Funky Find Of The Week: Love Hate Gloves

<div class="tn_post"><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/5B2E4CB8/LOVE-HATE-knuckle-tattoo?u=laurasweet&p=/item/5B2E4CB8/E88F8717/LOVE-HATE-knuckle-tattoo&t=blog" title="LOVE & HATE knuckle tattoo gloves!"><img alt="LOVE & HATE knuckle tattoo gloves!" src="http://www.thisnext.com/media/blogit/A9927092.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-width: 1px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; width: 527px; height: 540px;" /></a></div><p>Wanna look tough?<br />Like an ex-felon or gang member without permanently marring your skin?<br />Or without the pain of having a needle repeatedly pierce your knuckles?<br /><br />Then get these gloves that have love and hate tattooed on the knuckles for you!<br /><br />Then when the cops show up, you can just take them off and voila! Back to your old, non-gang-member self.<br /><br />By William Warren for Design Against Trend </p></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTtYDsurDyi3GMZyAoRh-SOzdch9oUns_IlK8VSZwd_dkNdQsuwXJoIrrFXKrk14kmC1v4dq7_RwEuwvvBFhvpTui7bc0MEdxlW-XZ7tZLkoQCZFOA0GD_-N1Jwavrvaud5ghK0Bq85wW/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116822698729666930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTtYDsurDyi3GMZyAoRh-SOzdch9oUns_IlK8VSZwd_dkNdQsuwXJoIrrFXKrk14kmC1v4dq7_RwEuwvvBFhvpTui7bc0MEdxlW-XZ7tZLkoQCZFOA0GD_-N1Jwavrvaud5ghK0Bq85wW/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 538px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.bytrico.com/onlineshop/item_html/dat/dat15.html">buy them here.</a>

Funky Find Of The Week: Love Hate Gloves

Wanna look tough? Like an ex-felon or gang member without permanently marring your skin? Or without the pain of having a needle repeatedly p...

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Thank you, thank you.

I received so many wonderful sympathetic, empathetic and supportive e-mails about the loss of my dog that it's almost enough to completely renew one's faith in humanity. <br /><br />E-mails and messages from complete strangers who clearly understood and related to my loss as well as love and well wishes from those who knew me and what Abbey meant to me! Wow. <br /><br />Thank you to everyone who wrote, I cannot tell you how much it meant to me.<br />Bless you and all your loved ones.<br /><br />Now, back to what's hip!

Thank you, thank you.

I received so many wonderful sympathetic, empathetic and supportive e-mails about the loss of my dog that it's almost enough to complete...

