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About danielle

I am a rescue mom and school teacher. Gerry came to me from Texas, after he "failed" as a hunting dog. He had NOT had an easy life. I was three years divorced, and we saved each other. Last week I learned he has osteosarcoma. Our world feels upside down...while everyone else is right side up.

2011 First fall with Gerry and my two young neighbor girls, Cait and Sam

I adopted Gerry in the spring, and we had the summer, and then the fall brought dog walkers and a crate more often…which he didn’t mind at all.  Sam is the younger of the two; she is the daughter I … Continue reading

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It’s “Europe Messes with Indigenous Americans’ Day” on Monday!

I didn’t present it that way to my students, but I hope everyone here has a sense of humor. My mother is part Native American, and so…I feel like I can get away with it here.  If nothing else, we’ve … Continue reading

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It’s nice,,,

..and sad when you don’t. It’s getting into fall, and I am realizing how much we both depended on each other for “snug time” warmth. I miss whispering everything int his ear.

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Just some pictures from two autumns ago…I know because of the paws…

Gerry looking out his window, in three different shots.  The bed WAS a “guest bedroom” bed, but it quickly became his, as he could look out over all of “the land” each and every day. Now, when I sleep in … Continue reading

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Thank goodness for two days off in a row…

This was taken last fall.      Whether you are a Sat/Sun. or some other combination, it is SO revitalizing to have two days off in a row.  In Many years, this was my first weekend “alone”. Dave went away, and … Continue reading

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