They were an odd pair; a little white dog whose legs looked even shorter than they actually were because of his fat, round body and a little white dog with tan markings that looked somewhat like a Jack Russell Terrier. I saw them both running across my yard as I was returning from a trip to the drug store to buy more cold medicine. I parked the car in the garage and stepped outside to see where they were going but when they saw me, they changed direction and ran over to me. Continue reading
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The Elk Parade
Ten years ago my husband Steve and I spent the end of the year with my brother Jason and his wife Laura in Granby, Colorado. We had a great time cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, going for horse-drawn sleigh rides and tubing down the Rockies. But what I remember most is what happened on New Year’s Eve. Continue reading
The Lab and the Basset Hound
Several years ago my husband Steve and I were huddled downstairs during a snow storm the week after Christmas. At some point that evening, we went out to the garage to get more drinks and check the snowfall. I turned on the outside light to see how much snow had already fallen and saw two dogs, a Black Labrador and a Basset Hound, standing in the yard. Continue reading
The Good-Looking Goat
I saw the goat first. It was walking along the woods at the edge of the field heading towards the road. When I pointed it out to my husband Steve, he went into the garage and came back with some dog food in an old metal coffee can. Standing in the driveway, he began shaking the can. The goat turned and headed in our direction. Continue reading
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