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- I Opened the Shades to See the Sun Rise – Black Storm Clouds Loomed – What Would Sunrise Look Like – Would the Light Shine Through – YES – Gloom Gave Way to Bursting Shades of Purple Pink and Lavendar – Reminding Me of Troubled Times that Shrink When Grace and Truth Appear – God Is Good – Hang on When Trouble Hides the Light – Ashes Blow Away – Beauty Remains –
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- Las Cruces New Mexico – Destination for Fun with Friends – Fellow RVers Meet Us Here – We Dine Together at Local Restaurants – And There Are Plenty – Steve Had Coach and Jeep Washed after Five Days of Rain and Mud in Texas – Now They Shine Again –
- Long Time No Post – Spent All Our Time Having Fun with Family – But Then Moved on and Parked Here in Louisiana – View of the Bayou – Simple but Adequate RV Park – Staying Longer than Scheduled – Again Diverging from Our Original Plan –
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Tag Archives: Pet
Do You See Steve’s Feet Sticking Out the Window – Yes – Most People Use the Door to Get in – So Why Would Steve Choose to Use the Window – Mia Culpa – My Fault –
Okay, here’s the scoop: Many of you know that we had a bad experience getting locked out of our coach. We thought we solved the problem. We both have keys to the door in our pockets everyday. How could we … Continue reading
Chelsea Has a New Groomer – Not Enough Area to Groom Her in the Coach – What a Sweet Baby – But How Does She Get So Soiled So Soon – Can’t Understand It –
Chelsea is bright and white again! (The legs in the photo belong to my husband Steve.) Only a few days from her last grooming Chelsea got herself dirty again, we thought. We were sure she was getting sand on herself … Continue reading
We Thought We Were Losing Chelsea – Our Pet Bichon Frise – But She Has Recovered Much Faster than the Vet Said She Would – We Are Very Glad –
Nineteen days ago Chelsea woke us in the middle of the night squealing like someone was striking her with an ax! She held up her left front leg as far as she could away from her body. She looked like a terrorized … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, Pets
Tagged Bichon Frise, Bladder Stones, Chelsea, Disintegrated Disc, Disintegrated Disk, Healing, Minerals, Pet, Pinched Nerve, Recovery, Silver Lining, Steroid, Steroid pills, Steroid shot, Vet
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My Ten Minutes of Attempted Backyard Jailbreak – My Temporary Insanity – My Journey Back to Life on the Outside –
Here is how it happened: We were taking down the remnants of a two-day garage sale. We had hauled several golf bags loaded with old clubs to the backyard gate. Steve opened the lock on the gate. Chelsea, our pet … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged backdoor, Chelsea, doggy door, Garage sale, Gate, Golf bag, Golf clubs, Husband, Locked in, Maniacal Woman, Married, Nutcase, Pet, Trapped, Wife
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Good Morning from Chelsea – Yesterday She Was Groomed – Not What She Really Likes – She Gives Us the Disapproving Look as Her Groomer Carries Her Away – But She Comes Back Looking Beautiful and Clean –
Stretching in the morning hours, Chelsea is clean and trimmed. She can see better than she could from under her bushy brow. Did she complain about her bushy brow? Not sure, but if she knew grooming would solve it, she … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Pets, Photos
Tagged Appetite, Bichon Frise, Bichonese, Bushy Brow, Chelsea, Chelsea speaks, Clean, FEED ME, Good Morning, Groomed, Groomer, Grooming, Pet, Trimmed, Yard
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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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Freezing in Serving Sizes Allows Versatility – Today I’ll Cook Tenderloin Fillet for Hubby – Sirloin Steak for me – Sirloin Patty for Chelsea –
Notice that I am thawing three serving size pieces of meat for dinner today. Each one is different. Different cuts for each of us. There is one for Steve, one for me, and one for Chelsea, our pet Bichon Frise. … Continue reading
Walking Chelsea – Our Pet Bichon Frise – What I Learned on Our Walk –
Chelsea has her own private backyard to run in all the time. She doesn’t need to be walked, but she likes it. As I approached the door to leave, she raced ahead of me letting me know she wanted to go along. I took along a … Continue reading
Posted in Pets, Photos
Tagged Backyard, Bichon Frise, Chelsea, dog food, Dog Walk, Healthy dog, Morning Walk, Pet, photo, private backyard, pumpkin, Pumpkin added to Dog Food, Walk, Walking the Dog
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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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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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