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Archive for February, 2009

All Work and No Play?
Chloe doesn’t wear her vest in the house, and I sometimes take her to places where the “vest” stays in the van. Harper’s Ferry is one of those places… although I make her wear it if we are there during “peak” season because the crowds are so large. Lucky for us [...]

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Simple Woman

… Entering the Daily with Peace and Notice
For Today…
~Outside my window~
It is snowing lightly – just a dusting really! It’s so beautiful! Big, fat, thick flakes that melt on impact. I love the snow and am praying for one “big one” before Spring. It’s been awhile!
~I am thinking~

I have been getting a lot [...]

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Chloe in her new “Gentle Leader” harness
Oops… the strap is a little crooked!

Hounds a-Worryin’ Over It!
Premier Pets did a DEMO for Fidos For Freedom on Saturday. I registered in advance, and for my efforts received a “Gentle Leader” harness just for attending. Chloe and I use a “plastic prong” collar for training and [...]

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Chloe’s puppy picture when she started training at Fidos For Freedom
If you go to the following link, you will read a blog post I wrote about Puppy Raisers.
Click here
Fido’s is again in need of Puppy Raisers. You won’t find a way to volunteer that brings more joy! Helping people, helping dogs!
Denise Portis
© 2009 Hearing Loss [...]

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Chris Portis – 18 years old (Junior year for CCA yearbook)
This morning I emailed Chris’s yearbook picture to the mother who is in charge of the CCA yearbook.  I think it is due the 20th.  For ME, I’m cutting it kind of close being that I am normally the first one to submit things due [...]

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Simple Woman

Peggy Hostetler, founder of Simple Woman:  “Are you content to linger on the simple things of life…then join me in taking a little look into the day plans and thoughts of those of us who are focusing on simplicity…the beauty of the everyday moments around us. That is my vision for this idea!”

ENTERING THE DAILY [...]

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Look into these soulful brown eyes, and one can believe she remembers those she loves very easily!
“Memorieeesssss… light the corners of my mmmmind…”
Your age will likely influence whether or not you started singing along, and finished the line, “Misty, water-colored Mmmmemorieeeessss… of the way we were….”
Dogs remember
I’m always amazed at what a dog can remember.  [...]

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The dogs were having such a great time in the snow this morning, I decided to “dash” inside to get the camera. (At least I did a “dash” for one such as I!) By the time I returned, they were still “throwing snow” at each other so I quickly turned the camera on and began [...]

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