Man's best friend?

No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. That is indeed a photo of a "dog lifestyle store".

It's so very Chorlton, where I live. And I'm told it does well which isn't surprising given the number of dog lovers that live here. Pampered pooches are recession proof it seems.

Had an unremarkable day. Felt very tired so had an afternoon snooze, went through some emails and did some life admin as I call it (bills, direct debits, mundane yet necessary stuff)....