Anatole France on Animals

"Until one has loved

an animal, a part of

one's soul remains

unawakened."

Anatole France

1844 - 1924

Robert Louis Stevenson on Dogs

"

"You think dogs 

will not be in heaven?

I tell you, they will be 

there long before

any of us."

Robert Louis Stevenson

1850 - 1894

Good bye Sweet Lizzie

 Thanks for a lifetime of happy memories ... our time together was pure joy!

 

April 8, 1998 to August 1, 2012

 

Photo courtesy: Sandy Hurwitz

Edith Wharton on Dogs

"My little dog

 ... a heartbeat at my feet."

 Edith Wharton

 1862 - 1937

Max Eastman on Dogs

"Dogs laugh, but 

they laugh with

 their tails."  

Max Eastman

1883-1969

P. S. Cicero

"If you have a garden

 and a library, you 

have everything

 you need."         

                                                                                     

 Cicero 

106 BC - 43 BC

 P.S.    and a dog ... you must have, at least, one dog.

Fredericksburg, Texas

Lizzie and I have returned to the Hill Country ... we are sooooo happy!
Our first night home was spent  at Settler's Crossing,  a charming "bed and breakfast" right outside of  Fredericksburg.  As we drove down the lane to our little cottage, there were two adorable donkeys grazing by the road ... throughout our visit ... we could hear the music of their braying across the pasture.   As evening fell, a gentle rain soaked the night air while we slept peacefully in our beds. When morning came,  a rooster crowed, chickens scratched about in the yard and a flock of curious sheep peered out at us from under a tree!  We both stared back in absolute awe!  After everyone wandered away,  Lizzie stepped down from the porch to roll in the grass while I sat on the porch,  in a white wicker chair,  soaking it all into my heart!!  How perfect was that for our first night back in the Hill Country?  Pretty darn perfect!