todays discussion....the care and treatment of a broom... a real broom... a corn  broom-- not these plasticky things already cut at a slant. 

there are times when i am  the proud discoverer of the easy way to do something-- and inspecting barns for teh 4h kids  was one of my specialites-- you have heard me discuss teh exact color of teh manure pile-- light tan throwing away too much bedding.... black= filthy= stall not done enough-- there is a dark brown which means there is enough "used hay"  to compost well-and whoever is doiong the stall is shaking the pitchfork twice to shake off any bedding still useable.

moving on--- to identifying a real horseperson... a real horseperson pays  extreme attention to detail..   .- look in the broom department. 

a push broom is all wrong--person is not dealing  with details.. a pusher  just does not get into the edges like a corn broom- and a plastic one means the person is subject to too much advertising and -- again-- is willing to let someone else tell them the plastic broom sweeps- it does not.  

the old yellow corn broom is teh only way to go in a stable. to further pass  my inspection... how is that corn broom worn? if it is not new, and still is straight across, i can tell whoever sweeps is willing to put in that tiny extra effort to  try and make the  barn successful... because with every stroke they twist the broom180 degrees.

it becomes a habit  requiring no thought- and the broom will last many years longer than teh not twisted broom--- which not only wears out much faster, but eventualy will not stand up propped against the wall.

with a swift glance at someone's barn broom, can tell me what is really happening.

how on earth did i get going on that????  i heard from nugents nuggets again with not only comment on  his super sweeping training, but his super medical training...  i did think  his discussion of a  virus as worth sharing... for consideration.

certainly sounds like he knows what he is talking about...... but then again marriage taught me  that is the first thing they learn in doctor school.

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To begin, it should be said that "corona virus" should actually be one word (coronavirus is correct), but because it is difficult to read,  "corona virus" will be used here. 

The new China corona virus is of concern, but it should be put into perspective with similar viral outbreaks.

As many know, corona virus is the cause of the common cold. The reason vaccinations are not effective against colds is because the corona virus is regularly mutating and changing. This keeps it ahead of our immune system and any single vaccine. Humans do however, develop immunity to each cold (corona virus) after exposed. This is said to be why older adults get fewer colds than in their youth.  

The new Wuhan corona virus is now in the news. It emerged in a live-animal seafood market in Wuhan, China and was first thought to have been transmitted to humans by snakes or civet cats (5-8 lb cat-like mammals which apparently taste good). While these species may have been infected, the true source is bats. Seems they are carriers of many such viruses. 

There have been two previous outbreaks of severe respiratory syndrome caused by corona viruses. The first was also from China in 2003 and also first blamed on the civet cats. It was called Severe Adult Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and killed 774 people before it completely disappeared. It was later determined that bats had infected the cats and were responsible.

 The next outbreak was in 2012 in Saudi Arabia and was termed MERS for "Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome." It killed 850 people and still smolders there. It was spread to humans from camels who were initially infected by bats. 

The future can not be predicted, but "the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior," and so it can be expected that this new corona virus will burn-out as its relatives did by mutating into a less harmful form. It deserves attention, but I wouldn't put a mask on yet.   

As an aside...I was in a barn today looking at hay from a local farmer. He had two crates of used bailing twine. One was labeled "good string" and the other was labeled "string too short to keep."  Both were full. Made me think of you. I still can't sweep my barn without turning the broom with each stroke. Guess you taught me well. Thank you. 

Over and Out...

jan 30 2020

what a difference a day makes-- es[ecially if that day  is the day of the charlie challange  where you all pushed  charlie's explore matching $$ offer to amazing heights...  little things i would not have considered-- like a foam core sign  for when we go out speaking etc with dogs... it was an extre $5 to plastic coat it----for years-- at least 10 of them ... i have had a flimsy paper serv dog project signage explaining our mission.

.yesterday we entered the real world of a foam core signs-- 2 of them....   with our breeding  tree and  teh carlene's challange  picture...with the 10 pups   at 6 weeks old...all sitting patientley waitin g for a spoonful of canned food.-- one of those pups is george.. so on teh bottomn of that foam core i put a picture of bella and george with a brag post- # 1 service dog of the year by the akc  at about 2 years old.  which is abotu the time other facilities start training theri dogs. 

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thes morning i am to be at a studio  9 am  to discuss training.. good chance to stick my neck out. there are so many "rules" about training.. that are worth discussion...

####you must not work a dog before 18 months because they have young bones- whoever wrote that has not watched our pupps batter each other on puppy hill-- with really minimal orthepedic problems.

#### to stop you r dog from pulling, use an anti pull harness which is designed exactly like the harness worn by iddidarod  sled dogs pulling  sleds in alaska

#### gentle leader? is not gentlle dogs hate it-i agree.

#### ?choke collar? does not choke any more than a leather collar. all collars choke if improperly used. it is a training collar.

somewhere along here the dog's intelligence is sacrificed to marketing. you dont want your dog to pull??  take 5 minutes and explain to yiur dog that pulling is not an approved method of getting  from A to B.

problem there is that dogs think that to go from A to B  you may as well go at a comfortable fast trot. they see no reason to go slower... so you have to explain it to them-dogs are not mindless fools.  

i love to get into a conversation i had outside costco one day .."they say" tehre is a correct way to put on a chain collar- personally i think that is nuts... but someone stopped me and continued to explain to me  that  she was a dog trainer....  and i had the collar on sizzle all wrong.. i listened for 2  seconds and then bent down and just took it off --- she freaked out because "you have no control over sizzle and  didn't you  know route 1 was right there with no fence??"   siz was just standing there so i very quietly said "siz wait" and walked10 feet to get a shopping cart.  when i said ok she just fell in step with me and we left the "trainer" standing there speachless.

pride goeth before a fall... i know that..and siz has to be watched when other dogs are around---being a breeding female, she has opinions.. a bltch got the name somehow.

the concept of controlling a dog  that weighs more than the owner is totally foreign to many people.  our poster child  bella  drops the leash  so often that i make a 24 inch  leash for her that will not drag on the ground.----conceptually was a huge education for teh princioal of bella's school that bella had total control over george-- even in the cafeteria !!!  with food around !!! ----good morning america... wake up !!

however....

teh concept of my dog weighting more than me ain't never gonna happen....and it is not the dogs fault.

