o'henry's "gift of the magi"
THE GIFT OF THE MAGIby O. HenryOne dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man...
View ArticleKOSSACK Secret Santa REPORT: Norad confirmed touchdown! SECRET SANTA has...
the final update for our secret santas now is as follows:This is a confirmation that Secret Santa's sled touched down at 12:45 am pacific time - and every stocking has been filled!for all the wonderful...
View Articleda kat did it...
why you never leave a sammy puppy to his own devices...just had to share!
View Articledadblastit! now i have to learn all over again!
my macbook pro decided to go chips up (or down) one week before my apple care expired.they replaced the logic board (try da mutha), the hard drive, the track pad, the fan and a week later the...
View Articletoday would have been mom's 97 birthday
it is a bitter sweet day for me since after her death, i lost my only sister, as well.no, she didn't die.she DID kill the relationship between us, though, when she submitted a fake will, probated the...
View Articleunearthing e.t. in the desert!
the world's worst video game (or so it is rumored) is atari's game "E.T. - the extra-terrestrial".the game was SO bad that atari reportedly took the games out to a dump in arizona new mexico (*thanks,...
View ArticleEver had a pup stolen? lost? BEWARE of "rescue" groups!
UPDATE: while negotiations were underway to resolve this - the content of this diary was removed.the negotiations failed. the diary is now restored in full, complete with the discussion at that time....
View Articlefineena needs our help to put a roof over her head!
one of our kos katalogue people has hit a rough place - she has lost her place and her woozles are now being boarded until she gets another.fineena opened her home to me when i went home to n.c. last...
View Articlepiper's story continues ...
piper is still being held by penny sanderbeck and the central ohio sheltie rescue. the cosr/sanderbeck website has reappeared this weekend with this public statement from her attorney - i am posting...
View Articlepiper's story continues: when wisdom of solomon is not enough
on april 27th, i wrote of a very disturbing situation that is still ongoing, btw.a "child" was lost - then found and now that "child" with four legs is at the center of a HUGE furor.piper, a 7 yr old...
View ArticleA quick GOOD NEWS! Fineena is in her new home!
am on the phone with fineena and she has moved into her new HOME! she and da pups are enjoying their new digs!she is asking me to thank you and said she would do so on her own except that she spilled...
View Articlequick note: if anyone wants anything from my etsy shop, do it today!
10:24pm THANK you all! my etsy shop will live another day! and i've got enough to make it through the coming days! <3 you are all the BEST!i owe $14 in fees and if it isn't paid today, my...
View Articlepiper's fund - the auction to help bring piper home!
this is a very quick diary to let all the woozle and pootie lovers know that piper is still being kept from her family - the negotiations have moved from concerned rescue groups trying to help resolve...
View Articlepiper still needs your help - and so do ALL dogs who fall into this abyss!
10:24 AM PT: just realized i should put the auction information at the top since there are less than two days left. Pipers Legacy, Auction#2you might remember my original diary "ever had pup lost or...
View ArticleHow much do you love your pet? Then you better read this!
I received the following press release today from the attorney for Veronica Covatch, the owner of a Champion Shetland Sheepdog, Legacies Pipe Dream. Piper (her family name) is being held hostage by...
View Article"She's taken something as natural as death and birth... and turned it into...
These were the words of a son who just lost his mother - and he was at a loss for how to say how he felt...Adam Meredith continued... "... I don't know." As he struggled to try to explain the last days...
View ArticleFour Months and Counting - Piper's Case Moves to the Courtroom
The Case over Champion Show Dog, Legacies Pipe Dream (Piper) is now set for a Pre-Trial Hearing on Oct. 24, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio. For those of you missed the first diary about Piper, here is the...
View Articlemay 2015 bring you happiness and joy
as 2014 comes to an end - that is really all i can say - to wish everyone a better 2015.filled with hope:hope that piper finally comes home hope that there is justice for my mom hope that there is...
View Articleclosing down my etsy shop
a number of reasons are in play here - so let me give you my reasons for this.on the personal level - my hands are not functioning at anywhere near full capacity - so my jewelry making days are...
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