http://www.blogsnh.com/drupal/blog_entry/mary_wakeman/willows_13th Comments for "Willow's 13th" en http://www.blogsnh.com/drupal/blog_entry/mary_wakeman/willows_13th#comment-3707 <p>I thought you might be interested; check out our website. An American Opera is coming to Concord! www.anamericanopera.com </p> Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:16:52 -0400 mtrosper comment 3707 at http://www.blogsnh.com/drupal http://www.blogsnh.com/drupal/blog_entry/mary_wakeman/willows_13th <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><em><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Centaur">“</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Centaur">She Squirmed across the sheet, struggled in the darkness, driven by instinct, the last puppy born edged closer to my armpit.  Marveled by her strength, beauty and perfectly formed miniature canine features, I savored this moment.  The puppy nudged in my armpit, it tickled, eventually I picked her up and I plugged her onto a nipple on Theia’s belly.  I liked this little one, seconds old and we already had a soul touching moment.  I pushed the encounter out of my mind.  Sleep over came us all, canines and human.  In the stillness and silence of that early spring morning in May, a new journey began to unfold…”</span></em><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Centaur">That was how Willow and I first met.<span>  </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Centaur"><font face="Arial" size="2">            </font>Willow had her 13th birthday yesterday, May 30^th.<span>  </span>We had a quiet little milestone day.<span>  </span>The morning started early with the puppy needing to go out at quarter to five - still a bit dark.<span>  </span>Willow crashed down the stairs for her breakfast, and then we did our little stroll around the backside of the house to get the zoomies out of the Pearl, usually only semi effective.<span>  </span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Centaur">Then it was back to bed for a digestive nap, movie, snuggle and raw beef bones all around - happy dogs.<span>  </span>Up again for the day at 8:15 AM at which time we went for a thirty minute walk down the Juggernaught trail and ended up sitting in the field.<span>  </span>Bugs chased us home.<span>  </span>Once home the dogs napped while I puttered, then we all went to the dump and visited some friends.</p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.blogsnh.com/drupal/blog_entry/mary_wakeman/willows_13th">read more</a></p> http://www.blogsnh.com/drupal/blog_entry/mary_wakeman/willows_13th#comment Concord and around Greater Concord Sun, 31 May 2009 10:41:16 -0400 Mary Wakeman 1817 at http://www.blogsnh.com/drupal