{"id":2538,"date":"2015-08-09T17:42:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T21:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/?p=2538"},"modified":"2015-08-09T18:14:49","modified_gmt":"2015-08-09T22:14:49","slug":"best-of-summer-the-adventures-of-toti-nonna-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/2015\/08\/09\/best-of-summer-the-adventures-of-toti-nonna-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Summer ~ The Adventures of Toti Nonna"},"content":{"rendered":"

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OK, where was I before Muriel so graciously brokered a truce between me and my laptop? Saved it from becoming a speed bump, backed it up in three different places and got me to pull myself together.\u00a0 I was about to fill you in on Toti Nonna\u2019s big adventure to the Cape.<\/p>\n

Whenever there is a loss of someone close you generally find yourself in a year of firsts.\u00a0 Life without Lina is no different because she is a dog.\u00a0 I was sure there was no way to make it up to the Cape in June but something made me ask a friend if he knew of anybody renting a house near him.\u00a0 Never heard from him but heard from his \u201canybody\u201d.\u00a0 You\u2019ve heard me talk about all the dear old friends I\u2019ve met for the first time; well Wanda and I talked for quite some time right from the start.\u00a0 What a delight!\u00a0 I can hear you say \u201cof course she is\u201d you know\u2026just sayin.\u00a0 And so with happenstance meeting oh-what- the-hell Toti Nonna and I were off to the Cape.\u00a0 In July\u2026\u00a0 For a week\u2026\u00a0 Did I mention in July?… the summer.\u00a0 This is where oh-what-the-hell meets jumping for joy!\"File<\/a>Although we\u2019ve been coming to the Cape for the last twenty years, this is a new home rental for us.\u00a0 This is someone\u2019s home and we are surrounded by the personality of the owners.\u00a0 Again, did I mention delightful?\u00a0 Toti made herself right at home, thankfully after I made the bed, and we unpacked and relaxed.\u00a0 Wanda and her husband Rick had been clamming the day before so there on ice, in the refrigerator, waiting for us, were some of those clams. There was a lovely card, and dog treats and generosity that was totally unnecessary but so incredibly heartwarming.\u00a0 Did I mention it was as if we were old friends being welcomed home?<\/p>\n

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Toti loves the car so I knew that wouldn\u2019t be an issue for her but in any other situation she was most comfortable with Lina by her side, or should I say attached to her hip?\u00a0 So what would her new comfort zone be? What comfort zone, it\u2019s all new, fake it til you make it little girl, it\u2019s what we do.\u00a0 So on our first day\u2026Come on lets go- it\u2019s cloudy, the beach is out, let\u2019s go to Ptown.\u00a0 And go we did, she walked Commercial Street like she\u2019d been going there for years, drank out of every water bowl she saw, tried to sneak into every air conditioned store and welcomed every ooo and ahhh she got from the masses.\u00a0 And I do mean masses, everyone had the same it\u2019s cloudy let\u2019s go to Ptown thought\u2026<\/p>\n

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Summer, eeek, on the Cape, there are hundreds of people around and it was an unusually hot and humid week.\u00a0 I mean it was around 85 degrees where usually you\u2019re around 75-80. \u00a0Mind you I am not a summer person to begin with so when it turned out to be \u201cWicked Hot\u201d (cue the accent) I was remembering life as a kid in an unairconditioned house. \u00a0God bless ReRe she propped a big old box fan on the kitchen table, practiced light control during the day and cranked that sucker up at night so a cool breeze would eventually find you during the wee hours.\u00a0 I won\u2019t say it was as bad as all that but Toti and I wound up doing exactly the same thing and it saved the day, or should I say the night.\u00a0 Kind of, remember when you didn\u2019t like to cuddle up to momma Toti?\u00a0 Did you have to pick the hottest day on the cape in a full size bed to change your mind?\u00a0 Just sayin\u2026<\/p>\n

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After walking every morning, it\u2019s all about the fan.\u00a0 After going to the beach and showering in the outdoor shower, it\u2019s all about the fan.\u00a0 After almost everything, it\u2019s all about the fan.\u00a0 Thankfully the bright, airy screened in porch was comfortable, cross ventilated and yes\u2026all about the fan.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s common practice on the Cape to bring your dog with you practically wherever you go.\u00a0 So when my good friend Terry and I went out to eat, along came Toti Nonna. This was new.\u00a0 Really new. Like never been done before.\u00a0 The Wee Packet Restaurant welcomed her with her own water bowl and although she was a bit apprehensive, she soon settled in under the table next to her beloved Uncle Terry.\u00a0 This was big!<\/p>\n

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It was a shame to head home but back in the car we went.\u00a0 Are we there yet?<\/p>\n

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This trip was transformative on so many levels, for me, for Toti, for me\u2026life without Lina is evolving.\u00a0 I sometimes feel guilty about the ease of it.\u00a0 Life with Lina could be stressful as she lived an entire lifetime with anxiety.\u00a0 Toti\u2019s job is done, she can exhale, and she can enjoy herself now.<\/p>\n

We arrive home and let Wanda know the Jersey Girls arrived safely.\u00a0 Toti settles into her familiar space and I head to the mailbox.\u00a0 As if this trip didn\u2019t have enough to be thankful for I\u2019m greeted by an envelope addressed to Ordinary Legacy. You know how I love to get mail!!! Elizabeth from St. Ignace, MI you can\u2019t begin to know the joy your words brought me.\u00a0 Thank you for your support, know that I am incredibly grateful that you took the time to share them.<\/p>\n

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Another new old friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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