Category A Little Personal
A Little Personal – In memory of My Friend Charlie
Ten years ago tomorrow, I lost a dear friend. His name is Charles L. Gruner, but I always called him Charlie. Charlie and I met in 1982 when I moved from the East Coast to the Midwest. The company I worked for was headquartered there, and I was given an opportunity that I couldn’t […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Get New Beds
“Hey, you guys. Mama bought you both a present.” “What is it?” “Follow me.” “Brand new faux fur beds.” “Dad. Did you say fox fur?” “No faux, which means false.” “Smells false too.” “Hey, Lucy. Give it a try. It’s very soft. Memory foam and all.” “You go ahead, little one. I’ll watch.” “This one […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Back to Nature
“Where are you going?” “Just out back here. I want to check the flowers.” “Sound fun. I want to help.” “Okay, by me. I was just going to have a sniff.” “Look in this little pot. What is this?” “Hmmm. Can’t see from here. I’ll have to come over there.” “Your eyes okay? You should […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Happy Thanksgiving From Our House to Yours
“We are wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving, right, Twiggy?” “Uh..Oh, yeah, Right.” “Where was your head, Little one.” “On the turkey smell coming from the house.” “Does smell good.” “I’m thinking of an Olympic counter surf, Lucy.” “Try to control yourself. There will be plenty.” “Not my strongest suit.” Comments are closed since we […]
Wednesday – A Little Out of the Ordinary with Lucy and Twiggy
“Since tomorrow is Thanksgiving Dad decided to let us have Wednesday.” “You look a little strange. Do you feel okay?” “Hey Dad. What’s up with the cartoon?” “I’m trying to see if you two would make it in a children’s book.” “That seems like a good idea. Can’t we just be ourselves?” “I’m not sure […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Deal with a Conundrum
“Lucy, there must be something wrong.” “Why do you say that, Little One?” “Do you see all those leaves?” “Yes, but this is fall. The leaves come off the trees.” “I’m worried cause yesterday there were none.” “Yes, that’s true, but we had some high winds last night.” “Are you sure this is normal? Look […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Veterans Day 2021
“It is a beautiful flag. We should remind everyone that today is the day to remember all those who have served our country in the armed services.” “Yes, Twiggy and to also remember those who served but are now across the rainbow bridge.” “I think we owe […]
Thursday -A Little Personal – A Rainy Day
“So here we are. Raining cats and dogs out there.” “Yup, so you need to find something to do.” “What are you going to do?” “I think I will lay down right here and take a nap.” “Well, that’s fine for you old-timers, but we youngsters need action.” “Go get your orange ball then. That […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Survey the Rain Effects
“Whoa. Look at the stuff on the porch.” “I know, Little One. You should see the stuff on the grass.” “That’s a lot of leaves.” “You’re not kidding. The boss better gets to work.” “Look at the rocks. They are wet.” “So’s the patio.” “How much rain did we get?” “Not much. I would say […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy Gets a New Ball
“What is that thing, Little one?” “It’s a new ball, and I’m nuts for it.” “Oh, yeah. I’m coming up to see it.” “I didn’t think you liked balls.” “It’s not that I don’t like balls. I just don’t like to play with them too much.” “So you are not interested in this one?” “Let’s […]
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