HAPPY 19th OF THE MONTH-
ANYONE WITH SOME REASON TO BE WISHED SOMETHING-- BIRTHDAY, ANIVERSERY WHATEVER-- THE "HAPPY 19th" IS MY WAY OF DEALING WITH THINGS I NEVER REMEMBER ANYWAY.
I HOPE THIS COPIES FOR YOU
WE TOASTED MARY WITH NOT ONLY A DRINK OR TWO BUT A BAG OF CARROTS. IT
WAS VERY APPROPRIATE.
AND JANINE HAS STARTED A BOOK- HILLARY READ THE BEFORE MARY
SECTION -- IT
IS PRETTY FUNNY.-
THE CRAZY CIRCUS OUR 4-H CLUB PUT ON FOR YEARS- WHICH IS HOW I ENDED UP
WITH SO MANY STRANGELY TRAINED ANIMALS- WHICH MADE THE TV COMMERCIAL FOR TUFTS
VET SCHOOL- WHICH STARTED ANIMAL EPISODES- PROVIDING ALL KINDS OF ANIMALS FOR
MANY YEARS COCKROACHES, FROGS, SHAMPOOED COWS- THINGS LIKE THAT WHICH LANDED ME
TRAINING SERVICE DOGS AND OWNING MARY
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SHE MENTIONED LUCY--- I HAD FORGOTTEN LUCY- WHO I BOUGHT ONE SUMMER TO
INCLUDE IN THE CIRCIS USUALLY HELD LATE IN AUGUST.
I PAID $7 FOR A TINY BABY PIG- WHICH THE KIDS TRAINED---AND SHE HUNG
AROUND THE YARD - IN LYNNFIELD-- MUCH LIKE MARY DID IN IPSWICH.. SHE MUST HAVE
EVENTUALLY WEIGHED 500 POUNDS... SHE HAD AN INTELLIGENCE THAT I SWEAR ALLOWED
HER A SENSE OF HUMOR SIMILAR TO MARY.
MY HUSBAND- TOM-- THE IDEAL -- TALL DARK HANDSOME MEDICAL DR -- CLEAN
TIDY---.... WITH A CAR HE USED TO TAKE THRU THE CAR WASH TWICE A WEEK .... KIND
OF PERSON... HAD ZERO ANIMAL EXPERIENCE AND REALLY DID NOT INTELLECTULLY
PARTICIPATE WITH THEM. --- HE WAS SWEEPING THE DRIVEWAY ONE DAY-- AND LUCY THE
PIG WAS WATCHING HIM-- SHE JUST WALKED OVER TO TALK TO HIM- PROBABLY
COMMENTING ON THE JOB HE WAS DOING. .. HE WAS NOT ONE TO HOLD A CONVERSATION
WITH A PIG AND BRUSHED HER AWAY WITH THE BROOM-- SHE LEFT AND STOOD ABOUT 12
FEET AWAY AND TURNED TO TALK TO HIM IN PIG LANGUAGE--- I.E, LOUD HIGH PITCHED
SCREAM. HE JUMPED SIDEWAYS--PIGS CAN SCREAM... I SAW THAT HAPPEN----
AND I SAW LUCY UNDERSTAND THE POSIBILITY-- SO SHE WALKED TOWARD HIM
SCREACHING- HE RAN.. A MISTAKE.. BECAUSE FOR THE NEXT YEAR, HE WOULD COME HOME
FROM THE HOSPITAL WITH HIS TIDY DOCTOR'S BAG IN ONE HAND-- LUCY WOULD LET HIM
GET OUT OF THE CAR AND SHUT THE DOOR AND SHE WOULD BELT OUT OF THE BUSHES AND
CHASE HIM AT A RUN INTO THE HOUSE.
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I LOVED EVERY MINUTE.
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BY THE TIME I HAD MOVED TO IPSWICH AND HAD MARY WE HAD ALL LEARNED THAT
UPSETTING AN INTELLIGENT ANIMAL PRODUCED DIRECT CONSEQUENCES .
AS OPPOSED TO UPSETTING PEOPLE.... WHICH PRODUCES LAWYERS.
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SO THE SEARCH FOR ANOTHER LIFETIME EXPERIENCE HAS BEGUN--
-REMEMBERING LUCY, IF IT WASN'T FOR HER ABILITY TO PUSH HER NOSE THRU 6
INCHES OF PACKED SOIL OR CEMENT ANOTHER PIG COULD BE A POSSIBILITY.. BUT SHE
HAD 6" DEEP TRENCHES ALL OVER ---- SHE COULD ROUT THRU PACKED SOIL YOU WOULD
HAVE TROUBLE DENTING WITH THE BACK HOE ..SO WE ARE WAITING FOR ANOTHER DONKEY TO
FIND US.
I HATE TO TELL YOU BUT HORSES ARE JUST TOO STUPID. TO TELL SOMEONE THEY
HAVE HORSE SENSE IS A TERRIBLE INSULT
ALL A HORSE KNOWS IS TO RUN AWAY FROM ANYTHING QUESTIONABLE-- REGARDLESS OF
WHO IS ON HIM OR WHAT IS TIED BEHIND-- THEY ARE ACCIDENT PRONE... BIG TIME.
DONKEYS ARE CAREFUL. SO I D RATHER TAKE MY CHANCES WITH ANOTHER DONKEY.. THEY
WATCH AND QUESTION...
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I HAVE RATTLED ENOUGH IT IS A SUNDAY STEW-- AND WE HAVE GUESTS IN THE
CABIN-- A POTENTIAL APPLICANT-- NICE HIGH SCHOOL KID..
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SO I BEST AWAY