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Happy Mother's Day

This weekend I deviated from the normal routine by posting some very personal articles instead of the usual. Monday this blog will return to its usual posts. Thanks for your indulgence.<br />-laura<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-7rJIn-qgCt4buAfxKUBX_UowFzrRvd-VcDgOYYPxo9QEPA-opv08nzIYLK3i_eaJugYkSvlFIwCtd0ARK-OkKvKzNBYRpQvQh8yqi58X46-1R4In41o5q9YxrcQLxFfes8Vj4GaUg4M/s1600-h/beautiful+judy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064108763012121346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-7rJIn-qgCt4buAfxKUBX_UowFzrRvd-VcDgOYYPxo9QEPA-opv08nzIYLK3i_eaJugYkSvlFIwCtd0ARK-OkKvKzNBYRpQvQh8yqi58X46-1R4In41o5q9YxrcQLxFfes8Vj4GaUg4M/s400/beautiful+judy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Above: My own beautiful mother at the age of 19<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQM1sSmkqbzFXF-5LA7LGn6VchW73DSVhZAKjK9t8B3TCyBpHPR-pcV__FnkqmIvX1VLSgJvPW9S7-Co2q0VgzjI1aSGxZ0mDvXoYgNwfmVcLHb2-SE6tLkcb4LsZLo-wJd-IGG8TEaWMq/s1600-h/mom,+July+11.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064108578328527602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQM1sSmkqbzFXF-5LA7LGn6VchW73DSVhZAKjK9t8B3TCyBpHPR-pcV__FnkqmIvX1VLSgJvPW9S7-Co2q0VgzjI1aSGxZ0mDvXoYgNwfmVcLHb2-SE6tLkcb4LsZLo-wJd-IGG8TEaWMq/s400/mom,+July+11.JPG" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Above: My own beautiful Mother in 2004<br /><br /><h3>Happy Mother's Day, Mom! </h3><br /><br />In honor of Mother's Day and the passing yesterday of what was 'my child'.<br />I thought I'd share some images of the love Abbey brought into several lives in addition to my own.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSTScbFKsnq8Q2JUT1VT3AVsIk_yl1AQG59aK4Rs-mVOjU2z3jxxHdRQZj4Zq6I4LmZgKFdyowninN01OCgIfAq6LJJhAY2WXDXCla1Ozf-0UD7uUeI5vte-FaWdZIdnLU1r0UWxuMEEU/s1600-h/abbeylov1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063745821095740018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSTScbFKsnq8Q2JUT1VT3AVsIk_yl1AQG59aK4Rs-mVOjU2z3jxxHdRQZj4Zq6I4LmZgKFdyowninN01OCgIfAq6LJJhAY2WXDXCla1Ozf-0UD7uUeI5vte-FaWdZIdnLU1r0UWxuMEEU/s400/abbeylov1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfz7UxZHHkV75UHlEOycs4jYYTJKs3u_idjPfEJP_CXbIz0etaM5ojGIiGzD04mBJMBbfgNpJBZZP39KnlsFTG6jtmAZGY7DQ5JZ5DhAENZJE0Z1dCdkWoEv5M0UGQrsyjkHbENCXeTtG-/s1600-h/abbeylove3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063749257069576882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfz7UxZHHkV75UHlEOycs4jYYTJKs3u_idjPfEJP_CXbIz0etaM5ojGIiGzD04mBJMBbfgNpJBZZP39KnlsFTG6jtmAZGY7DQ5JZ5DhAENZJE0Z1dCdkWoEv5M0UGQrsyjkHbENCXeTtG-/s400/abbeylove3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUpIldFiZMU75Jbpd2NZ18isnVRNenu26lMTsRO6CGSdynFmKXLuICQBnNgtgd3dmrwbUeUYFEUdMESqdmw_aqDVLd7oYY78904_9X_l1g3MwB7Hhr5jmVV4m7WS_ElCjo_exYhvsbhoI/s1600-h/abbeylov2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063746156103189122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUpIldFiZMU75Jbpd2NZ18isnVRNenu26lMTsRO6CGSdynFmKXLuICQBnNgtgd3dmrwbUeUYFEUdMESqdmw_aqDVLd7oYY78904_9X_l1g3MwB7Hhr5jmVV4m7WS_ElCjo_exYhvsbhoI/s400/abbeylov2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkctsgwdhl3cFJLCDRqGpN3mSb63tkf4sRFGmI3AeKIEX3aqlznRjEVwknSGJhoCBiOG7ccODCTM3HXsF-sDBiZ9pcVQFB3xQ53D1L-lN2G0XUpIQGxt1rLOWi5GRP1cDYAnx7I_hf_Qx/s1600-h/abbeylov4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063749673681404610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkctsgwdhl3cFJLCDRqGpN3mSb63tkf4sRFGmI3AeKIEX3aqlznRjEVwknSGJhoCBiOG7ccODCTM3HXsF-sDBiZ9pcVQFB3xQ53D1L-lN2G0XUpIQGxt1rLOWi5GRP1cDYAnx7I_hf_Qx/s400/abbeylov4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 134px;" /></a><br /><br />To Mother's of children, animals, art and anything else for which you care a great deal...<br />Happy Mother's Day.