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DEAR CARLENE,

JUST A QUICK UPDATE ABOUT SEAGRAM. WE HAVE SETTLED INTO A QUIETER LIFE DURING THE WINTER, WITH NO TRIPS TO THE CITY, ALSO IN PART BECAUSE OF A FOOT INJURY I HAD A COUPLE OF  WEEKS AGO (NOT FROM A FALL - SEAGRAM HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING NE SAFE)

WE  GO TO THE BEACH AS OFTEN AS WE CAN. THIS IS DEFINITELY OUR “HAPPY PLACE” (ALTHOUGH THAT IS ON HOLD FOR NOW).

A FEW WEEKS AGO, SHE WAS AT THE VET’S OFFICE AND WEIGHED 118 POUNDS, WHICH THE VET SAID WAS “PREFECT.” SHE ALSO RECEIVED HER RABIES SHOT (AND I WILL GET THAT DOC TO LINDA). 

ON SUNDAY, WE WENT OUT WITH MY HUSBAND TO PICK UP LUNCH AT A SEAFOOD STORE THAT SELLS FRESH FISH AS WELL AS PREPARED FOOD. OF COURSE SEAGRAM DIDN’T STOP TO SNIFF ANY OF THE SEAFOOD. WE ARE ALWAYS WELCOME THERE BECAUSE SHE IS SUCH A PROFESSIONAL. 

THE STORE WAS QUITE BUSY, SO PEOPLE WERE STANDING CLOSE TOGETHER AND THE OWNER WAS HELPING TO FILL ORDERS. AS WE WERE WAITING, A COUPLE CAME IN LINE BEHIND US. THE WOMAN SAID “WHAT A SWEET GIRL,” AS SHE PUT HER HAND ALMOST UP TO SEAGRAM’S NOSE. SEAGRAM MOVED BACK A BIT, AS I SAID, “SHE IS SWEET - BUT SHE IS WORKING, SO SHE WON’T EVEN SMELL YOUR HAND.” (ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT SEAGRAM HAD ALREADY CAUGHT HER SCENT AS SHE WALKED INTO THE STORE.)

THE WOMAN STEPPED BACK A LITTLE AND REPLIED, “THEN SHE IS SUCH A *GOOD* SERVICE DOG!”

JUST AFTER THAT, THE OWNER FINISHED SERVING UP OUR SOUP (WHICH MADE A GREAT DINNER LATER). HE LOOKED AT SEAGRAM, AND COMMENTED, “SHE IS SO GOOD!”

SO SHE CONTINUES TO BE MY SUPER SEAGRAM. I KNOW THAT - BUT IT IS WONDERFUL WHEN OTHERS COMMENT ON HER EXCELLENT BEHAVIOR. I CANNOT THANK ALL OF YOU ENOUGH FOR HER!

AMY

JAN 29 2020

 re:---THE MISSING POT !!   i am shocked that i only had 2 emails today alerting me to the fact that the pot is missing..a task i assigned to all you  camerqa people.

i bet i have lost 5 crock pots that just wandered away, so when i bought this one i set it on the corner of the counter within camera range and asked you all to keep track. thqnkfully 2 of you alerted me today so i can find another on camera  spot to keep it so we don't loose another. i will do that today.

the reqason it was moved - is in prep for teh chef for seniors-- who will be here 9am tomorrow morning to prepare 16 meals ( 4 x 4)-- 4 of which will be beef strogonoff

teh POT should then return.

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TEH  TENDENCY  OF MY CROCK POT TO WANDER- THE SAME AS WHAT CAUSES ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS TO  BE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE EXPLORE CAMERAS.   IN THEIR CASE SOME WEALTHY SOUL DONATES A SMART TV AND ALL IS WELL FOR 2 DAYS  WHEN SOMEONE WHO HAS THE REMOTE IN THEIR HANDS GETS A PHONE CALL- AND THEY SET THE REMOT NEXT TO THE PHONE..SO THE NEXT GUY COMES ALONG AND SEES TEH REMOTE AND SAYS "I KNOW WE HAVE A BOX FOR THESE IN THE CLOSET"--  AND BINGO--- YOU HAE A USELESS SMART TV . DONOT LAUGH.... IT HAS BEEN TRUE IN 132 OF TEH 133 PLACES JUDY AND I HAVE GONE TO. ! DOWN WITH WIRELESS!!

I NEED TO GET THAT THOUGHT TO BILL CUMMINGS- BUT I BET IT IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM.. WE ARE WORKING ON IT.

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I AM PLEASED TO SEE THAT TOMMY NUGENT HAS NOT LOST HIS ABILITY TO OBSERVE THINGS THAT NEED OBSERVING . HE SENT THIS NUGENT'S NUGGET. HE WAS BEING HELPFUL WITH TEH MICE CHEWING WIRE PROBLEM

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HI CARLENE

 I read something interesting:

It seems that for 10 years or more, Guam has been plagued by an invasive "brown snake." These snakes have eaten enough birds and eggs to threaten certain populations and also tend to nest in transformers causing electrical disruptions. Much of this occurred on US military property in Guam and the electrical outages got their attention. 

Hundreds? thousands? Lots of mice were recruited posthumously to fight the problem. An 80 mg tablet of acetaminophen was inserted into each mouse corpse and the mice were then air-dropped from helicopters over the targeted areas. Those snakes which ate the spiked mice died within 24 hours and lots did. Non-reptiles eating the spiked mice had no ill effects. Was even safe for birds. 

Seems reptiles are unable to metabolize acetaminophen and it reacts with their blood causing a methemoglobinemia. This renders their blood unable to transport oxygen properly. It is said that they fall into a deep hypoxic sleep before expiring.

I have no idea. Only know what I read and will not attest to it. I do, however, have a respect for snakes. While they repulse me, I would never kill one. I just try to stay out of their way. 

For 4 or 5  years I had a scratching, chewing, squirrel noise in the attic and ceiling over my bedroom. Kept me awake sometimes.  I was worried about the electrical wiring, but eventually the squirrel noises went away. I was glad for that, but didn't know why until I sent a workman into the attic to check the wires last year and he came out with several long molted snake skins and a good report on the wires. I am thankful for the snakes and their help controlling of the squirrels, but I hope I never meet them.

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SO.....

IF IT IS TRUE THAT  MOST "DISCOVERIES" ARE ACCIDENTAL

 WHO WAS DOING WHAT THAT CAUSED THIS  TO BE DISCOVERED

PROBABLY THE SAME PERSON WHO DISCOVERED

MASSENGILL DOUCHE FIXED A SKUNK SMELL????

