In like a Lamb...

Well, March has arrived - we've had a few warm days, but we woke up this morning to 2 inches of fresh snow - Riley LOVED it! Thank goodness I hadn't taken him to get his summer haircut yet. The picture is Riley "naked" after last years summer haircut! I have him trimmed down to the hair length of a lab - not shaved, as their skin is just as susceptible to sunburn as ours. But, the shorter hair makes him much more comfortable - and makes my life much easier when he starts swimming at my parent's cottage - which he has been ready to do all winter!

Goodbye Sweet Honey

We lost our beautiful Honey on Saturday, December 20, 2008 from cancer. Honey was the ambassador of golden retrievers - soft, loving, and obedient - a true golden angel. She is in our hearts always. Here is my homage to Honey:

She had the brightest eyes I had ever seen,

And wore a beautiful fur coat that would out shine a queen .

She was never prissy but walked with an aire......

And oh so polite, you could take her most anywhere.

Her tail was so long it touched the ground,

Every bone that she buried, she always found,

She could run like the wind and beat anyone she chased

She was truly a princess – with a gorgeous white face.

But your bed is now empty, where your pretty head laid.

Oh how we wish you could have stayed,

You could not find a golden nearly so dear.

Sweet Honey-buns, you will always have a special place in our hearts, ever near.