Happy Mother's Day

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In Memorium

<h1>Abbey</h1><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfYWWTjhzpRac-b_98Ts7lcQUeG6rdCoi_g5_5cm12my2E9-BAiyfimN6OSEE87P-_1ZnlLRb3W6NenCiO-Xrmv-pa2LHR4qK_s-eJYVpk_Qu_7pEGPcPaILOLQ7hjm_AlXpGqg79F057/s1600-h/abbey,+april+2005.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063473094967411058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfYWWTjhzpRac-b_98Ts7lcQUeG6rdCoi_g5_5cm12my2E9-BAiyfimN6OSEE87P-_1ZnlLRb3W6NenCiO-Xrmv-pa2LHR4qK_s-eJYVpk_Qu_7pEGPcPaILOLQ7hjm_AlXpGqg79F057/s400/abbey,+april+2005.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><h2> March 7, 1993 - May 12, 2007</h2>As some of you know, my dearest friend and devoted canine companion of 10 years, Abbey, was diagnosed with terminal cancer last september. After pallative treatment of chemo and radiation in October, and several efforts at staving off infections with various antibiotics (and yet making sure she has a positive quality of life), at the age of 14, she is finally leaving me.<br /><br />A jack russell terrier with tons of attitude who was smart as a whip and equally as beautiful, her absence will leave a hole in more lives than just my own.<br /><br />Not everyone understands what the love of a dog can do for your life. I am thankful that I do. Abbey basically saved mine by coming into my world at a point when I was suffering from severe depression and a broken heart and was painfully lonely. <br /><br />I never had any pets growing up. Well, okay, not entirely true. I did have some of those tiny turtles in a plastic bowl with a fake palm tree and a hamster named Cream Puff, but never knew what it was like to have a pet who curled up with you during an afternoon nap or licked your face in the morning to wake you. The birthday wish I made as I closed my eyes and blew out the candles from age 5 to age 16 was to have a dog.<br /><br />I'm forever grateful to my friend Kim, who was Abbey's original mommy but whose life at the time was complicated and wasn't the best for raising a dog. She saw that I needed something to love and she generously let me adopt Abbey in 1998. Not once did she ever ask for Abbey back nor during her numerous and frequent visits over the following years, did she make me feel like Mommy #2. Because of her generosity, I had the wonderful unparalleled experience of having Abbey for 10 years.<br /><br />Abbey and I drove across the country, just the two of us, twice. She was my partner in strange hotels and adventures in towns I had previously never seen. The perfect road trip companion, she never wanted to change the radio and not once asked "Are we there yet?". She helped make every unfamiliar place comforting. She gave me strength to do things I'd never undertake alone.<br /><br />I moved to Michigan for work in 2003 and returned in 2006. Part of what made that experience endurable and void of homesickness was Abbey. Wherever she was became home to me.<br /><br />It will be hard to adjust to life without Abbey. In the past ten years there were very few nights she did not sleep tucked under the covers with me. More often than not, hers was the last face I saw before going to sleep and the first face I saw as I woke. But, like all living things, no matter how wonderful, she cannot grace the world forever.<br /><br />She is being peacefully euthanized today in the comfort of her home, in the safety of my arms. And someday, someday I hope to see her again, to hold her, to let her nuzzle her snout in my neck and to give her kisses on the belly. Until then I can happily say I have no regrets. None at all. I'm so happy that I spoiled her rotten, put her needs before mine, and spent every penny on everything from gourmet dog food, beautiful collars, the finest medical care and all those deposits for hotel rooms.