A YEAR AGO

We know many of you
are in blizzard conditions today
and we hope you can enjoy your snow
in a safe manner.
Please tell your Peeps
to be careful
if they must go to work.

This time last year,
we were in the midst
of one of the worst Winters
to hit our neck of the woods
for many years.

The snow was so deep
that wild turkeys
would walk from the top
of the snow
and come across our porch.


We took pity
on a little raccoon
that hung around our house.
Mom would throw fruit peelings
and vegetables out for him.
Even though she fed him,
he still girdled
some of our lilac bushes
and
killed them.
It was a harsh winter
and we don't blame him -
he had to keep warm too.

But inside our house,
there was a lot going on.
Mom was getting ready
to serve as a midwife.

And Piper was starting to pace the floor-
he had to be kept in the "waiting" room -
out of the maternity ward.
We had no idea
that we were expecting
NINE
puppies -
we just knew
Carrleigh was one huge gal.

To see a recap
of the year in the life
of one of our puppies,
Becky Bluebonnet,
please visit
The Strawberry Mallard.
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XOXO
Lilly, Piper, Carrleigh and Ruairi