March 11 2010

Our boy named Sue. Sue followed the boys home from school one day and I couldn't find any little thing in all the fur so I thought he was a she . That is how we got a boy named Sue.

This was sweet Tiger. He came with Tom. Tom did not know his birthday either because he got Tiger at about 6 months old. Not sure of his exact age.

Tiger lived to be about 18 years old. Tom wanted him to live forever!!!!!

This was Friend. Another kitty who just showed up and needed a home.

And here is our Happy who just showed up and needed a home. She has been with us 12 years and counting. The vet says she is between 15 and 18 and he thinks it is closer to 18. I think it is too b/c she is very arthritic. She shows at times that she is in pain.

I have other kitties pictures to show you some other day.

Have a very good day!!!! Come back to see me when you can. I love company!!!!!

Bambi, Happy and Fern

Hi friends, It is raining here today. It is not cold just raining and it is supposeto be most of the day. I have been looking at pictures all am and I don't know which ones to load. It is Madi's birthday today. She is 8 today. That is one goood thing about choosing your animals. I have not known when their birthdays were in a long time. I have only had rescue animals and the ones that just walked up and said Hi I want to live with you. We really even don't have gotcha days because I'm not sure to the day when Happy showed up and only about the day I got Bambi.

Where is my head?

Tuesday March 9 2010

Hi friends, I thought you might like to see a quilt that I saw in a Jacksonville quilt show. I thought the frog was so cute.

Bambi after her morning walk getting in her chair for a short nap before her afternoon walk.

It is spring here in Fla. My Japanese Magnolia tree is in bloom!!!! Tom got me that tree for a Valentine gift back about 24 years ago. I just love that tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is just one stand of daffodils in bloom that is in the yard. Very pretty, I think!! So spring has spring here. We will have cold mornings but no more hard freezes. Light frost only and that will be wonderful

We are suppose to get to 72 degrees today and 75 tomorrow!!!!!!!! Rain tomorrw also.

Have a good one!!!

Love you all lots, Bambi, Happy & Fern

Sunday--family

Hi blog friends. We had a cold morning but it has warmed up very well. I think it is about 65 degrees out there.

Sunday is for family. The pic is of my Mother at age 82. She is wearing clothes that I made for her. Everything you can see I made her. The outfit was a Christmas present. I think she looked real good!!! I was proud of my gift to her. I ever made the necklace she is wearing.

I had made her a black purse the year before but she was not carrying it. Probably b/c
she was showing off her that year gifts. I use to sew for everybody that was in my life all the time. Not anymore. I wish I felt more like sewing now but I just don't.

You all mean so much to me . I love when you come and talk to me!!!

Come back soon.

Love you lots, Bambi, Happy & Fern

Spring is coming

Hi Friends, I an so looking forward to spring!!! We are suppose to get a little taste of it next week. The plants and animals are starting to show signs that spring is coming.

My daffodils are blooming!!!!

My camellias are winding down. They are just finishing their blooming cycle by the end of March.

I have had a lot of daffodils blooms this year. Below is my sweet girl Bambi. We went for an extra long walk today and she is now in her chair

asleep. Naps are great in the afternoon!!!

Have a wonderful week-end!!!!!!!!! We plan too!!!

Love you all lots, Bambi, Happy & Fern

PS That was Happy in the first picture, she went for a little of our walk today.

Dog Love of my life- Bruce

Happy Wednesday blog friends. It was a pretty day here, cool but the sun was out most of the day. The picture above is my GSD -- Bruce!!! This dog was the smartest dog I have ever known.

The dog love of my life!!!! I was married to my first husband and father of my 2 sons, at the time Bruce came into my life. Bruce was the stud fee for mating with a female GSD. My then husband had a GSD male dog . He wanted him to mate so he could have a puppy from his dog love of his life. Bruce came from that matting.

Below is a picture that is not suppose to be in this blog, but here it is. That is Maggie. A spayed female we rescued from the local shelter. She was an older GS that needed a home. We was a very Sweet dog that lived with us for 4 years. She loved sticks and would go around with a stick in her mouth all the time. But this post is about Bruce so lets get back to him!!!

Below Bruce the first day he came to his forever home. 6 weeks old!! A bundle of energy!!

Wanting to go go go. I had just come home from cancer surgery. I really didn't need a bundle of pure love. It was just him and me and the cats!!!!!!!!!!!!

The cats taught him who was boss real quick!!!

I spent every waking hour teaching him!! He learned so fast. I was his Mama. If I had it to do over again I would spend more just lovin on him!!! Sleeping with him. being close!!!

Here he is about 14 weeks old. A fine dog by that time. We were going to obedience school and he was doing great. At the end of 8 weeks of going 3 times a week he won his class. But that was not what we were there for. We were there for bias training.
Bruce and I were a team. When I got divorced he was there for me!!! It was just him and I. We got through it.

I hope you have not been bored. Come back soon, I love company.

Love you all lots, Bambi & Fern

Mondays Memories my rescued whippet Amanda

I still have a few hours of Monday left. The first picture was taken at the end of her life. She went to the rainbow bridge 4 months after that picture was taken. She was bloated from her medication. We knew it was only going to be months that she had left. I would have done anything to have been able to save her!!!!!!!!!!!

I picture below was taken about 6 months after getting her. She came from a greyhound rescue place in Ga. She was 4 and a half when we got her.

The picture below was taken when Amanda was about 7 and a half. This was a park here in town we went to every morning about 7 to 7:30 am. We usually were there before the grounds keeper was.

Still at the park.

Miss Amanda getting her nails done by her Daddy. She loved getting her nails done. If Tom was busy with something else, she would start asking to get in his lap. Tom would have her in his lap and just hold her and pet her , talk to her and then file her nails. He never hurt her so she loved to go through that with him every week. The last few days of her life she was so sick, but it was nail day and she asked and Tom went through it just to please her. That picture was taken when Amanda was about 6 years old.

Amanda lived with us 6 and a half years.
In spite of her being sick all of the time we had her, it was a wonderful experience!!!!

I love the memories I have of her!!! I am so glad we got her.

Mondays memories.

Love you all lots, Bambi & Fern