<br /><br />It was completely worth it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMcUKk3QIujwGbiRIW0s06vLYCweqg4Cg7BB9MUl46gq6Hs0AnyLi-sDKbZxczRiaObXPkIy2JWyEZvE6oNiVl7a1q4aylUhnMPOu_VJzhmUDoNM14cpJ3usXJFlEG08uhjwSC_GmbcJ1/s1600-h/abbeyporch5x7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063485782300803602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMcUKk3QIujwGbiRIW0s06vLYCweqg4Cg7BB9MUl46gq6Hs0AnyLi-sDKbZxczRiaObXPkIy2JWyEZvE6oNiVl7a1q4aylUhnMPOu_VJzhmUDoNM14cpJ3usXJFlEG08uhjwSC_GmbcJ1/s400/abbeyporch5x7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />Goodbye Sweet Abbey.<br /><br /><br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Below are a few of my favorite pictures from the past ten years:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRobx_0YAhfjprw4prowPhdKL9VloqWEPOHid1eRG38hJybUd0wX3WUqnDDpga90lHNWwzhX9DxtEMXsAujToe5VAZvCbGrntXdTX2MDoCvuJBmlrmZQBUHwOJoHkvAChAC88xsfrv_z26/s1600-h/classicabbey.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063476264653275570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRobx_0YAhfjprw4prowPhdKL9VloqWEPOHid1eRG38hJybUd0wX3WUqnDDpga90lHNWwzhX9DxtEMXsAujToe5VAZvCbGrntXdTX2MDoCvuJBmlrmZQBUHwOJoHkvAChAC88xsfrv_z26/s400/classicabbey.jpeg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Abbey, 1999<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7dnTCbl8oKah_BgiTS5-_7fSg07Sg5FeCLiVMf9fy_GPmvC1h_O32VAwDDGUWpXx363TpL7pWXYGP07wlLD2WsQlX1Eugq1hsX2CNGY56_FK7eEKbX-MjHu-40Aq4ysSGgXOILwfgRcW/s1600-h/abbeytude.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063475448609489298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7dnTCbl8oKah_BgiTS5-_7fSg07Sg5FeCLiVMf9fy_GPmvC1h_O32VAwDDGUWpXx363TpL7pWXYGP07wlLD2WsQlX1Eugq1hsX2CNGY56_FK7eEKbX-MjHu-40Aq4ysSGgXOILwfgRcW/s400/abbeytude.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />"Abbeytude" 2000<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj3sY6GbSB3XBvGTPP6fi6cb7SPt8IDo76DOE8auUEO3YHF6kGEJcISiEcbXAmpmNuhghG1Re-nRKVLcSmNnqcBUVLx0ZwL5GcwPfvWiShTSri2wfU8vP0B58vnY5NwemgrTrMPVFnDvk/s1600-h/abbeyprofile.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063478240338231778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj3sY6GbSB3XBvGTPP6fi6cb7SPt8IDo76DOE8auUEO3YHF6kGEJcISiEcbXAmpmNuhghG1Re-nRKVLcSmNnqcBUVLx0ZwL5GcwPfvWiShTSri2wfU8vP0B58vnY5NwemgrTrMPVFnDvk/s400/abbeyprofile.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Abbey, 2002<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipED-9NLi8Dji_jYLpSLbwWOfeogpv4tj3SpKootKH1EodeOsfBbNd97VN1y5_dfLB14bdHcR3x-Zx8i3qL2x_GhuqcFO3sBcKok1s_jfPn420gVrIqPA7oWP3jl5CZ0VVb_sTkNK5u4Zh/s1600-h/croppedBWabbey.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063484949077148146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipED-9NLi8Dji_jYLpSLbwWOfeogpv4tj3SpKootKH1EodeOsfBbNd97VN1y5_dfLB14bdHcR3x-Zx8i3qL2x_GhuqcFO3sBcKok1s_jfPn420gVrIqPA7oWP3jl5CZ0VVb_sTkNK5u4Zh/s400/croppedBWabbey.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Portrait, 2002 photo by Jon Pearce<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVeJ1X1_hZCWLXnnbTo9CVKlTPGn9TrXkFdOS4u0WRLf8r5FE9YBczoDTxOm9EvPPXjOcO9igwAzETq5djfTOdv8vwWfAtuYVIqgp-0cet3JL0M-yS9KFe7NbYEetDC2JAIM9RgisQQLR/s1600-h/perfectpassenger.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063475178026549634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVeJ1X1_hZCWLXnnbTo9CVKlTPGn9TrXkFdOS4u0WRLf8r5FE9YBczoDTxOm9EvPPXjOcO9igwAzETq5djfTOdv8vwWfAtuYVIqgp-0cet3JL0M-yS9KFe7NbYEetDC2JAIM9RgisQQLR/s400/perfectpassenger.