I guess that can happen when failing to check in for weeks.
Well, first and foremost there's the announcement
of the new addition to my family...
This is week's Beans.
She just showed up one day in my friends garage
skinny as a tooth pick with a HUGE, icky gash on her hind leg
and still...
affectionate as can be.
It might be about this time
folks are wonderin' how Percy feels about all this.
Well, there's some mutual curiosity
with a hint o' aggression
but thankfully a big dose of tolerance.
We even had a family sleep over in the RV,
All parties sleeping amicably through the nite
BOTH on the bed,
all three of us for that matter.
(Course I had Percy in a cuddle/headlock position at all times.)
Percy and I had a cute little television interview
on a local "Lifestyles" program here in Louisiana.
We even delivered a HUG to the camera guy
who's had a really tough go of it since the Hurricane
including
adopting a little homeless puppy who died three months later.
Here's Percy passing on the love as only he can do!
He was a HUGE hit in the studio
(less so on camera
as he slept through most of the interview.)
Although getting a bit antsy to head home
I gladly stayed to celebrate my friend Kelly's birthday.
SEND-A-HUG's been such a blessing in so many ways
one of which has been the quality bonding time with a friend
who I hadn't seen for years.
I feel like I've gained a sister!
She's been hostess, mom, confidant, cheerleader,
not to mention the member of my board of directors
among countless other roles.
Before leaving Louisiana, a local church group took me on a tour of the neighborhood they "adopted."
All the homes that we visited were wiped out by the Hurricane
and it's residents unable to pay for the rebuild.
This church has gone in, gutted, rebuilt AND refurnished several houses.
I have to say
church group across the nation have REALLY done MIRACULOUS work all along the Gulf Coast.
Whether one "believes" in organized religion or not
I'm continuously floored by the generosity, hard work and resources
of these giving and responsive folk!!!
BRAVO!!!!!!
Here are the lovely ladies who sang MY praises
which embarrassed me in the face of ALL that THEY have done!!!!!
I believe the words outta my mouth were
"that's the greatest thing I've EVER SEEN!"
Perhaps a bit dramatic
but it's rare that a gal from Los Angeles,
drives down the road and double takes
at what she THINKS is a giant, plastic cow.
in fact, it wasn't a real cow
it was a small herd of REAL cows
milling about in the middle of the road..
The humor of which topped by the neighbor
who ran outside in her curlers
yelling
"Shoo, go home!"
Ah, life in the country
can't beat it,
you know
until you can.
Heading home now,
but more Louisiana stories to come....
