So now we have no dog, and our next-door-daughter’s dog has to do all the barking and digging for no extra pay. And the wildlife is closing in.

Kuzya and Katya sound like they belong together, don’t you think? Mom would be sorry for leaving me alone all day, if I ran off to Russia to be a librarian.

If you don’t know what confit is, you can read this post from The Food Lab, or you can read the next sentence here.