Sagittarius Viking
Mindful exploring, through the eyes of a viking daughter.
Faithful Friend
I certainly wouldn’t be exaggerating if I said that the past four months of my life have been very intense.
First the Carr Fire, that raged only minutes from my house in Redding (CA,) forcing us to have bags packed, and evacuation plans constantly updated for a month. There’s no words for that kind of stress, when the air is difficult to breath, even with a mask.
Then there was my sweet daughter’s wish to live with her dad and his new family.
Then there was my decision to sell my horses, and move closer to my daughter. The only alternative after saying yes to her.
Then there was adjusting to living in a city for the first time in my life. Not any little city either, but Las Vegas.
New job. New friends. New favorite places. BUT in all these changes, my faithful German Shepherd have been there, every second.
There is no words for how much it means to me to have her in my life. Her constant zest for life, joy, love, and beautiful eyes watching me wherever I am.
It’s definitely one of my greatest blessing to be able to bring her with me to work every day. I miss the horses I had to say goodbye to, like crazy, but she does make it easier.
Gretchen is four now, or thereabout. The vet estimated that she was two years old when I got her. That was two years ago. It’s been two colorful years, that’s for sure. Everyday I do feel that she rescued me, and not the other way around. Gretchen’s soul is old and wise. I feel blessed to have her in my life. I finally feel that the pieces of the puzzle is coming together (better than I could of imagined,) and it would be wrong to not give her credit for the fact that I still have my sanity. LOL.
I hope your week is absolutely fantastic so far, and continues to be so!
Love,
Ms Zen
Please give her a hug for me. 😌
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I’ll do it right away!
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They do say that dogs are our best friends. There are no other companions quite like them. Glad you have Gretchen in your life 🙂
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That is true. How are your dogs doing?
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They are great. Full of mischief 😉 They have had a lot of play time over the last few days and really enjoy it. The white one, Idina, loves to run and run and run….
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Dogs are so therapeutic. Their bond and never ending joy to be with you is pure love. We could tell our dog was worried about us last week, he knew something was wrong.
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Yes! They just know. If my dog is calm I know all is good. I had one dog that I was fostering, pinning up a former landlord against the wall…he knew what he was doing. Gretchen, who is the sweetest thing couldn’t quiet stand a lady that had two horses bordered at my place for while…she’s in jail now.
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Wow! It’s amazing! If we only had the senses they do, right?
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Yes!
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FYI. I’d love to read your latest blog post, but the link in your gravatar is broken.
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The link in the blog?
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If I click on your image, next to your comment, that usually takes me to your blog. It’s still connected to your previous blog name, and not forwarded anymore. If you leave a comment on someone’s blog, they can’t trace you back to your blog. You can change this in the settings of your bio.
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What? I’ll look at that after work. Thanks for letting me know.
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My pleasure. I’m pretty sure it’s a very easy fix for you.
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Just tried to fix. Still not working 😢
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It sometimes takes a while before it actually changes, for some reason..
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Thanks…I’ll be more patient. Hopefully I fixed it right, fingers crossed.
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Fingers crossed 🤞
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It works now!
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Awesome!!
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When I click on the link it still says that the author deleted this page..sorry.
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Omg! Ok I’ll figure it out. I’ll have to see if the link still works in the reader.
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Ok, hopefully it’s definitely fixed now 😀
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Yes!! I can see your blog now 😊
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Awesome!!
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Aww, sweet post about your BFF. All friends should be so loyal. 🙂
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Thank you 🙏 YES!
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Aww, Gretchen is so sweet and you each rescued the other! Dogs are a special blessing to us! I loved these pics when I saw them on IG!!
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She is very sweet indeed. Thank you Terri!
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Awe, love this post. She did rescue you as much as you rescued. They definitely fill our souls and keep us safe. I Love Gretchen, such a beautiful, faithful companion! 💖
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“They definitely fill our souls and keep us safe.” That says it all 🙂 Thank you my friend!
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Maria-I must have totally missed (or misread) your post about your daughter going to live with her father. That must have been really difficult for you. Hope you’re okay.
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It was about ten weeks ago, and it did come as a shock. That’s the reason why I moved so abruptly. I could not stand the thought of being so far away from her. It was tough, but the right decision. I’m starting to like it here now. Thank you for your kind comment.
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Thank you my friend ❤
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