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Youtube? we’ll try it!

The only video from Marie and Kevin's wedding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEVxeJqRkN8&feature=player_embedded

It must be time to post something new

I notice that most of my recent posting are pictures - pictures of Lily mostly. Amazingly, I'm really tickled to be a grandmother. Who'd a thunk it? But, there's been so much going on of late, that I don't take the time to write much down. Today a tornado ripped...
 

North East of Katrina

We've been watching the weather channel a lot today. As this monster storm approaches landfall it's rather like watching a train wreck in slow motion. This morning as I was about to get up John had already turned on the weather channel. I knew something was up when I...

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The pups are moving on

The pups are moving on

It's been interesting, this process of sending my pups away to new homes. I have one left, not yet spoken for. Grazie (named after her mama Grace) has gone home with a new family. I should be so lucky as to have a family to love me like these folks love her. Wow! This...

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Puppies at play

Puppies at play

  http://youtu.be/olGXzYkMCrQ You can start the video by clicking on the arrow below the picture. There are 7 of us - 2 salt and pepper males, 4 black males and a black female.

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Puppies – almost 2 weeks

All 7 pups seem to be doing just grand - like little, plump sausages that sometimes wiggle and squeal. Mama Grace is still doing the Mama thing so well, while coming back around to the lovely dog who runs to the door to greet me at lunch and at night. By the weekend,...

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Puppies

Puppies are born pretty helpless: their eyes won't open for 2 weeks, their ears won't open for 4. But, they can smell Mama and they know how to eat. I tried to take pictures, but they are so tiny and black (and Mama Grace is black as well) - so that will have to wait....

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Schnauzers and Howling Wolves

NOVA Online | Wild Wolves | What's in a Howl Listen up! and let the dog(s) listen with you. Interesting: Grace and Charlie respond to the Lonesome Howl and the Wolf Pup howl by chiming in and singing along. However, play the Agressive Male (warning off others), and...

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IVAN – here we sit

IVAN – here we sit

Currently there is a tornado warning out there, it's windy and raining. The glass doors on the fireplace blow open from time to time. We got the Auburn University central computers down last night at about 11 - the library servers were shut down before we left for the...

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Hurricane Watch – again

Hurricane Watch – again

OK - it's hurricane week again - First we watched Charley - and got some rain. And, we watched Frances developing while Charley was ravaging Central Florida. Then, we braced for Frances within a week or 10 days. (And we noticed Ivan's strength building). We got lots...

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