Mitch Sneed at Large

I had a great weekend. There is something about being near the water that just recharges the batteries.
Saturday morning I took my dog Savannah to Lake Pelham fishing and the bream and crappie were biting as soon as the night crawler hit the water, but I have to admit that I didn’t catch the first fish. The dog did.
Savannah loves the water. She waded out about belly deep in the water while I was rigging up and walked back and forth on the little boat ramp, her nose in the water watching as finger-long minnows swam all about.
Every now and then she would dive under, trying to grab one. She must have done it for half an hour. Waterlogged and cold, she curled up on the grass and dried out. But 10 minutes later she went back to trolling and about five dives in she caught one.  Right there in her mouth was a 6-inch perch in her mouth, with her tail wagging proudly.
She walked out of the water and laid the fish on the ramp and started to bark. She pawed the fish and barked, making sure I saw.
I told her what a good girl she was and rubbed her belly. She got a scratch behind the ears and took the fish and put it in the bucket to save it from being a chew toy. Happy that she had accomplished her mission, she found a grassy spot in the sun and curled up for a nap.
I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it. She’s just a little Havanese pound pooch, but when she sets her mind to something, she won’t stop until she accomplishes her mission.
My mission for the weekend was to relax. From fishing, to laying by the pool, washing cars, planting flowers, cutting the grass, hitting the yard sales and cooking,  I’d say I got ‘er done. 
UPTOWN CONVENIENCE COFFEE: It appears that 7-Eleven has gone all hoity toity when it comes to coffee cups.
Ever since I remember, the good ol’ styrofoam cups have been a staple at my favorite mooning caffeine stop. But this morning I stopped by one of the four 7-Eleven’s on Business 29 in Culpeper and of the counter were new cups.
The paper cups are the ones like Starbucks and the store even had the little paper sleeves that protect your hands from the heat. They even tell you that the contents may be hot.
I would have never known.