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Books Books – I Read – I Read – And I Wrote the Novel – Buddy for David – Key Words – Crime – Family – Hope – Despair – Adventure – Boy – Dog – Ex Convicts – Love – Courage – Victory – Rich in Action Scenes and Dialogue – Movie to Be –
Boy David Anderod Canine Friend Buddy Unexpected Unwelcome Traumatic Event Family in Distress Bart and Kepper – Child Abduction – Simple Prayer of Captive Boy David Three Days in the lives of David, his family, his captors, law enforcement officers, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Buddy for David, Novel
Tagged Action Scenes, Adventure, Author, Boy, Buddy for David, Carol Ann Hoel, Crime, Despair, Dialogue, Dog, Ex Convicts, Family, Hope, Movie to be, Novel
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Go to Sleep Little Chelsea – White and Bright – Clean as Light – The Day Has Come to an End – It Is Time to Rest by your Playmate – Tomorrow Is Another Day –
Grooming day is not Chelsea’s favorite. She prefers to be full of sand and debris from the backyard. Soon she will run outside and roll in the sand. But not yet. Now it’s time to rest her head beside one of her stuffed … Continue reading
Posted in Pets, Photos
Tagged Ashen, Bichon Frise, Charcoal, Chelsea, Dog, Dog Years, Gray, Groomer, Grooming Day, Off-white, Pet, Roll in Sand, Sleep, Stuffed Animals, White
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Sunrise Photos and Fearless Chelsea’s Bad Habit – Stop it, Chelsea!
I went outside this morning at 5:30 a.m. to see the sunrise scheduled to occur at 5:25 a.m. The daylight had arrived, but I couldn’t find the sun. I looked in every direction. Our horizon was obscured so that any observable sun … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir, Pets
Tagged Bad Habit, Bichon Frise, Chelsea, Dog, freedom run, Horizon, Pet, Pet Training, Rottweiler, run, Scold, Scolding, Sun, Sunrise, Training
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Duck Finds False Pond – Chelsea Finds New Toy – Steve and I Find Fun Watching – Hee Haw Series – Based on True Life Event – Just Ask Chelsea –
Duck – Looky there! A beautiful pond for me! Dog – What’s that? Duck – Oh oh! A dog or something! Dog – Never saw anything like that before. It could be dangerous! Duck – Maybe I should leave. Dog … Continue reading
Posted in Hee Haw Series, Humor, Pets
Tagged Algae, Based on True Event, Bichon Frise, Dog, Duck, Funny, Hee Haw, Humor, New Toy, Pond, Pool, Silly Story, Story
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Hee Haw – Chelsea Speaks – Listen Up and Don’t Forget It…
I love to eat. I drink until I’m full. I hear what I want to hear. I see what I want to see. I like people that like me. Yes! I’m the same as you! I want my dish on … Continue reading
Posted in Hee Haw Series, Humor, Pets
Tagged Bichon Frise, Chelsea, Dog, Drink, Eat, Happy Pet, Laughter, Pets, Same as you, Silly Story
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Tell Me Your Pet Story – I’d Love to Hear It
Chelsea, our Bichon Frise, is twelve years old. While she acts like a puppy, we see her suffering the effects of aging. The cold bothers her more now than in her younger years. Winter weather, although mild in Arizona, chills … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Pets
Tagged Bichon Frise, Black Eyes, Chelsea, Cold Weather, Dog, Effects of Aging, Pet, Secure place, Snow White Animal, Speak, talk
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Chelsea Rules – Canine Queen
I am not without a pet to love in my new environment. Chelsea, our Bichon Frise, a pooch with an attitude, is queen of the household. She tolerates me very well. She may even like me. She is not a … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged Adjust, Adjusting, Adjusting Gracefully, Attitude, Bichon, Bichon Frise, carol ann, Chelsea, Dog, Eyes, hoel, Look at that Smile, Look at those eyes, Memoir, Middle, Not youngster, Pet, pooch, seniority, Situation, Smile, strut her stuff, Those Eyes, Win/Win, Win/Win Situation, youngster
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My First Pet – A Memoir
