Drink your Ovaltine... But seriously,
We walk in the neighborhood every day,
I reckon our route is about 2.5 miles; it has some hills and a couple of duckponds, and the golf course is nearby.
We sure liked walking our Old Bird dog when we had him. We adopted him when he was four and he went on for 12 more years worth of walks with us. He was such a good dog.
It is great to be able to get out each day and walk, it's free, and you get to meet some other folks. Lots of the walkers have dogs.
The dog's get to sniff each other, and the owners get to chit chat and say hello each day (because of their dog needing to get out) it gets them out and it is good for their psyche, their energy, their Chi.
There was a older fellow up the road a ways on our route that we saw frequently; he had a dog that he loved, a fluffy large labradoper named "Sarah."
He was a nice guy and was always cordial to us when we happened by. He and his wife "Liv," live on the property where i used to gather milkweed and caterpillars as a boy with my grandmother to watch them change into monarchs and fly off.
We were saddened to hear of his sudden death to an illness that took him in a mere three weeks from diagnosis.
Our friend Mary, who walks with us occasionally let us know of his sudden passing.
The first thing I thought of was, "What about Sarah?" His dog will need to get out and it will be lonely for her. Mom remembered how it was when we lost dad back in 07 to an agressive (6 week from diagnosis to death cancer) and we decided to pay a visit to Liv to see if we could help with Sarah and anything else.
Mom and I walked up the steps and rang the doorbell and Sarah came charging out. Alert and Ready (I could see her through the opaque glass door,) but Liv was not home.
Mom decided to leave a note in her mailbox letting her know that we were sorry to hear of Art's death, and knew that he took Sarah out for a walk where we go every day. We offered to help and take Sarah for her daily routine because we knew it was something special and important to Art and Sarah... we were going to go anyway.
Liv gave mom a call and said "Yes," it would be a big help to get Sarah out for her walk and we arranged that when we go walking, we'd take Sarah with us and return her on our way home. So we did, and shall continue to include her in our daily outing. It'll be good for everyone.
I didn't know much about Art,
But walking through his house with Liv I saw a a flag displayed. It was the 13 folds of old Glory in a glass case.
The 13 folds represent many things and to me are: an emblem of eternity, glorifing God the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost. The last fold, when the flag is completely folded (the stars are uppermost) reminding us of our national motto, "In God We Trust."
I knew he was a man that was kind and friendly to us, and it felt good to do something for someone that may have needed it.
As the winter closes in, remember those that need a little help around you (in particular the elderly) and that they may have a full plate of things to do, that they may not ask for, but could use a little help if you should be so kind.
We walk in the neighborhood every day,
I reckon our route is about 2.5 miles; it has some hills and a couple of duckponds, and the golf course is nearby.
We sure liked walking our Old Bird dog when we had him. We adopted him when he was four and he went on for 12 more years worth of walks with us. He was such a good dog.
It is great to be able to get out each day and walk, it's free, and you get to meet some other folks. Lots of the walkers have dogs.
The dog's get to sniff each other, and the owners get to chit chat and say hello each day (because of their dog needing to get out) it gets them out and it is good for their psyche, their energy, their Chi.
There was a older fellow up the road a ways on our route that we saw frequently; he had a dog that he loved, a fluffy large labradoper named "Sarah."
He was a nice guy and was always cordial to us when we happened by. He and his wife "Liv," live on the property where i used to gather milkweed and caterpillars as a boy with my grandmother to watch them change into monarchs and fly off.
We were saddened to hear of his sudden death to an illness that took him in a mere three weeks from diagnosis.
Our friend Mary, who walks with us occasionally let us know of his sudden passing.
The first thing I thought of was, "What about Sarah?" His dog will need to get out and it will be lonely for her. Mom remembered how it was when we lost dad back in 07 to an agressive (6 week from diagnosis to death cancer) and we decided to pay a visit to Liv to see if we could help with Sarah and anything else.
Mom and I walked up the steps and rang the doorbell and Sarah came charging out. Alert and Ready (I could see her through the opaque glass door,) but Liv was not home.
Mom decided to leave a note in her mailbox letting her know that we were sorry to hear of Art's death, and knew that he took Sarah out for a walk where we go every day. We offered to help and take Sarah for her daily routine because we knew it was something special and important to Art and Sarah... we were going to go anyway.
Liv gave mom a call and said "Yes," it would be a big help to get Sarah out for her walk and we arranged that when we go walking, we'd take Sarah with us and return her on our way home. So we did, and shall continue to include her in our daily outing. It'll be good for everyone.
I didn't know much about Art,
But walking through his house with Liv I saw a a flag displayed. It was the 13 folds of old Glory in a glass case.
The 13 folds represent many things and to me are: an emblem of eternity, glorifing God the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost. The last fold, when the flag is completely folded (the stars are uppermost) reminding us of our national motto, "In God We Trust."
I knew he was a man that was kind and friendly to us, and it felt good to do something for someone that may have needed it.
As the winter closes in, remember those that need a little help around you (in particular the elderly) and that they may have a full plate of things to do, that they may not ask for, but could use a little help if you should be so kind.
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My wife gets worn out just walking 2.5 blocks. You're in a lot better shape than we are, or younger, or both. 
