Anyone want to chat? Dog sitting for a week in the middle of nowhere and feeling a bit lonely.

Middle-of-nowhere dog sitting honestly sounds like introvert summer camp. If the dog is good company, you’re already ahead of most group chats.

Wish I had something interesting to share with you. I, too, would appreciate some human interaction and you sound nice. Am 81f, married but long for female friendship. Reading is my all time favorite thing but I used to paint and sculpt. Seems I’ve misplaced my mojo, meaning I’m now lazy but not pleased about it! Your uncle’s place sounds so pleasant with the dogs and all. Hope you connect with some interesting people and maybe make new friends.😎

Wish I could do what you are doing. Sitting with the dogs in the middle of nowhere is just what I want

It sounds like you have the perfect set up!!

Aw. I love pitties and my dog was a wonderful lab/hound mix. The best! I work from home. I’m trying to have better WLB but I end up pretty locked into work 9-5.  Then the electricity went out while I was making dinner so I lit a bunch of candles. It was out for an hour and just came back. Enjoy those dogs!

I'm in New England. I love the Midwest. I have a lot of friends all over out there and try to make a road trip every few months - but it's been longer than usual. I'm hoping to get back out there soon but I should have gone before gas went up. Oh well! Those dogs look sweet. Do you have your dog with you too?

Hello from near Vancouver Canada! Waiting to see a dermatologist. Something going on with one of my toes. I'm a city bus driver, enjoying early shifts. Currently enjoying Fri and Sat off. What's the best thing you've ever won, or acquired for free?

Hi. Hope you’re doing well. Thanks for sharing the pics of the pups. Nala and Thorson look like sweet company. I can share a bit about myself, but I don’t have anything exceedingly interesting going on. Read on at your own peril of boredom. Lol I’m a 53f living in the Southwest US. I live with my husband of 25 years (our anniversary is in just a couple of weeks!) and our two pups, a 5 yr old German shepherd that we’ve had since she was a small puppy and a 3 yr old golden doodle that we adopted from my husband’s mom when she moved into a no dogs retirement neighborhood. They are both sweet company. The doodle is a big cuddle bunny. The shepherd gives the occasional cuddle but after a few minutes moves to where she can enjoy her own space. Lol I occasionally play Lord of the Rings online with my sister 73f who lives across the country in the Deep South. Hoping to get back to playing with her more often. I used to do art, mostly sketching and some oil pastels. I’ve toyed with the idea of starting up again and maybe trying painting but I haven’t actually done anything about it yet. 🙄 I enjoy a variety of different genres in books, TV shows and movies, but fantasy and sci-fi have always had a special place in my heart. What genres do you like? Although I spent far too many years neglecting my once favorite pastime of reading for pleasure, I have been able to do some more reading lately. The most recent was the novel Hamnet, which I really enjoyed and would highly recommend, and I have just started rereading Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf, which has spent decades gathering dust in my bookcase. I’m currently reading Heaney’s introduction and hoping that I don’t get distracted and neglect to read the whole poem. I watch a lot of TV and movies. Probably too much. Just finished the second season of Paradise and watched an episode of the new Scrubs with my husband during his lunch break. Happily, he works from home, so he can just walk downstairs from his office to get some lunch and hang out for a while. What shows or movies are you watching? Or what pops into your mind as favorites? Hope you get to have some conversations with people you get along well with. You seem like a great person. Thanks for reaching out for that human interaction. I need to do that more often as well. Lol Have a great weekend!

Hey! I'm reading Donna Tarrt's The Secret History. Actually just started. The pups are cute, glad you have nice weather. It's rainy and chilly here now, near freezing, but it was 80° a few days ago. Please give the pups neck scritches for me.

Can you share a pic of the doggos? The hound in particular. I love hounds and a hound mutt sounds interesting 

Hi! In the south but I’m free to chat a bit!!!

Sure - Aussie 51m retired here, living in the tropics, sometimes feels like the only people I speak to are retail people when I buy stuff lol. Is your sand boa the one with the goofy eyes (upwards facing?). Have a few dogs myself (Goldens and Bull Arab) they're great, but trying at times (high energy bar one Golden who is a couch potato who loves A/C and naps). Whats your preferred genre of book? I like Sci-fi, fantasy, occasional spy/mystery one and the odd historical romance/adventure but also love history and military stuff.

I love dogs too! Would definitely go on a hike with you are our pack of 5 dogs (I have 2) if I were there. I hope you don’t feel so lonely anymore. I struggle to be alone sometimes but it’s important for all of us to be comfortable in solitude, and the only way you can get there is practice. Anyway Morning here, I’m drinking a coffee and have been playing w my dogs, about to watch a movie (possibly Hereditary) since it’s Good Friday and I don’t have to work. Always happy to chat if you need ❤️

Ayyy I’m housesitting too! But I’m in my city so still living my regular life. I do a lot of dance workouts when I’m housesitting in a place w a tv and floor space, fitness marshal and grow w Jo are my faves. I live with my soon to be ex partner and I need a break from his presence and it’s healing to just be alone!

Sounds like my life every day, lol I live by myself in the boonies with my three dogs (husky and husky mixes) No particular plans for the weekend, frustrated by some health issues lately

Im currently trying to help my new cat and my dog acclimate to each other. My friend moved out of state over the weekend and I took in one of her sweet outside cats named Mama. Mama is absolutely sweet, but im allergic and trying my best to give her plenty of attention. My dog is pretty anxious with Mama is the house, she was swatted at for getting to close and hid under the bed for a few hours or close by my side coping and shaking a bit, she is 55lbs of anxiety now. Haha. Its only been a few days, but they're doing really good, quick smells and touches then giving space again. Its not warm enough in the PNW for morning coffee outside yet, but im absolutely looking forward to it. Hopefully a few more weeks. Had dinner outside in a little sunny spot left in my yard. You mentioned walking, are there any good trails near you? Any cool sights that you go look at?

Thanks for the kind words. 😊 I live in Southern California in a neighborhood kind of out in the country but only about 35 minutes from the city and coast. It’s funny. My oldest sister and I have stayed the closest. She stuck around as I was growing up, while our other sister and our brother went off and did their own thing. The age gap between us has never really interfered with our getting along well and enjoying each other’s company, so we have a lot of fun when we do stuff together like playing LOTRO., so yeah, we want to get back to doing that. We actually talk on the phone pretty much every day though, so we do stay in touch even when we don’t play. Your project with your sister’s kids sounds fun. It’s great that you guys are close. Since you’re getting into horror fiction, have you tried Stephen King? His short stories and novels are great. Another thriller/horror author I’ve enjoyed is Dean Koontz. He’s a little more merciful than Stephen King in terms of knocking off main characters. Lol. My favorite book of his is definitely Watchers. No spoilers, but it features a very cool dog. 🐕 😀

So do you bring your pets when you pet sit?