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />The perfect passenger, road trip 2003<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZg6RYwbdnKzMZ-pHyU4fTJnW9ZrhkCkV2MPoHyhpI8_vGZ6_xSm4EHabpo9EAhRFEi8XZxNAbgGuJ3QxpflgJBgZ-isbMvfOVUkQ3hDUiCRRsdmUAVdm73dWSRcX0SctqD8rLSUDP51D/s1600-h/winterdog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063488101583143474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZg6RYwbdnKzMZ-pHyU4fTJnW9ZrhkCkV2MPoHyhpI8_vGZ6_xSm4EHabpo9EAhRFEi8XZxNAbgGuJ3QxpflgJBgZ-isbMvfOVUkQ3hDUiCRRsdmUAVdm73dWSRcX0SctqD8rLSUDP51D/s400/winterdog.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Dec. 2005<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwPOV-mYd29YZIaw4oiyc7Sw2zf7p4OwJMU-H6-6snpVUtLEBMz0qpttkSeB2FhogevIVBXF5DAnCKT2VzX9zkAOAGoqQO6tTpJdwYs3iPeY6bs-mK4YkSIZvP_lUoC6jq_34hs5DloTG/s1600-h/abbey+in+bed.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063489003526275650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwPOV-mYd29YZIaw4oiyc7Sw2zf7p4OwJMU-H6-6snpVUtLEBMz0qpttkSeB2FhogevIVBXF5DAnCKT2VzX9zkAOAGoqQO6tTpJdwYs3iPeY6bs-mK4YkSIZvP_lUoC6jq_34hs5DloTG/s400/abbey+in+bed.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Luxuriating in bed, 2006<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNe4qn0KuWrHeKKicvJNjEFU6jzgjv5ETS4VHfca2WVJHJvdYEfRQQq8uRnmAzLmNheg8VAH0ofEFmdraUWfq3m25PYJbbsS9xmu7aDAnBF2cTnQJ61jRTudZP31nSqO3Xo5Vnwsia0RUy/s1600-h/abbssantefehotel2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063475860926349730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNe4qn0KuWrHeKKicvJNjEFU6jzgjv5ETS4VHfca2WVJHJvdYEfRQQq8uRnmAzLmNheg8VAH0ofEFmdraUWfq3m25PYJbbsS9xmu7aDAnBF2cTnQJ61jRTudZP31nSqO3Xo5Vnwsia0RUy/s400/abbssantefehotel2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Napping in a hotel in Sante Fe, 2006<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WhL8H0NRGD-xXprZnGcZlAcrQ6j_1iTJ3zuSyCi6It_Yro7lC7mAFXaFFbZNIlj8l3EI2KD1tnDhpgZr3invF8luWBwSXlNQRqZIiNNjDuYnpEshEJJrA4Qay1tVjE2ZM5LJjn8lL3pQ/s1600-h/P1010005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063476853063795138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WhL8H0NRGD-xXprZnGcZlAcrQ6j_1iTJ3zuSyCi6It_Yro7lC7mAFXaFFbZNIlj8l3EI2KD1tnDhpgZr3invF8luWBwSXlNQRqZIiNNjDuYnpEshEJJrA4Qay1tVjE2ZM5LJjn8lL3pQ/s400/P1010005.JPG" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />March 2007<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECZqcP-NDWgufdmQq4oRhe8lo9Hb2BvICttb2uyj-c-0-U268ITKCJ14Ne73WWCHlR405RZogwrbUi5ivMYDPK1dOfUwUU2nle0ks93LZOM8yjkHWh2x-3MjfWx50-Y5V3eufWuV_Nhg5/s1600-h/abbey,+march+2007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063485537487667714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECZqcP-NDWgufdmQq4oRhe8lo9Hb2BvICttb2uyj-c-0-U268ITKCJ14Ne73WWCHlR405RZogwrbUi5ivMYDPK1dOfUwUU2nle0ks93LZOM8yjkHWh2x-3MjfWx50-Y5V3eufWuV_Nhg5/s400/abbey,+march+2007.JPG" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />April, 2007<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdTa3ekahvtrRZ0REF1wHvj4ejrIXB1FhxhiTFaZD4H0p7t5eaMziHC3Wqmpid7Y6EJ4L8flQCG29r4lKWORFLjDINm7onTgjcXcIJlTM8TEddwzbQVrMH6MWtNAxQ7gqzLfGxEdfDoXa/s1600-h/small+last+day.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063486735783543330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdTa3ekahvtrRZ0REF1wHvj4ejrIXB1FhxhiTFaZD4H0p7t5eaMziHC3Wqmpid7Y6EJ4L8flQCG29r4lKWORFLjDINm7onTgjcXcIJlTM8TEddwzbQVrMH6MWtNAxQ7gqzLfGxEdfDoXa/s400/small+last+day.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Yesterday: Abbey sleeping peacefully on the porch the last day before her death.<br><br>

In Memorium

Abbey March 7, 1993 - May 12, 2007 As some of you know, my dearest friend and devoted canine companion of 10 years, Abbey, was diagnosed wi...

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