Charleston, South Carolina : : Part One

DM and I were fortunate enough to go down to Charleston for a wedding a few weeks ago.

Before heading home, we went around downtown Charleston. If you haven't been, it is absolutely beautiful.

The weather wasn't the greatest that day, but that didn't stop us!




The homes, as you can see, are absolutely stunning. I am officially in love.



If only I could buy a house in downtown Charleston, across from the water, with enough acreage for all of the animals..... *sigh*.....



Although I love it, and think it is beautiful.... DM is OBSESSED!



He wants to move.... REALLY wants to move down there....



He loves the water. And the history. And the ambiance.


He loves it all.


And you can't help but admit that it is pretty fabulous.


It still has the charm of a small town though it is fairly large and it certainly has all of the amenities you could ask for.


Plus, it is chocked full of history.


I think spring and fall are perfect times to visit.... The summer? Well, it gets a tad bit toasty...

Thanksgiving : A Reflection

Here at Three Dogs Animal Sanctuary, we hope that everyone had a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Despite the troubles of the day and of our world, we all have things for which we should be thankful.

Me? I'm thankful I don't always have to survive my entire extended family being in the kitchen with me sticking their fingers in the pie, tearing off chunks of turkey, and opening the oven fifty million times. :)

But then again, I'm easy to please...


One of the things I love most about Thanksgiving is spending time with old friends. Everyone who lives near and far congregates and spends time together and we reminisce about the old days.

Now, only 1 month until we do it again!!

Preparation Day

Dogs: Hey, whattya doin' in there besides NOT cleaning these windows?

Me: Well, tomorrow is Thanksgiving which means I will spend all day today in the kitchen preparing to spend all day tomorrow...in the kitchen.


Dogs: Do you hear that?! It is Thanksgiving! I don't know what that is, but I think I saw her bring in a turkey. Mmmmmm, I love turkey!

Me: What you talkin' bout Willis? You've never even had any turkey.

Dogs: That's what you think.

Dogs: Listen up, everybody! Maybe if we look really cute and are on our best behavior she will give us some turkey! We should spend today practicing...

Annabelle: Seriously. Clean this window. It is embarrassing.

We're Baaaack

It has been over a month since my last post! YIKES! I can't believe it!

And it isn't like I haven't had anything to post about. To the contrary, we've been amazingly busy. In addition to work and running the farm, we've had two weddings, a funeral, we've been to the coast of NC and to the southern coast of SC, made trips to the vet, a million trips to the feed store, replenished our hay supply, tracked down two run away dogs, survived the swine flu, and I've even climbed down into the sewer to rescue DM's beloved iPhone.

So, there is no excuse for my lack of posting. Except for the flu + rainy weather + tending to the animals = I barely had enough energy to lift my head. But still, no legitimate excuse!

I hope all is well and I am looking very forward to the holiday season.

Rainy Monday

A cool and rainy Monday morning means silence throughout the house. Everyone just wants to stay in bed...

Winnie Update

Hello, Winnie here. I thought I would give you a quick update on my status.

Well, for the first couple of days I was just plain miserable. Whimpering and whining and really trying to show Mom how pathetic I was. She felt pretty bad for me and barely left my side at all. Yesterday, I started feeling much better. I had a lot more energy and didn't whine at all (except for when Mom left me... I don't like that. I've never been alone in my whoooole life because I've always at least had my momma (Annabelle) or my brudder (Oliver) around. Don't worry- she felt sad for me and didn't stay away for long).

Anyway, my Mom (wait, are you confused? I have two moms... Mom- my funny looking mom who only walks on two leggies and has this unfortunate furless condition except for on her head. It's embarrassing, but I love her anyway. Then I also have my momma- my biyologikal momma) Anyway, my Mom made this chart for my medications because she is super dorky.

But, this is the day we are looking forward to!



For the time being, I've been a really good girl. I haven't complained about being locked away in the kennel all day. And I've really enjoyed being fed by hand- I eat all my pills and I sleep for most of the day. Oh! And the drain was taken out of my side yesterday so everything is going well so far!


Incapacitated and Incarcerated,

Winnie

Guess What Time It Is!

So...

Let me just give you a little background. Pointless background, I'm sure you will soon discover.

The other morning, I had to go get dog food (a common occurrence). On the way I decided that I would really love a piping hot breakfast from Biscuitville. (Don't have a Biscuitville in your area? You have never heard of Biscuitville? Well, I am very, very sorry. I lament for you. It is a fast food chain that serves nothing but breakfast here in the southeast. They are only open until 2 p.m. and they are delicious).

At our old house, we were about 3 minutes away from this restaurant. But here in the stix? It is a 30 minute drive to the nearest. So, obviously, this was a worthwhile excursion for a $3.00 breakfast!

Anyway, all of this is leading up to what I saw on the way to Biscuitville. A sign at a local hardware store.

Guess what time it is?


That's right. Opossum stew time. Grab your spoons (forks?) ladies and gentlemen!