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Slice of Life Day 3: Fenced In Backyard
I promised stories of my pup, so here we go! During the pandemic, my partner and I did a lot of work on our house. When you don’t can’t have travel plans, what else is there to do? I bought this house about six years ago. A major bonus (and…
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9 Books for National Love Your Pet Day
It’s National Love Your Pet Day! I love my pup, Aria, although she is a handful! She’s an eight-year-old pit-mix and can be very smart and at the same time, she’s very clumsy. And she’s got a TON of energy and is also extremely cuddly if everything is calm and…
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Slice of Life Day 6: Most Adventurous Dog Walk
I had a great day yesterday, a couple of crazy things happened at work and I stayed calm and rational. I’m trying hard not to overreact about something if it’s not necessary. I mean, overreaction is never necessary, but sometimes it just happens. Then I got home with a plan…
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Director’s Thoughts – 10/25/19
I could have easily called this post – “Things I Never Thought I’d Do At Work”, but that was a little long, so here we are. Yesterday, I spent the majority of my day worrying over the library’s pet turtle. With a re-appearing mass near his rear leg, the staff…
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Slice of Life Day 11: Rescue Dog
This is Aria, she’s a 5-ish year old rescue pitbull mix. And she’s absolutely loveable, cuddly, crazy, energetic and weird. Her gotcha story is probably a good place to start: We started looking for a dog about 6 months after we bought a house (one of the main reasons for…
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#blogbookaday: My Pet Wants a Pet
Summary: “Once there was a boy who wanted something to take care of. Something of his very own. He begged his mother for a puppy. Until she said YES! The boy loved his puppy. He fed him and played with him and cuddled him. But soon, the dog wanted something to take care…
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#blogbookaday: Wash On!
Summary: “Strange things happen around Petronilla Gillis. International crises, for example. One day when Mrs. Gillis is giving her daughter a bath, Petronilla cries, “Wash on!” “Wash off, dear,” Mrs. Gillis corrects her. But Petronilla’s words seem to have power. The blue of the washcloth has stained the girl’s cheek. And…
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#blogbookaday: I Love Cats!
Summary: “Cat lovers of all ages will revel in this delightful ode to feline friends! By bestselling author-illustrator duo Sue Stainton and Bob Staake, this companion to the wildly popular I Love Dogs! is full of hairy cats and scaredy cats, dancing cats and prancing cats—all of them ready to steal your heart through…
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#blogbookaday: Charlotte and the Rock
Summary: “Charlotte has always really wanted a pet, so when her parents present her with one for her birthday she expects a cat, dog, or maybe a bird. Instead, she receives a rock. Rocks can’t cuddle, fetch, or even help her eat her vegetables, but that doesn’t stop Charlotte from loving…
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#blogbookaday: Cat on the Bus
Summary: “This nearly wordless book uses onomatopoeia and striking bold illustrations to tell the story of a homeless cat who meets an Asian grandfather on a bus and finally finds a home. A cat enters a grocery store in search of food, but the proprietor shoos her away. A bus approaches…
