Well, there was no lake effect snow, or any other kind of snow the following Saturday as Angela pulled up to the Erie shelter where Nana Vancy was having her Everything But a Dog event. Before she was even out of the car, two dogs ran up to her…and then jumped up on her, greeting her as if she were an old friend. She looked down at her jeans, that now sported big paw marks. “Curie, Clara, down,” Nana Vancy hollered. She hurried over. “Oh, Angel, I’m so sorry.” Angela brushed at the marks. “Well, let’s look at the bright side…paw marks don’t show on the radio.” She paused and added, “And it’s Angela.” “Angel,” Nana Vancy said, as if she hadn’t heard her, “I love that sense of optimism. If I were still matchmaking people, I’d definitely include that characteristic while I looked for your soulmate.”
