Touching grass (and shrubs, and flowers, and dog)

I meant to post this in May, but then I went back to work after my final (sob) sabbatical, and I also lost a lot of time to Blue Prince at some point, so here we are in July. I thought I'd update with some medium-sized news in the form of a medium-sized dog: Her name is Penny. She's a staffy mix (and a rescue, so the rest is a mystery) and she's the cuddliest dog you've ever met. We've been…