So, we are staying in our temporary home in Endicott. (Locals pronounce it end-ih-cat) and the ladies on the street have taken a particular shine to Granny, aka Anise.
The one woman holding Granny's leash noticed that Granny was dragging up the hill the other day and came running from her post and offered Anise membership to this exclusive Club.
Today, as we were walking past, they all called after Granny and Granny went over to them to say "hi" and they were so happy.
The woman in the pink shirt is holding a photo album of the woman who is holding Anise's leash. She was explaining to me how the woman was an ice skater in the Iceskatepades ? when she was young. She was reminiscing and saying, "Wasn't she so beautiful?!" And then the woman in white snorted, "Who isn't when they are 16?!"
In semi-related news, there is also the story of the wiggy guy with the whirly eyes who approached us when we were walking the girls and said, "I am a member of the Irish mafia. See this tattoo? (And he lifted his shirt sleeve to reveal some sort of tattoo.) That proves it. But, please keep it to yourself. Keep it discreet. People don't like it. Ok?" We assured him we would. Then he tried to stop a pick up truck driver to tell him the same thing. Then he went off to the river to drink his two 40s.
I am not making this up!
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