Grooming Miss Daisy, task of epic proportions

I don’t know what it is about this winter but it has seemed considerably muddier and dirtier than usual. And cleaning doesn’t seem to do much good either.

Windows develop mud spatters and greenish streaks only days after cleaning, soggy leaves pile up around the door even when there’s no wind to blow them.

And as for the dogs, despite reams of old towels on the ready to rub them down with, I don’t think they have been properly dry for weeks.