JAN 28 2020

CHIMNEY IS NOW CLEANED... AND VIDEO'D  -  THERE IS ABOUT A 6 INCH PLACE WHERE 2 OF TERH 2 FOOT LINERS HAVE LOST WHATEVER FILLED TEH 1/2 INCH WIDE HOLE-- FOR THAT - THIS CLEANER GUY ( $269 CLEAN AND VIDEO TAPE)  CHECKED OFF THE  LITTLE BOX THAT SAID I SHOULD NOT USE IT TILL I GOT IT FIXED... WHICH HIS COMPANY COULD DO... WITH A STAINLESS STEEL FULL LEGNTH LINER HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HIS COMPANY WOUOLD CHARGE FOR THAT... BUT HE DID KNOW THAT  IT WAS $450 FOR A SS DAMPER  THAT WOUL D SIT ON TOP- OF THE CHIMNEY AND COULD  BE CLOSED FROM BELOW WITH A  CABLE..

I WONDERED WHAT WOUOLD HAPPEN NEXT TIME I HAD AQN EXPLOSION  

( WHICH SEEMS I AM DESTINED TO HAVE)WOUOLD THAT THING JUST GET SHOT INTO WILLOWDALE STATE FOREST-- OR REMAIN SHUT AND EXPLODE INTO MY LIVING ROOM.

 THE ONLY SOLUTION TO MAKE IT SAFE..... I WAS TOLD....WAS THES STAINL3SS STEEL LINER..   BUT I SAID... IF COMPANIES CAN SQUIRT CONCRETE UP 50 STORIES TO SKYSCRAPOERS IN NEW YORK CITY, DO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THERE IS NO ONE WHO CAN CAUSE SOME GOOP TO FILL THAT  SMALL CRACK UP 10 FEET???-- IF NOT WE BETTER INVENT SOME.

SO I AM GOOGLING ... WITH THE HELP OF A FEW CP'S ADVICE.

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2 THINGS DO  CONCERN ME--- 

ONCE THAT PAPER IS SIGNED, I EITHER FIX IT OR  FORGET  ANY INSURANCE IF THE PLACE BURNS DOWN... (? MAYBE IT IS INSURANCE COVERED??)

MORE THAN THAT... IN THE VIDEO OF THAT CRACK, I COULD SEE TINY DUST PARTICLES BEING DRAWN  INTO THAT HOLE... NOW THAT MEANS THERE IS SOME KIND OF DRAFT DRAWING  STUFF IN.. AND MUST BE UP. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THERE MIGHT BE EVEN A GAP BETWEEN TEH CERIMAC LINER AND ALL THOSE ROCKS...   BUT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF DRAFT.

WITH THAT IN MIND  I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.... AS YET UNDECIDED...

I PLAN  CARRY AROUND THE PHOTOS....TO ASK TEH ADVICE OF ALL THESE FIREMEN WE HAVE BEEN TAKING CAKES TO,

THIS STAINLESS LINER---  ONE I HAVE ON ALL THE WOOD STOVES AS THEY GO THRU THE WOOD ROOFS IN MANY BUILDINGS HERE... COST ABOUT $100 FOR 3 FEET.

IN THE MEANTIME   THANKS TO SAM KEISS----WE HAVE A LOVELY  BIG PIECE OF CARDBOARD FLAT ACROSS TEH FIREPLACE  SO WE AT LEAST ARE NOT LOSING ANY HEAT..

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OUR SPAYED PUP.. HAD TO BE REOPENED FOR RE STITCHING... IT HAPPENS--  SHE IS STILL A LLITTLE GROGGY. ----AND ON TEH HOUSE CAMERA

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THE EXCITEMENTYOF TEH DAY WAS STITCH GOT HIS HEAD AND FRONT LEG STUCK IN THE LITTLE PUPPY FEEDER-- TEH FEEDER WHICH HOLDS TEH  6 INCH BOWLS... TURNS OUT STITCH'S HEAD-- THE HARD PART IS MAYBE  5.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER, BUT ONCE YOU GET ALL THAT EXSTRA NECK SKIN THRU TH EHOLE AND TRY TO PULL BACK, ALL THAT LOOSE SKIN ADDS  ANOTHER INCH  TO THAT 5.5  INCH HEAD... SO TEH 6.5  INCHES DID NOT COME BACK THRU THE 6 INCH HOLD WITHOUT CONSIDERQABLE HELP

IF HE IS LAME TODAY, I KNOW WHY.  HE HAD ONE LEG IN A VERY AWKARD SECOND DISH HOLE.

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AS I RUSHED TO THIS PROBLEM  I WAS THINKING..WHERE IS MY SILK SKARF !!!  BUT WE-- PAM AND  I --- GOT IT OUT WITHOUT NEED ING IT.

I HAD THAT IDEA FROM HEARING STORIES OF WEDDING RINGS STUCK ON SWOLLEN FINGERS IN TEH EMERGENCY ROOMS--- I AM TOLD--- WINDING DENTAL FLOSS WILL COMPRESS THE FLESH  AND ALLOW-- REMOVQAL.

ONE OTHER ER PROCEEDURE I HAD USED ON ME TO SAVE A TRIP TO THE ER.....MIGHT SOMEDAY BE USEFUL TO KNOW...   AN UNBENT PAPERCLIP... HEATED TO RED HOT  IN A CANDLE WILL PAINLESSLY BURN A TINY HOLE IN A FINGERNAIL AND RELIEVE THE PRESSURE OF  BLOOD AFTER YOU HIT YOUR FINGER WITH A HAMMER... OR WHATEVER.

jan 27 2020

sandy and lady ripple....

 i was thrilled to get the video of sandy and ripple  mincing theri way  thru a store .--- sandy arrived  very unstable on  awkward crutches and  at least in that video seemed quite secure with  her "lady ripple" == that is an ideal wondertful success story, but if i had been there i would have been a nervous wreck. those aisles were narrow-  i can remember being in a store  training with a pup and having him spot the balloons over teh cash register and he rushed backwards into the display of  oranges....

megan has much better nerves than i do- starting with her faith in george vs  teh principal of bella's school--- then hunter and wendy  mincing theri way down the long  flight of stairs 899 feet long--- erica and asher on stage...  fiona tripping the light fantastic- from stone to stone over a stream.... i get nervous... "have faith" 

 sounds like my sister frannie-- "have faith" as she would carry a large collection of breakable dishes.  she always made it ..and i always worried.

there is a "just do it" element to this sdp operation..  take betsy-- and her very fancy upscale gift ? store.  i would never suggest she take her 2-- (scarlot, mischa )  and have tem lie quietly in the corner of her store and greet people going past them...  but she just did it.

or ther recipient who  the first week  after getting her dog---- took her brand new dog on 4 airplane flights  teh first 2 days with absolutely no probem. 

i do not have that kind of courage/.

i think the way it went was  ... i told meg 10 years ago this would work- and fortunately she didn't question my advice and  didn't realize i didn't know what i was talking about-- before all of a sudden it was working./

if anyone offers you brains or luck... take luck every time/

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from sandy----

I have gone out to restaurants, movie theaters, Church and been on my best behavior to take care of my Mom.

