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Welcome to the Rough String, and thanks for stoppin' by!! Grab a hot cup of coffee and sit a spell!
10/22/18 You will see a name change on the blog. Lots of things have changed in my life in the past few years, and I feel compelled to share my story.

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Friday, June 2, 2017

She Was Almost Indestructible

Cindy Sue thought she was...and she had me convinced several times that she was.



From the rattlesnake bite, to the Great Horned owl attack, to the two coyotes, and then the rock chuck...she defied them all with her grit and courage...and a lot of expensive vet bills! (BTW, the rattlesnake and owl were prior to my blogging.)

But, Mother Nature takes her course...and old age with its ailments creeps in. CS didn't handle the PRA (progressive retina atrophy) in its later stages when she became totally blind, and then combine that with doggie Alzheimer's...she struggled.


"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard"
Winnie the Pooh


My Man and I couldn't watch her be in a daze and confused any longer.

After she ate a special breakfast of pancakes, bacon and scrambled eggs, we took her for her final ride into town. Dr. Katy came to the rig and in moments, Cindy Sue lay comfortably in my arms...never to know pain, anxiety or blindness again.

She is now with Penny, Sandy, Cowboy, Abby, Martha Jo, Tat the Cat and many others...waiting for me at The Bridge.

Run free and happy Cindy Sue!! I love you~




Monday, May 29, 2017

Memorial Day

Celebrate ~ Honor ~ Remember

We live in a land of freedom. Without those who fight for that freedom, we would be a much lesser country.

Thank you to those who are and have served to preserve our freedom, and I salute those who gave the ultimate gift to America in that great endeavor. God Bless~


GTYYUP~

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Two Years, Two Months and Two Weeks Later...

It's a lazy Sunday mornin', and I just finished reading Mugwump's latest post. Scrolling around her blog, I see my blog name...and it says my last post was 2 years ago. Actually, it has been exactly 2 Years, 2 months and 2 weeks...but who's counting right?!?

There's no way to catch up on 2 years of life in a nutshell, so I'm just going to pick a photo...or two or three or four...and start from here! Short 'n sweet blog posts...if I can remember how to insert a photo!

Rastus has a new buddy...Jiggs!


Cute lil' stinker...his nickname is Turdy Jiggs


Mindy Mae could use less of him. He used to drag her by her sweater and her tail!


He's got the  Border Collie stare.


He's already outgrown Rastus at 8 months!


God bless you all on this fine Memorial Day weekend~


GTYYUP~