loft. Avian and rodentian. Writhing with new life.
2. Dog diarrhea on a shag rug.
2. sole responsibility for animal medical emergencies
1. Shadow’s weird, lemon-sized, overnight growth on her right jaw-bone. Like Spackle, nothing seems to put her off her food. It doesn’t feel hot, it’s hard-ish but not rock solid, and yes, I called the emergency vet. If it doesn’t get worse, I’ll take her in on Tuesday (of course, Shadow, you would develop this ugly thing on a holiday weekend). I am very glad that:
1. Mr. Host gave me a refresher course in towing a trailer including driving on the highway and
2. there’s very little traffic.

One of the drawbacks is that I have to deal with these unpleasant things alone, of course, but the bigger drawback is that fact that no one is around to be impressed with my fortitude.