Meg told my Mom to be more firm and use and Carlene’s voice to make me do things I really didn’t want to do, ( I wish she would stop talking to Meg) I thought it best if I told her what to do, but I’m realizing that those things weren’t so bad.

I’ve had a bath in the bath tub after finding some very nice perfume in the grass so I rolled all over it to impress my Mom, but she tells me that’s not the perfume ladies wear!

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rr report----

DOWN HERE IN THE SOUTH, WE ARE TOLD CONSTANTLY, ON THE RADIO ABOUT THE BLUE AND WHITE SIGN TO LOOK FOR IF YOU ARE STUCK ON THE TRACKS. I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE, I FORGET TO LOOK!

jan 26 2020

teh rail road crossing  emergerncy phone sign   has been verified by 5 people-- with no  one  coming up with a " negative" ... no sign... and 12 people 

"i never knew that "   so point is  made... it is useless if no one knows about it/.

2 exciting bits of the day

#1  reese is in heat--- woowoowooooo  finALLY ! MOTHER OF TEH POOH'S- I WISH ALL YOU CAMERA PEOPLE WERE HERE TO REMIND ME WHO HER LAST HUSBAND WAS...  PAM SAYS WATSON???  COULD BE--- THOSE  POOH PUPS ARE LARGE....  WONDERFUL PUPS... BUT I DON'T WANT OUR BUNCH

TO KEEP GROWING IN SIZE... SO I THINK WATSON MAY BE OUT... TIGGER WOULD BE MY NEXT  CHOICE... THESE PUPS OF SIZZLES ARE NICE PUPS TOO.  BUT I NEED TO SEE THE PEDIGREES ON PAPER-- SHE  JUST HANDED ME MY HANDY DANDY CHART=== TIGGER'S MOM IS REESES... SO THAT IS OUT..ouR ONLY HOPE FOR COLOR TEHN WOULD BE A FIRST LITTER OF SIR RICHARD... WHO LAST TIME  COULD NOT GET HIS ACT TOGETHER... HOPEFULLY HE IS OLDER NOW AND MORE LECHEROUS. SO NEXT SUNDAY WOULD BE DAY 8 AND WE BETTER HAVE SIR RICHARD ON HAND... 

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i tried to watch dr pol last night, and they had another  vet show on-- there were 2 "episodes" which i thought went beyond teh fringe-- first was a cow== down for 24 hours in delivery-- obviously not going to make it... so they shot the cow and cut her open quickly and saved teh calf---  which may have been the correct thing to do, but not my choice for family  tv....  next was a chicken who had grown into the leg band which was put on as a chick...   very instructive in general- so cut the thing  off  and tell the tv audience everything will be fine... instead of  telling the owner they had to take the chicken to a specialist?   why??? a specialist  has sharper scissors??  

then they got into trying to breed two hounds-- and tehy put them in a room- with a camera showing teh female wanted no part of the male-- snapping and biting immediately at him- as any unwilling female should do- so teh vet said they would have to muzzle and  hold her which they tried to do- at whihc point the male lost interest...and so did i... teh people involved had no  appreciation for the natural progression which we find works... one day  she says no ...  teh next she may say yes... for a day or two... and all of a sudden she  decides no again and wants to bite the male ... her choice.   she knows when she is fertile- and so do teh males.

you can do all teh expensive hormone studies you want and  try to predict teh unpredictable - we did absolutely every  test recommended by  both george-- and tehn a second time with teh artificial insemination expert in new england  in rhode island -  to try and impregnate opal with the frozen sperm from germany-- to no avail. .. it may work for some, but i  have never had an AI work, and never had a natural cover fail.

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and then..CHEF'S FOR SENIORS...

what a terriffic  idea

a  bona fide  chef will come to your house trundlilng along his own set of pots and panbs and spices etc... having been to the supermarket and gathered alll the ingredients ( for which you pay separately) then prepare a bunch of meals --boxed for frige or freezer - clean up and leave.

a local donor knows what we ( personally) spend on pizza and chicken wings-- and has offered to  pay for a 2 week trial.

if it works as it might, it could be cheaper than the constant "turkey wrap with no hots" 

so don't be shocked if next thrusday you see a white jacket cooking for us...  we alerady [picked out the meals-- 4 of tehm... 4 servings each  from his list of ??36 different dishes ( one beiong beef strogonoff.....)

the next one to test.......old wives tale of teh day--- all 3 colored cats are females....  can anyone verify that for us.?  black... brown... white  cats are females?????

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Met Mike and Iggy for lunch today at a neighborhood deli near their home.  Apparently, they’ve eaten there a couple times and Iggy has won over the heart of the owner. Now there are people, friends and family of the owners, who want to know when The Great Dane will be back.  No kidding when I say the place was hopping when we got there. I felt like a groupie following a rock star! 

JAN 25 2020

COUPLE QUICKIES...

211 NEVER HEARD OF IT... APPARENTLY IT IS A RESOURCE OF  SERVICES SPONSORED BY TEH UNITED WAY-- THEY CALLED ( MAINE DID) TO SEE IF WE COULD BE INCLUDED-- AND SUGGESTED WE CONTASCT TEH MASS 211.... LINDA.........

   

CHEF'S FOR SENIORS WILL COME AND COOKO A COUPLE MEALS FOR SENIORS .. I SIGNED UP IMMEDIATELY--- HE IS COMING TODAY AT ABOUT NOON..... I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A PROBONO OR PAYINB DEAL... WHATEFVER... IT SOUNDED GRTEAT FOR TEH THURS.. FRI.. SAT  SPAN WHEN WE HAVE RUN OUT OF FOOD LEFT HERE  FOR SUNDAY STEW.

SDP FEEDS ALOT OF PEOPLE BESIDES M E...  ANYONE  WORTKING HERE HAS OPEN  REFRIGERATOR PRIVLIDGES...

