Meet Benny, my great-grandpuppy
Alisande
5 years ago
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Comments (28)Hi Toni, Yup, my 5th Anniversary as tobacco free is at end of this month, yippeeeee. I had one day recently when I really wanted a cigarette, just one day, I felt the want for it & just let it be; it was fitting for the circumstances. It was a couple of wks after the Hurricane (Sandy) & I had to go to Coney Island & meet w/ the FEMA folks to find out what expenses I might recoup. Something abt the peculiar circumstances, the long bus ride there, the physical tiredness of schlepping over there early on a Sunday morning & trying to sort my way through a large crowd w/ a cane & a laptop. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, yes it's lung disease, not so sure abt classification of 'permanent'. I'm sure my lungs have had a lot of opportunity to clean up their act w/out all that tobacco smoke getting in their way. Did your friend stop smoking?? Am hoping so. When I quit 5 yrs. ago, cigarettes were more than $9-10 per pack, maybe $7-8 bootleg (untaxed). I'd actually switched to hand-rolled tobacco when I was out of work as the cost of cigarettes was out of reach. Probably now abt $12-13 & $9-11. Sadly, municipalities around here have become SUPER dependent on the tax revenues they keep adding on to cigarettes here (same w/ Lotto revenues)....See MorePhoto tour of my gardens - June 1 -pic intensive
Comments (24)I am so envious! Beautiful yard, beautiful house and beautiful dogs. Lovely beyond words. I tell you what. All of you with your picture perfect gardens puts mine to shame. I am not posting anymore pictures of my simple gardens! I had a Dalmatian/Great Dane named Benny. I told people he was a "Damnation". He scared everyone who came to our house, especially the meter readers. He was beautiful and so playful, like a Dane, but had the not-so-friendly-strangers-personality like Dalmatians. A great guard dog for me. Poor Benny died of kidney failure at age 5. I believe it was the result of being bit by a gigantic copperhead. He developed complications afterward and the kidneys failed. He loved to go for rides in the truck, sitting up tall in the cab and looking out. He HAD to go for a ride every day. What a character. I took him for his final ride, having to lift him up into the cab and by the time we got home, he could not walk. He was miserable and suffering. The next day, I took him to the vet. My poor Benny. I love your Great Dane. He has just a beautiful coat coloration. I love how they are big, playful pups. A great breed of dog. Thanks for sharing all. ~Annie...See MoreMy problem with small is.....
Comments (12)Sounds like heaven to me, EXCEPT the wood cook stove in that small of a space. Clearances being as the are, it would take too much space IMO-unless you're going with an Esse or some other stove that would double as a heat source. Even then, I'd want a summer kitchen because I do like to cook and I know my propane stove can heat up my small space well enough (we're just under 700 sq ft). We heat with wood. You'll want at least 5-6 face cords (or about 2 full cords) seasoned at least a year or two before your first heating season. Whether you're going with a modern tube or cat stove or scrounging up a smoke dragon, they all give better heat with dry wood. I'd go for a modern stove, clearances (both rear/sides and heart pad r values) are way better. Our Lopi Republic 1750 has a rear clearance of 4 1/2" with a double wall pipe and just ember protection for the hearthpad. I was going to go with the Endeavor (sister stove) but the Republic was cheaper and the "bare bones" look fits better here. All we're lacking is a bypass and I really don't think it effects the use of the stove at all. I chose the stove and Dh went with it-I picked this one for the low clearance requirements given our small space. I might have seriously considered a Blaze King Sirocco if it had been in existance at the time, and I'd have ever heard of BK. During shoulder season, the low and slow burns of the BK would be really welcome, we have to be very cautious with the Lopi not to heat ourselves right out of the place, lol....See MoreMay I introduce my new Grandpuppy!
Comments (26)Your grandpuppyson is as cute as can be. Labs are great dogs. I've never seen a white one either. The one we had was black....Yogi P. Bear...the "P" was what he did on the carpet until he was housebroken. LOL Give him some loving for me....See Morerob333 (zone 7b)
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