Lost my sweet boy tonight.
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Comments (32)Pink did not die of natural causes. If she had, I could say, "God's Will" and be okay with it. I could be at Peace. The thing I was giving her that had brought about her remarkable improvement in just four days, was administered improperly by the weekend vet techs at a dosage ten times what she should have been given and for three damned days. That is why she made such a drastic change for the worse all of a sudden after a week of dramatic improvement. Jesus! In essence, she was poisoned. Then she was given a high potency drug intravenously on day four that basically did the same thing as the herbal medication (even though I told them to wait until the herbal overdose wore off) and she died that night as a result. The vet said she had a bad reaction to the drug. Ya, it's called an OVERDOSE. :( Nothing can be done about it, I have investigated it thoroughly, so please, no comments to that regard. I feel bad enough as it is and especially to have to pay them nearly $3,000 for killing my baby. I just wanted to let you know that it wasn't God's Will, so don't blame Him. It has been raining ever since she died. Tears from Heaven for my Pinkums...how I feel anyway. Thank you all for all the love and cares. Sleep well, my sweet Pinkums, peaceful sleep. No more pain. I believe my son Charles is caring for her and loving her now. One the way home tonight I saw Charles' animal token perched on a telephone wire and I felt his presence and felt his love. "No more tears, Mom. No more tears. She is with me now." ~Annie...See MoreMy Take on 'Lemon Boy'
Comments (6)Lemon Boy was the first yellow tomato I ever grew and now it seems so very long ago. It was sometime in the 1990s. For us, it is highly variable in flavor, with the best flavor during the hottest, driest weather. During periods of rainy weather, both its flavor and texture suffer horribly. It probably wouldn't make my list of my top 100 favorite varieties, but I grow it once every few years. I have one in the ground this year. I like to use it in a very colorful fresh salsa made with Lemon Boy and Nebraska Wedding tomatoes, and Purple Jalapenos, or red or green jalapenos, and red onions and green cilantro. With all those colors and flavors, it is superb. One thing it has going for it in our garden is that it is very disease-resistant and is a great producer in July and August when others drop off in production. I don't particularly adore Lemon Boy fresh. There are several better-tasting yellow tomatoes, among them Dr. Wyche's Yellow, Livingston's Golden Queen, Gold Ball, Azoychya, and Yellow Brandywine (unfortunately a low producer), so I grow Lemon Boy maybe once every 5 years in rotation with those other ones. I probably only keep growing it mostly for sentimental reasons although in a hot, drought year, it has a delightful almost citrusy flavor that is great if you like 'tangy' tomatoes. This year for yellows I have Texas Star (actually a bicolor), Lemon Boy, and Yellow Brandymaster. In the small tomato category, the yellows I have are Fargo, Golden Sweet Grape, Ildi (always our favorite yellow grape), Yellow Tumbling Tom (surprisingly tasty and very highly productive) and Yellow Jelly Bean. Carol, Anticipation is half the fun!. Last night's BLT was made with a delicious Dana's Dusky Rose tomato. Today's will be made from some red hybrid tomato, since I sent the 2 bags of big heirloom toms home with DS two days ago. I should be making salsa with all these toms, but am so bogged down in plums and peaches that I don't think I'll be salsa-ing until next week....See MoreNow I've lost my loveable Jazz too........
Comments (29)(((((Rita))))) Losing animals sure does leave a hole in your heart. Lisa we kept one of our cats alive with kidney failure going for 3 years before he died. He was quite old at the time so he may have had another age related illness that took his life. Don't give up on hope....See MoreI lost my furbaby.
Comments (67)Connie, McDuff will be gone a year on November 8th. And we will never be the same. It's okay to cry. I'm still crying. I don't think I will ever get over this guy. It's okay. He was my only connection with this new place. As each day goes by, it will get easier for you. It really will. believe me. I'm attaching a poem I wrote for McDuff. And I'm lucky enough to have a place where I can collect money, in McDuff's name for the North Fork Animal Welfare League. So, I think it would help you, if you just wrote down your feelings for your beautiful little doxie. Here's the poem: Our Sweet, Sweet McDuff I moved to Long IslandâÂÂs North Fork, A place very new to me I felt alone here, and different from the way I used to be. Then I got you, Sweet McDuff, at 6 weeks of age, I proudly strutted you through Greenport, And oh, my love, you were all the rage. Your huge Saint Bernard paws and your very, very beautiful face, Introduced me to people in this unknown place. I adored you from 6 weeks to 7 years old, And, of all the hearts I know, yours was a true, a very true gold. People giggled and were awed at your big, gorgeous, 180lb self, You were magnificent, my boy, in all your glorious stealth. I met people I never knew, Now they are a part of my life, all because of you. Although you were never asked to guard our front door, You did, my gentle giant, and made our B&B guests feel safe and secure. What a lucky girl your sister, Daisy was, To have one so noble for her to love. The respect and adoration you had for each other, was just so awesome to watch and made us all wonder How you loved each other and us so much, Were you gift a gift from God, precious McDuff? You amazed everyone until cancer took you, We tried and tried, sweet boy, but there was nothing we could do. You were there by my side in good times and bad, we laughed and cried together, How I miss the friendship we had. So proud, so proud, so proud and blessed we were to have you, my big, beautiful boy, My heart aches now at the loss of my pride and joy. You are in heaven now, And to you, Our Sweet, Sweet McDuff, we all take a bow....See More
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