AND THEN

A  NUGGET FROM  NUGENT...
This is somewhat of a public service announcement and it may be that this is common knowledge to many, but was completely unknown to me until recently. Several months ago a couple in their 30's was driving the back roads near my farm, photographing the sites. At one point they misjudged a railroad crossing and their car ended up stuck on the tracks with the drive wheels off the ground. The husband got out OK, but his wife's seat belt would not unlock. 

 

According to those who know, he tried frantically to unlock the seat belt, but had no knife or other way to free her. At some point he ended up in the back seat trying to free her and then the train came. Both perished.

Weeks later while crossing that junction, I stopped to ask a railroad worker who happened to be there, why there is not a phone number conspicuously posted which one could call in an emergency to stop the train. He pointed to a small ?6"x10" metal plate bolted to a post which has exactly that, along with a unique code identifying that location. Had that been known to these people, I would suspect a different outcome. 

Moral of story being...there is such a plate, required by law, at every RR crossing in the USA. Perhaps it is time for railroads to advertise this fact to those whom might actually need that info., but short of that...tell everyone you know. 

JAN 24 2020

Great, great stories! Thanks to you and Tommy for starting the day off hilariously   Looking forward to more

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as for teh rabies and europe  this was the only thing i could copy 

 off teh email sent about the czech rabies rules if anyone can read it 

 let me know and i will send you the rest.

Požadovaná stránka nebyla nalezena. Zkuste přejít na domovskou stránku

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in medicine..... exceedingly rare is not  the same as  impossible.... that is the lesson of the day---

it goes along with ... given AN INFNITE NUMBER OF TYPEWRITERS and AN INFINITE NUMBER OF  MONKEY S one would type the complete works of shakespeare.

SO WHAT ARE WE??? AN INFINITE NUMBER OF MONKEYS??

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TV LAST NIGHT -- GIBRALTER--- IF EVER THE MONKEYS DISAPPEAR FROM TEH ROCK OF GIBRALTAR, TEH BRITISH WILL LOOSE "OWNERSHIP" -- I WENT THERE ONCE-- AND REMEMBER A FEW MONKEYS-- AND TEH STORIES OF HOW TEH BRITISH HAD A VET WHO CCARED FOR THEM BECAUSE OF THAT BRITISH STORY..-- THAT IS A THING I LIKE ABOUT THE BRITISH-- THEY HAVE A "FUN FUND" CONCEPT TO THIER TAXES... WELL THYE MUST BE CARING FOR THE MONKEYS VERY WELL BECAUSE  THERE ARE ONE HECK OF ALOT OF MONKEYS RUNNING THE RAFTERS..... A HUGE HERD????  APPARENTY THERE ARE  GROUPS == WHO  LIKE HUMANS OCASIONALLY START WARS BETWEEN THE GROUPS.- HOW DO THEY FIGHT?   THEY BREAK FINGERS AND TAILS.

MOVING ON...

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TEH CDELLAR IS TAKING SHAPE... I MADE A HUGE TABLE 4 X 8...  4 ' TALL    MY FAVORITE SHAPE...  FOR GRACE IN THE HAYLOFT TO DO HER CRAFTY THINGS...-- SINCE SHE IS NOT AROUND AS MUCH SHE WIL HAVE TO DO HER CRAFTY THINGS IN THE CELLAR- SO WE CAN USE THAT TALL TABLE FOR LAUNDRY FOLDING-- WE CAN BUILD PAM A STEP STOOL.

GOT TO COVER IT WITH THAT WHITE STUFF..

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NEXT LESSON OF THE DAY--- THAT WHITE STUFF.....

FARM TEK- AND PROBABLY MANY OTHERS HAVVE POLYMAX SHEETING

IT IS PERFECTLY WONDERFUL STUFF THAT IS USED IN PLACES LIKE CAR WASHES. A GREAT DANE CAN PUT TEETH MARKS IN IT WITH DIFFICULTY, BUT SO FAR I HAVE FOUND NO OTHER WAY IT GETS DIMINISHED IN QUALITY--- EVEN THE THINNEST--- I.E.  CHEAPEST--- IS NEARLY INDESTRUCABLE----.IT IS 5' X 10'  FOR $50  AND THEY SHIP IT COILED..AND WE WRITE ON IT LIKE  WHITE BOARD...-- >> KIDS PLAYROOM???? SHOWER STALL??? LAST TINE  I BOUGHT 15 OF THEM TO SAVE ON SHIPPING... AND THEY ARE NEAARLY GONE...  I THINK I HAVE ONE LEFT FOR THE BIG TABLE... PERFECT SURFACE///

ALSO A QUICK NOTE ON THE EPOXY FLOOR/WALLS OF TEH CELLAR...-- THAT STUFF IS... ALSO.... WATERPROOF AND  PRETTY TOUGH.. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

 OUR CELLAR WAS A CONCRETE DUSTED PIT- AND IS NOW QUITE LIVEABLE,

jan 23 2020

just in case you think i make up these stories.... i heard from  tommy nugent  who was ( and in my mind, still is   a 17 year old kid who was  thrilled with race horses, worked in our barn, and i was terrified he would get too involved with the race "trackers" and not take advantage of the super brain he obviously had--  he is now  dr.nugent, who once  studied endorphins in kentucky.. to whom we gave the dane  "cuba"

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Cheers to you and very nice to hear from you:

Yes, the racehorse in your basement was "Gal Friday." She was a filly we all loved. Kind and pretty and very nice and comfortable to ride. I loved that filly. You gave me a picture of her as a foal for Xmas one year with her mother..1972?  

We took her out of the barn and put her in the warm basement because she had a fever and was sick and we were doing all we could to help her. The weather was severely cold and the vet suggested it. We didn't expect the rain, but despite the ankle deep water, she did just fine and recovered. 

I hope you will edit this so as to not incriminate any of us, but I have a lot of memories of Chestnut Street.  

I believe you and Lynn Cashman once somehow came home with a fire hydrant.  

I remember Janine giving Tinker an English muffin each morning before the school bus came.

I also recall being stopped with you by North Reading, MA Police for expired plates in 1972. The renewal stickers were clipped to the lamp in the kitchen.  I was 17 and you were teaching me how to drive a horse trailer. (You did a good job. I still remember and can drive anything). As I recall, you had 3 or 4 wrist watches on each arm, to be repaired, and a tv or two in the back seat in the middle of a crime wave involving horse trailers and tv's.  I forget who got us out of that.

