During the week we had a visitor nearly every day. Of course each time we saw the Fox, my camera or cell phone wasn’t around. Finally, today Lili barked and I grabbed my camera and got a few pictures.
Foxy!
Walking down my driveway!
Look at the fluffy tail!
If I’d only gotten this shot I would consider myself lucky.
But then Foxy turned and I got this picture. Well, it just made my Thursday, I will tell you!I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and a very blessed Easter!
This is sort of a catch-up post as a lot has been happening, which has kept me from sitting down to write this out. But, here goes…
Limping Lili.
I still have the anti-inflammatory so she took a dose with dinner tonight, and I will go back to walking her only on a leash. My poor big girl.
On our way to the meeting.
My darling!
Happy Thursday!
A few months ago, when I brought Heidi home, I admit that I wondered if there was a possibility that she would be as special as my three Dackel Princess pups had been.
All three of them had distinct, strong, and individual personalities. I just wasn’t sure that this little girl could be all that the others had been.
I’d been watching Heidi since her birth via videos and pictures.
Newborn Heidi
I had felt a very strong attachment to her. One that I couldn’t exactly explain, without sounding like I was slightly daft, or losing my mind.
Meeting Heidi in person, on January 1st.
There was just something very familiar about her right from the start.
At the hotel in Nashville.
Me & Heidi
But here we are. Heidi will be six months old in another week or so and it’s like she has always been in my life.
She follows me everywhere. and stays with me when I am cooking or doing laundry or the dishes. I teasingly call her Velcro-Dog.
Heidi is unlike any pup I have ever had. Her personality is sweet and loving. She is smart and watchful, and at the same time has a hilarious sense of humor. And when I fall asleep for a nap, or at night, she finds her special little spot on my lap, curls up and we sleep. Happily, peacefully, lovingly asleep.
I am so grateful, so very happy to have this wonderful little being in my life.
Today, Jack and I celebrate 34 years of marriage. It doesn’t seem possible that it has been that long. In the grand scheme of things, 34 years is like forever in a Hollywood marriage. And at my age (63) it certainly is a large chunk of time.
In our thirty-four years of marriage, we have had 4 White German Shepherds, Rex, Max, Fritz, and Lili. Five Wire-haired Dackels, Shubi, Greta, Arnie, Anneliese, and Heidi, lived in four homes. One was a farm in Lyndeborough, NH; a very beautiful ranch home in Punta Gorda, FL; in a motorcoach here in Meredith, NH for 9 long months; while we built our current home, and lastly, this beautiful house, that Jack and I designed.
We had four children, between us. Three are living, and they have grown up to be really good people. We also have two of the most beautiful, and wonderful grandchildren on the face of the earth!
Marriage is never easy, even if you are married to your best friend. There are days you want to murder each other, but lucky for us, those days were few and far between.
Forgiveness is so important when you live with someone this long. People do stupid things, and if you can’t forgive them, then you are with the wrong person. I am the Queen of stupid things and I am married to the King of stupid things. So it’s a good thing we forgive and forget.
You will also find during a long-term marriage (or relationship) that there will be those days when your significant other just makes you crazy. Whether it’s how they are chewing their food, or even sipping their soup, you will sit there and wonder how you never noticed this before!
But then, there are those times when a little look, the warmth of a hug, or a gentle squeeze of your hand, will make you feel loved and safe. During my illness in 2017, when I felt like I was dying, I was so scared, and Jack just kept the home fires burning, cooked my meals, did the laundry, and did not allow me to believe that I was leaving this earth.
Likewise, not even six months after that, when he got the infection in his foot that led to the amputation of his toe, I made sure I was at the hospital each day. I brought him goodies to eat, stayed to speak with each doctor, and informed Jack, he wasn’t leaving me yet.
No, marriage isn’t easy, but the pros far outweigh the cons, and life would be, so lonely, without my Jack.
Even after all these years, Jack is still the first person I want to speak to in the morning, and the last person I want to speak to at night.
I made up a short montage of our life together using one of our favorite songs. I hope you enjoy it!
Happy Anniversary Jack!
Well, there goes the first full week of April. I can’t believe how life is flying by. Here are this week’s Friday Five.
Here is a picture of my Grandma Honey and Papa Fred. This had to be before 1968, as we are still at our Clipper Lane home. When I found this picture I had to share it.
I love this so much because they both look quite young and joyful. Papa especially is smiling happily. My guess is that they were 69 and 70 years old.
Notice how he has her by her elbow to escort her to the house.
They simply adored each other!
Despite my best efforts to have a truly quiet weekend, it turned into a pretty crazy one.
Lili’s ankle is still bothering her, so each time she needs to go out, I have to walk her on a leash. She weighs 77 pounds and is very strong.
So imagine trying to walk her and Heidi at the same time? Heidi may only be 16 pounds, but she is very strong and tries to pull you right off your feet!
Have you ever heard an old song, and then looked for it so you could hear the entire thing, and suddenly you realize that the group was one you really enjoyed back in the day, so you go to your music app and listen to all those tunes from your youth!
That’s what happened to me today when I heard “Share The Land” by the Guess Who.
Oh my goodness! What fun this has been!!
The Guess Who.
My only observation is that some of these guys had better, thicker, and curlier hair than most women!
I am still concerned about Lili’s limping. I may give the doctor a call on Monday. I am thinking she may need to have it wrapped. Lili is not a good patient. She wants to run and jump and play, but it just wouldn’t be good for her.
This is my quiet week. I am grateful. I am not feeling 100% and need to just putter around the house instead of trying to do it all at once.
Have a great week everyone!
Another week is gone, and here we are April first. April Fool’s Day. This year there is very little to joke about so I’m going to pass on anything cute!
Wednesday found me all over the State of New Hampshire. It was stock-up cans day at the grocery, get cheap(-er) gasoline in the car, and go for my glaucoma recheck.
The best part of the day was that my glaucoma recheck went very well, My pressures remain down. I had laser surgery last summer and between that and the eye drops, I use twice a day I am doing great!
I was able to stock up on Jack’s favorite soups, and canned vegetables. Now, I love fresh fruits and vegetables when I can get them, but with gas prices sky-high, and meat and poultry prices also crazy high, I needed to find ways to feed Jack and me and not go completely broke.
It was lovely and sunny, although very cold, and the drive was a pleasant one.
However, Lili’s ankle is still not better so this morning I am calling the Vet.
Heidi is doing great and she did well with Jack. I must say I had to laugh when she gave me the cold doggy shoulder when I got home!
In other Heidi happenings, she lost her last two baby-piranha teeth!
So, there is a lot to do today and after I get Lili to the Vet, the first is to clean out my pantry so I can get it all organized!
Happy Thursday!
Wow! There is so much going on in the world, and even in my little corner of the world, so a “This and That” list seemed appropriate.
People have made comments that felt unkind to me, but so far I haven’t decked a single person. Walk away and choose your battles wisely.
5-month-old Heidi.