Andrew, KLP, about Buddy and Mr. B, and other things;
Couple years back I had to put down Shlep, a (mostly) border collie, one of the finest dogs I'd ever been associated with. Not for the first time my heart was broken.
Recently, while fooling around on craigslist I punched in dogs and arranged a blind date. Now I'm sleeping with Baron, an Australian Shepherd.
The Shlepster, and O.D., and Paya, and Muttsie, and Snoopie, and Suzie, will never be replaced. If the universe is run right, maybe bye and bye we'll be reunited.
Now, as to gifts for the Mum, prolly in the late 40's, I bought some perfume as a September BD gift for mine. The gallonage was probably under half a and the monetary denominations involved in the purchase may have been as high as a quarter. In December of that year my class made Christmas candles. My Mum's sacrificial nature was such that she donated the remnants of my gift to scent the candle production of the entire class. |