When you mention the pig, I want to remind you of how she came to be. I had a little green MGB sports car, of which I was very proud.  You gave me a big jar of penny's one day and sent me up Rt 128 to the hog farm and told me to ask the farmer if he would trade a piglet for their weight in pennies. He said yes and that little piglet sat on my lap all the way home and we became friends forever. She did become big, though.

Cuba was my best friend for a long time. I now have 2 great Pyrenees dogs ,  I really would love to have another Dane, just can't now. 

Over and Out....Tommy Nugent

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now that he mentions it... that story about the  watches was very funny-- the police stopped us-- no sticker- tommy driving.  i had been working on the remnants of my parents house and the jewelery box....  there were ab accumulation of watches- so rather than stick them in my pocket, i put them on and wound them up to see which ones were working... so when the policeman stopped us....and finished with the paperwork of ticketing us,  it was just too perfect, --- i  pulled up my sleeve and said "you wanna buy a watch?"- there was some confusion after that--

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and i also  remember the firehydrant-- when i go in that shopping mall to this day, i remember that hydrant with the 4 foot of heavy iron pipe attached...both being horse people and accostomed  to lifting  100 pound bags of grain-- lynn and i  struggled with that thing- finally getting in our vehicle the whole time wondering if they had a surveillance camera--

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i hope tommy continues to remind me of stuff for the daily doggie !!!

jan 22 2020

Walter is now sleeping-..... well  maybe he  is runnung with mary, and  bailey at the rainbow bridge.  wonderful dog, super trained by megan... hopefully goldie will find another pup for megan...

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stay out of politics--- well.... i can not imagine at my age--- which many of the senators now are... sitting at my desk.. no phone,,,  no computer.. no talking.. for 14 hours...(well  they must have had  several bathroom breaks at their age... )  normally  i wake up at 1:00 - usually to make monkey fists and drink decaf coffee while getting wierd ideas for this fool daily doggie...last night i was entertained by watching the old folks continuing to sag and droop as they formally  presented ideas about which they had predetermined opinions.  even the guy at the top, with the hammer- nearly had his chin on his desk as he banged it and finally  said "adjourned"-   and he was due back at work  7 hours later.  at 2 am they had a grand time keeping "today, tomorrow , and yesterday" straight in their heads.  some of the younger guys held up a bit better, but the older ones took a hit.

i certainly would run that outfit differently !!

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the easiest parts  of any project are -- getting the idea-- and buying the parts online. as i look at teh 3 powerstrips i need to  screw to some wall waist high  so i don't have to crawl around on my knees trying to plug or unplug some devioce at  the "regualr" ankle high plug. 

furthermore... i think i could design something easier than 2 tiny off set screws which are supposed to hold those powerstrips to the wall.

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i am very fortunate-- my ability to aproximate the spacing for those screws is bad which results in many holes in the walls of this house....  but since all the walls are wood it is possible to hammer nail / screw holes randomly- and you can just pull them out ---- the holes  heal  themselves and without a magnifying glass,  just disappear.

magnifying glasses , levels and right angle T squares are not welcome here.

with the latest discussion about my roof,  i remembered...... we once had a roof leak.  down the side of the chimney - a pretty sterady drip, but not enough to fill a bucket overnight.... which is my criteria for the seriousness of a leak.. it has just plain gone away... never fixed, but has not leaked in years.

i am a very experienced owner of a leaking roof. in lynnfield it was so bad that i was forced to learn to siphon so i could fill 2 big trash cans at once before i drilled a 1/2 inch hole and stuck a funnel in it to direct the water to the basement garage where it did run "out" if it got over 4 inches deep.

well... it usually did except for the time we had a race  horse standing in 4 inches of water.  i have forgotten why all that happened- but i do remember both horse and teenager  tommy nugent standing in that water.

tommy nugent now doctor nugent-- now reads this -- maybe he can fill in the details???

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in the "perils of pauline" department... does anyone know how to get a BOSCH washing machine door unlocked?

jan 21 2020

RABIES--- LARGE ITEM IN A DOG OWNERS  LIFE..  THEY NOW...IN MASS... ALLOW A SHOT TO BE GOOD FOR 3 YEARS  ---IF---- IT IS GIVEN WITHIN 9 TO 12 MONTHS OF TEH PREVIOUS SHOT.. NOT ONE DAY DIFFERENT !  MUST BE GIVEN BY A VET....IF YOU HAVE IT DONE AT A VET THEY WILL"NEED" TO DO A PHYSICAL FOR $50,,, IF YOU GO TO THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT IT IS $2- AND SO FAR MINE  HAVE  ALL SURVIVED.

 TODAY'S NEWS OF  A MAN WHO SAVED HIS SON FROM THE JAWS OF A CAYOTE-- IN THE SAME NEWS THEY SAID THAT CAYOTE HAD ALREADY  ATTACKED A CAR.......HOLD IT RIGHT THERE   SOUNDS LIKE A WILD ANIMALL NOT BEHAVING IN A NORMAL WAY- I HOPE SOMEONE IN ANIMAL CONTROL IS THINKING OF RABIES--  THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FRIENDLY-- HEALTHY --- COYOTE-  WE HAD ONE HERE IN THE ARENA 20 YEARS AGO-- IT DID NOT RUN AWAY FROM ME- LUCKILY I CALLED ANIMAL CONTROL-- WHO SHOT IT--- ALL THE DOGS GOT BOOSTERS,,,, I  HAD TO GO THRU THE RABIES TREATMENT EVEN THO I HAD NOT TOUCHED IT-- PLUS WE WERE QUARENTINED FOR ?WEEKS? AS TEH CARCUS WAS SENT TO CORNELL  UNIVERSITY AND CAME BACK POSITIVE FOR RABIES...

I AM TOLD..... NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE SURVIVE RABIES ONCE THE  SYMPTOMS APPEAR..   SO IF THERE IS THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE-- YOU GO HAVE THE TREATMENT.==== WHICH IS--- IS A SERIES OF 3 SHOTS GIVEN AT SPECIFIC TIMING... I REMEMBER " YOUR NEXT SHOT IS AT 2PM  ON THURSDAY"--  KIND OF THING.- TEH SHOTS ARE NOT SPECTACUALR-- I USED TO HEAR ABOUT SHOTS IN THE STOMACH-- NOT TRUE WHEN I HAD THEM... SORE ARM IS ABOUT ALL I REMEMBER.