Bigger than life is the memory of my first pet, Amber. She was a mixed breed of dog with a brown-black-orange coat of fur. She was the sweetest pet anyone could want. I also remember her arch enemy, a black and … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged Amber, Arch Enemy, black-brown-orange, Bloody Brawl, Brawl, Coat, Coat of fur, Cocker, Cocker Spaniel, Dog, Enemy, First Pet, Friendly Association, Fur, Happy Ending, Memoir, Memory, Mixed Breed, Mutual Hatred, Pet
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Upcoming Novel – Release by End of This Year
Although Buddy for David (proposed title) stars a Great White Pyrenees, the book is not about a dog. It’s about a boy and his family. It’s about two lawless men that plan to enrich themselves by selling innocent eight-year-old David. It’s about … Continue reading
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Tagged A boy and his dog, Boy, boy and girl, boy and his dog, brother and sister, Buddy, Buddy for David, conclusion, criminals, David, David's world, deputies, Disaster, Dog, eight-year-old, face of disaster, Faith, Father, Fear, five-year-old, Girl, Grandmother, Great White Pyrenees, Hope, human trafficking, innocent, kidnapped, kidnappers, kidnapping, Law enforcement officers, lawless men, love, Mother, officers, Pyrenees, saga, strangers, two young women, Victory, White dog, World, young women
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Wait on the LORD
Psalm 27:14 – The Bible (KJV) – Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say on the LORD. Psalm 37:7 – The Bible (KJV) – Rest in the LORD, and wait … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged Courage, Dog, Lord, Master, Wait for the LORD, Waiting
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City Girl
My husband’s family called me city girl. I’d never seen a country road that I could remember back then. The first time I saw a pasture of grazing cattle I insisted that we stop the car and pull over to the … Continue reading
Posted in Thought, Uncategorized
Tagged Cattle, Cow, Dog, Moo, Springer Spaniel, Tomato, Tomato Worm
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Featuring Short Stories…
Click the Short Story Category on the right for your reading pleasure: Letter to Mom, a story about Lauren, a precious young woman struggling to tell her mother in a letter about her relationship that has run into trouble. Her best-friend-for-life, Deb, … Continue reading
Posted in Promotional
Tagged Baby, Birthday, Boots, Boy, Change, Cinderella, Dog, Family, German Shepherd, Gift, Girl, Handicap, Hardship, Letter, love, Mother, Relationship, Short Story
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Shep – segment 6 0f 6
Michael very much wanted to take Shep back home with him. Isabel sniffled and wiped her tears with her sleeve. “No,” Michael answered. “I’ll let Shep come home when he’s ready. We can both own Shep, or Lad, as you … Continue reading
Shep – segment 5 of 6
“There you are, boy! Where have you been? I missed you, Lad!” Michael wasn’t far behind. He heard the girl call Shep by the name of Lad. Michael felt sure he’d found the original owner of Shep. He was sad … Continue reading
Shep – segment 4 of 6
Summer ended and Michael went back to school. During the daytime, Shep roamed the yard. Sometimes Shep wandered farther than the yard. A few times Shep was gone overnight. These occasions caused Michael much alarm. Michael scolded Shep when he … Continue reading
Shep – segment 3 of 6
Michael and Shep returned to backyard. Michael picked up the ball again. He was about to throw it to Shep, when he changed his mind. “Come on, Shep. Let’s take a walk.” The dog followed Michael through the yard and … Continue reading
Shep – segment 2 of 6
Michael lived with his family in a grand old country house surrounded by trees. There couldn’t have been a better environment for a child growing up and this was summertime. Yet, there was one element lacking: Eight-year-old Michael had no … Continue reading
Shep – segment 1 of 6
Michael Broadmer grabbed an old baseball and tossed it hard across the yard. He’d wanted a dog since he was six years old. Now eight, Michael made up his mind; this had to be his dog! “Come on, boy. Get … Continue reading
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