Category Archives: Animal friends

Addie’s Journal, Chapter 7 – Celebrating the One Week Mark

Posted on September 13, 2017 by

A week has passed since Addie moved in with us. As I’ve watched her closely, her small daily changes  in adapting have given me much joy and so this day I’m taking measure of the growth I’ve seen. After Flower … Continue reading →

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Addie’s Journal – Chapter 5

Posted on August 24, 2017 by

On Addie’s second day, our walks were delightful. On our first morning walk, I fastened her leash, opened the sliding door, scooped her up to take her down the three steps to the yard. As soon as she stood on … Continue reading →

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Addie’s Journal – Chapter 3

Posted on August 1, 2017 by

“Hi,” Flower said happily to Polly and me. “I’m so glad to see you both. Adelaide’s room is back here.” Polly and I followed her through the shelter into a small hallway with lines of rooms on both sides. Large … Continue reading →

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Addie’s Journal – Chapter 2

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

Flower, the adoption counselor, had emailed the evening before Polly and I visited the shelter, a note that well-prepared me for the visit. I’ll bring some boiled chicken for you to give her and I’ll have a little stool in … Continue reading →

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Adelaide’s Journal – Chapter 1

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

She was first known as Puncture Dog. Found in a ditch by Animal Control in Nelson County, VA, the tiny tri-colored stray was dehydrated, emaciated, covered in ticks, and infested with parasites.  Taken directly to the Lovingston Veterinarian Hospital,  she was … Continue reading →

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Gratitude

Posted on October 3, 2016 by

Gratitude For time to cherish a lovely autumn day on a country road with a good dog, equally as appreciative.   

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The Cat’s in the Cradle

Posted on June 6, 2016 by

I walk past my oldest antique, a cradle that my grandmother, Edna Cartwright Davis, born in the late 1800s, slept in as an infant. When she grew out of it, someone carried it upstairs into an attic where it remained … Continue reading →

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Welcome, Beau!

Posted on June 1, 2016 by

He’s about a year old, this sweet, small, yet long-legged Beagle mix. He’d been found sick and starving by a woman two counties away who’d contacted our Humane Society to ask for help with him when her own county could … Continue reading →

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Another Sunday with Nelson

Posted on April 24, 2016 by

You may remember that every other Sunday, my grand dog, Nelson, spends the afternoon with me while his human, John, goes to Almost Home, our local Humane Society, and walks dogs who are waiting for their forever people to come … Continue reading →

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An April, 2009, Tiny Surprise

Posted on April 21, 2016 by

After a blissful afternoon on the riding mower, the warm sunshine above and the gorgeous Blue Ridge mountains across the road from me, I decided to empty the mower’s utility wagon, which had spent the winter behind the shed overflowing … Continue reading →

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