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NOW WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING PUPPIES FROM EUROPE-- THERE IS NO QUARENTINE INTO THE  USA....AS YOU ALL HAVE COME TO REALIZE....  BUT THERE IS "LANGUAGE"  ABOUT SHIPPING FROM A "COUNTRY FREE OF RABIES" .. WHICH GERMANY IS... AND I THINK CZECH IS ALSO---

WHICH MAKES ME WONDER WHY A PUP FROM CZECH CAN NOT BE SHIPPED FROM FRANKFURT--

WE HAVE SOME INVESTIGATING TO DO.... THERE ARE FLIGHTS FROM PRAGUE TO BOSTON WITH ONE STOP--LAST TIME WITH SIR RICHARD, THT STOP WAS LISBON AND IT TOOK 24 HOURS-- THERE SEEM TO BE 10 HOUR FLIGHTS.. AND I DID SEE THE WORD "DELTA"  == REMEMBER JUDY FLEW TO COPENHAGAN AND BACK IN 24 HOURS TO PICK UP A PUP... FREE...

JUDY'S HUSBAND IS A PILOT AND SHE IS X-AIRLINE.

WE HAVE HOMEWORK TO DO.

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NOW ABOUT OTHER AILMENTS..... FLU FROM CHINA... THE PART THAT CONCERNS ME IS YESTERDAY 6 PEOPLE IN CHINA HAD  CONFIRMED CASES...  TODAY THEY HAVE A CASE OF 14 PEOPLE WHO HAVE CAUGHT IT FROM ONE CONTACT.  THERE IS A MATH WORD FOR THAT KIND OF THING...?EXPONENTIAL INCREASE???

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THAT MEANS WHEN SOMEONE SNEEZES  NOW,  YOU BETTER SAY " GOD BLESS YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE IN TH E ELEVATOR"

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I AM TOLD SIR RICHARD WILL BE HERE TODAY-- I WANT TO GET A GOOD LOOK AT HIM-- HE MUST BE A YEAR OLD NOW-- AND MERLE.....  MERLE BRED TO BLACK WITH WHITE PAWS.. IS SUPPOSED TO PRODUCE 25% BLACK... 25% black with white markings ( sizzle)  25% merle and 25% harl- so i need to pull the pedigrees and look over richard and may

this would give us 100% dogs  which could be reg with teh DDC-- that is very interesting to teh usual american dane breeder-  and if sir richard throws spectacular pups, it might be worth the effoirt to keep him reg and stud him out--- for cash...not pups... knowing me ... i won't get around to it ... 

jan 20 2020

GOOD NEWS AND NOT QUITE GOOD NEWS... at last.....somebody has puppies coming.....  !! not us yet... but...

Hi Carlene, 

pregnancy is confirmed.  when the puppies are born, I will inform you.  

Best Regards 

Marika 

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THIS KENNEL HAS DOGS THE EXACT SHAPE OF CHAOS AND BENTLEY--  HER FEMALE "SUPRA"  HAS WON MORE TITLES THAN I HAVE EVER SEEN ON ONE DOG...PLUS  SHE HAS BEEN EXAMINED FOR hips,elbows.heart... and even eyelashes !!!!  "ENTROPIAN"   other than being black--- she is perfect- and on their web page with her is a harl--- unfortunqately still a pup, so i doubt he is the father of the new litter.

SUPRA Claudia Bohemica

* 04.09.2015
- EuDDC breeding 306 p., DNA, 82 cm
- HD A, ED 0, 
- Dopller / Sono + ECG / Heart - Negative/2017,2019/
- Myopathy / IMGD / Negative
- Ectropium - Entropium neg.
Nomination for SCDD TOP GREAT DANE 2018
C.I.B. - International Beauty Champion
German VDH Champion 

plus 21 more champion titles...

that gives you more information than you wouold ever get on an akc pedigree.. i wish akc would adopt the eu reg system...

please do not contact the kennel owners  but you can certainly play with the web site,. www.claudiabohemica.com/en especially if you look at the previous litters-- and look up teh "x" litter, you can see teh puppy picture of . Xedox...i.e.  our  sir richard. coming up for one year old...

the hip rating is described by barbara as......
In Germany it is allow to breed with the HD x-ray result 
A till C . This means no problems with the dysplasia. 
HD D means the dog will get perhaps problem with the hips when the dog will become old.
HD E- F ore more means Hip dysplasia wich will cause pain .
We always breed only a dog with HD C to a dog with HD A

 there is another number i don't understand ... yet... it has to do with how close to the perfect  dane-- supra has 306-- and other breeding danes of  that kennel are close to 300..

the not so good part is...... she can not ship pups out of frankfurt-- which is teh direct 8 hour flight to boston..  because of rabies regulations, she has to ship from prague to lisbon to boston.. 24 hours.  pet air does a nice job and makes sure they are cared for enroute... we have time to think...?judy? --- problem is...something about dogs going into germany with rabies shots given  less than  30 days before..... or something.

last time i went thru this -- for richard??-- i think the kennel is closer to frankfurt than to prague-- per the google maps...

that is the next project... hopefully at least 2 pups-- for service dogs...

and praying for our females to get "with child"

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 Hi carlene. 
I wanted to write with a harry update. He is doing really well and is still as happy and active as ever. He has a minor foot issue that we have been on top of for a few mths but nothing that is keeping him down. He is thrilled with the cooler weather for all day zoomies. He hates the heat and bugs so this is his favorite time of year.

JAN 19 2020.... CAKE  TO FIRE DEPT DAY

I DID HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMETN COME=== AND THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT PUT OUT FIRES... THEY --- I AM SURE FOR LEGAL REASONS WILL NOT ADVISE ANYTHIHNG EXCEPT GET AN OFFICIAL ( LIABLE ) OPINION...  THEY JUST STOOD AROUND IN THERI BIG BOOTS. I WAS EMBARASSED TO HAVE THEM COME...BUT IT MADE TEH CP'S QUIETER..... THAT WAS A PRETTY BIG CHIMNEY FIRE--- I COULD TELL BY THE SOUND..I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE CALLED THEM---MOSTLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SNOW ON THE ROOF,

SO EVEN THIS GREAT 6 FOOT TOWER OF FIELDSTONE  WHICH IS TEH  CHIMNEY WOUOLD NOT PROTECT AGAINST SPARKS.....

