Dog Friendly Trails
Dog friendly hiking trails for you to explore!
Anything Can, Everything Can Happen, It’s the Story of My Life
Asa here. As you know in good times and bad, I often turn to music to express my feelings. But today, instead of writing a parody, I’m sharing with you the lyrics of a Bon Jovi song, “Story of my Life.” “This is the story of my lifeAnd I write it every day I know […]
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Atypical Asa’s Eye Strikes Again
Sadly the surgery scheduled for Asa today is no longer an option. During the reexamination blood was detected in the eye. Similar to the previous time he had hemorrhaging in that eye, we do not know the source of the bleeding. It could be a tick-borne disease, or an undetected underlying condition? The eye specialist […]
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Lemmy’s Lifelong Love of Peanut Butter
Today would have been Angel Lemmy’s 17th birthday. Coincidentally, November is also Peanut Butter Lovers Month. No one loved peanut butter more than my older brother. Please join me for a stroll down memory lane as I share Lemmy’s lifelong love of peanut butter. Lemmy had his first taste of peanut butter just days after […]
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Acts of Kindness for Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday can become overwhelming with so many organizations vying for your financial support. However, there are many more ways to give beyond the wallet. Acts of kindness, lending a helping paw, paying it forward if you’ve received help in the past, giving of your time and talents, are just a few examples of ways […]
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Another Setback in Asa’s Journey with GRPU
Friends, we’ve been keeping a secret from you, but only because we wanted Asa to have a happy birthday. Asa recently had another setback with his eye. The procedure last month to break up the fibrohemorrhagic clot did not work. The clot continued to grow and is now blocking more of his vision. As it […]
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An Empty Seat at Our Table
There will be another empty seat at our table this Thanksgiving. Our Great Uncle has gone on to be with Grandpa and Great Grammy. We are trying to take comfort that after years of being apart from his dear mother, our Great Uncle will be with her in time for Thanksgiving. After all, Thanksgiving was […]
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Goldenlocks and the Three Rooms
The following is the tale of Goldenlocks and the three rooms. It all began one cold November night, when Dad was away for the weekend, leaving two Golden Retrievers and Mom home alone. Now everyone knows when Dad is away Mom’s Rules are different, and somethings that may not be allowed under ordinary circumstances are […]
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Don’t Postpone Joy
Is our Christmas tree up? Yes. Yes, it is. Was it decorated on Veterans Day? Yes. Yes, it was. Did we break our own rule of no Christmas decorations until after Thanksgiving? Yes. Yes, we did! But we can explain! It has been an uncertain year for us, to say the least. If my family […]
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Everyday Courtesies of Kindness
On this World Kindness Day, Asa and I double dog dare you to bring back kindness not as a one day event, or even a random act, but as a courtesy of every day life. Acts of kindness that were once considered as having good manners generations ago need to come back into daily practice. […]
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Thank You Military Working Dogs
On this Veterans Day weekend, we thank current and retired Military Working Dogs for your bravery and loyalty in protecting our country and the men and women who serve beside you. Since 1942 it is estimated that over 30,000 dogs have served our country, with approximately 2,500 Military Working Dogs on active duty today. In their […]