LIKE MOTHER NATURE PLANNING THINGS...  MOST OF MY OTHER CHIMNEY "HAPPENINGS"  WERE IN THE WINTER WHEN   A FIRE IN THE FIREPLACE WAS NECESSARY AND SNOW WAS ON THE ROOF... TEH ONE WITH JANINE IN HER UNDIES SLIDING AROUND  THE ROOF IN FIRE EXTINGUISHHER FOAM WAS DUE TO A  SUMMERTIME TRASH BURNING EPOISODE WHERE WE COULD SEE TINY LITTLE FLAMES BURNING TEH PINE NEEDLES NEXT TO THE SKY LIGHTS..AND ALLL THE FIREDEPARTMENT HAD TO DO WAS HELP HER OFF THE ROOF.  THEY DIDN'T MIND THAT.

HOWEVER.....

ONE OF THEM  YESYERDAY SAID HE WAS IN FLORIDA IN A COFFEE SHOP -- AND A GREAT DANE SERVICE DOG CAME IN  SO HE SAID TO HIS FRIEND " WE HAVE A SERVICE DOG TRAINING OUTFIT IN IPSWICH.... AND AS SOON AS HE D=SAID IPSWICH, THE PERSON SPUN AROUND AND THEN HAD A GRAND TIME TALKING.. ,, IT WAS ONE OF OURS... 

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SNOW....WE HAVE ABOUT 4 INCHES-- WHICH I DON'T INTEND TO PLOW-- MOSTLY BECAUSE I DID NOT PUT THE PLOW ON MY CAR--  WHICH I STILL CAN DO IF A HEARTY SOUL SHOWS UP... PLOWING IS NOT A PROBELM FROM MY HEATED CAR...  BUT TO TRY AND PLOW 4 INCHES OFF TEH STONE DUST WILL JUST PILE UP STONE DUST ALL OVE W2HERE WE DON'T WANT IT.  I DID HEAR OF 40 DEGREES IS NEXT. 

TOMORROW IS A DENIS DAY SO IF WE CAN JUST MAKE IT TIL THEN,  HE WORKS 4 DAYS  A WEEK... TODAY IS NOT ONE OF THEM/  NOR WAS YESTERDAY

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Carlene and Linda,

We just got home, we stayed in traffic and wrecks threw NY and Virginia which took longer.

When we arrived I walked Lady Ripple to each room and told her this was her home, then to the back porch and her doggie door to her fenced in back yard.

I turned her loose and she has ran around everywhere and smiling like she knew automatically.

We have had so much fun just watching her.

Thank you and everyone for letting us have this blessing she will have a great home I promise you!

We have so many friends that have gifts for her and wanting you come meet her, I'm having to space everyone out to not overwhelm her.

She traveled very well and such a love.

We will keep you updated.

Love,

Sandy, Johnny, and Lady Ripple

JAN 18 2020

BOY HAVE I CAUGHT IT ON TH E  CHIMNEY FIRE...SOME THINGS I ALREADY KNEW AND SOME THINGS I AM LEARNING... LIKE THERE IS A "LOG' TO BURN IF IT STARTS?????? APPAR4E4NTLY AT HOME DEPOT- WHICH WOULR WORK BETTER IF ONE WERE HERE AND NOT AT HOME DEPOT... PINE FIREWOOD...IS INCLINED TO MAKE CREASOTE===AND WE DO BURN SOME IF WE ARE LOW ON HARDWOOD...  THAT CRINKLED PAPER USED FOR PACKING AT MAIL CALL BURNS WITH AN INTENSITY  LIKE CARDBOARD,..

I HAVE HAD CHIMNEY FIRES BEFORE- SAYING THAT PUTS ME IN THE CATAGORY OF DARN FOOL--   BUT LAST TIME I HAD A CHIMNEY FIRE... THE ROOF DID START  --- I COULD SEE FLAMES NEXT TO THE SKY LIGHTS..---- SO I BELLOWED FOR JANINE WHO AS LIVING IN THE GUEST HOUSE-- AND IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING DRESSED...  SHE RAN, I GOT THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND THE LADDER==  WHILE MY HUSBAND DROVE OUT THE DRIVE "TO PULL THE CALL BOX " -- HE WAS A CITY DWELLER....  JANINE SCRAMBLED UP THE LADDER WHICH WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO LEAN AGAINST THE BUILDING ... BUT SHE GOT THERE AND EXTINGUISHED TEH FLAMES  WITH THE FOAM  OF EH EXTINGUISHER... JUST ABOTU WHJEN ALL THE FIRE TRUCKS CAME UP THE DRIVEWAY AND MANY MEN IN BIG BLACK COATS AND BOOTS TRUNDLED AROUND THE BUILDING WHERE I WAS TRYING  TO LINE UP THE LADDER AS JANINE IN  HER  VICTORIA SECRET UNDIES WAS SLIDING AROUND TRYING TO GET  A FOOT HOLD IN TEH FOAMY MESS THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER HAD MADE.

THEY MADE SOME COMMENT ABOIUT THEY WISHED ALL FIRE CALLS WERE LIKE THIS ONE.  WE LIVE SO FAR OUT OF IPSWICH -- THAT 2 OTHER TOWNS RESPOND IF I CALL-- GEROGETOWN  A ND TOPSFIELD.----.IN RETROSPECT .. I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE CALLED. I KNEW IT WAS A BIGT ONE./... FROM TEH ROAR...--IF I HAD SEEN WHAT THE CAMERA WAS SHOWING , I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE...

SO NOW--- LIMIT THE PAPER, GO BUY A PUTTER OUTER LOG.... MAYBE FIX TEH DAMPER A( WHICH WOUOLD HAVE CUT THE DRAFT,, AND ASK TEH FIRE DEPARTMENT TO CHECK THE CHIMNEY.   IF I ASK THE CHIMNEY REPAIR COMPANY TO CHECK-- I KNOW THEY WILL TELL ME I NEED $10,000 WORTH OF ELMERS GLUEALL.  

LETS SEE WHAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS.  

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Hi Carlene,

I can't believe it has been six months since I gave Kanga the command to "load up" and we headed out of Crazy Acres heading home to NC. These past six months have had some challenges for sure but mostly they have been full of joy, gratefulness, accomplishments and love. Kanga is a special girl for sure. 

There are truly no words that sufficiently express how thankful and appreciative I am that you and the SDP family chose me to receive the wonderful gift of Kanga. She has provided hope, encouragement and companionship upwards of anything I could have imagined. 

She has also provided endless amounts of drool that I swear could be sold as super glue, thousands of muddy paw prints that track throughout the house, many many slobbery wet kisses, so much laughter and endless cuddles. We are growing so much together and I will continue to be as dedicated to her as she is to me. 

Thank you again for what you did for me and what you do for so many others.

Peggy