Larry was found on the streets of Taiwan...riddled with a terrible skin affliction. He was taken in by a rescue shelter in Taiwan where they helped him and gave him love, food and a place to lay his head. Thing is, this skin problem left him with some scars on his beautiful face. (reminds me of the handsome singer Seal) Supposedly, people in Taiwan would never want to adopt an animal that does not look "perfect"...Larry would probably end back out on the mean streets. That is when "A Better Life Rescue" came into the picture. Larry was whisked away from Taiwan and brought to Vancouver where he has been living with his foster mom Carole. She has been taking amazing care of him...she has watched him change from a shy pup to a dog full of wonder and amazement and a barrel full of fun. Her three dogs have been showing him the ropes of being a dog...playing ball, running around, chasing and just having fun...a life of a dog. He too has shown them a few things also...for he has learned lots living on the street for the first three years of his life. i am sure he has many a story to share with his new friends. Thank goodness for Carole is all I have to say. She is a true "Dog Humanitarian" (or whatever you would call it)...in speaking with her on the phone, I can feel her love and compassion for the animals...even through her amazing, thick French accent. :o) I am also excited to meet her. She told me that if she didn't already have three dogs at home she would love to keep Larry for he is "The most perfect dog". I bet he is. i can tell by his photos how charming he is...in his shy and unassuming way. His face reminds me of Maggie's. And I cannot wait for the two of them to meet. It will be Grandma Maggie and her Grandson!! Too cute!!
To be Continued...
The last 7 days of 12:12...
Wednesday May 2 12:12 pm
This is a huge tanker being brought in by a few wee little tug boats. They were pushing him towards the place where he needs to park to get filled with containers...containing what, I do not know! ;op
Thursday May 3 12:12 pm
Me and my super cheesy grin. I had just gotten out of one of my daily 2 hour baths...walked downstairs to grab a glass of water and saw the clock. 12:12!! Where is the camera? Quick shot of me and my cozy bath robe and hair towel. That towel has been around FOREVER!! (I was a little girl drying my hand off in my Omi & Opi's bathroom on the towel. Yep...I even cherish a freakin' towel!) ;op
Friday May 4 12:12 pm
Walking through the trails at Descanso Campground with Maggie and Clint. I stumbled across a patch of these Lady Slippers. They are so beautiful. You can always find them among a lot of moss and shade...although the sun was peaking through the trees at this exact moment making the flowers dazzle in the shine. Aren't they beautiful? Do not pick these flowers if you find them. They are endangered and belong where they live. They won't survive if picked...so don't even bother. (a friend of mine yanked one out of the ground her first visit to Gabriola...I almost fell over. I brought it home and replanted it in fertile soil...dead the next day. So sad.)I got's nothing...no photo...no desire to try and draw where I was. For I was in a coma...a drug induced coma. I went to see my Dr. the other day...he was not there but his locum was. He decided he needed to take care of my "situation" himself. (I was complaining of pain in my shoulder...what else is new?) He asked for a list of all of the drugs I had been on over the last 10 years to deal with my pain. he took it upon himself to prescribe this drug 'Cymbalta' to me. I generally only take the advice from my specialist in terms of my arm pain. I have been seeing him for 10 years...I have been off drugs for about 7 years because NOTHING helps. I have learned to live with my pain and deal with it on a daily basis. Well, Cymbalta really did me in. No concentration, jittery feelings, stars when I get up from being down, dry mouth, depression...among other things..oh yeah...TERRIBLE taste in my mouth all day long. Saturday I was a zombie. I could not stay awake. i almost fell asleep in the tub. I had to get out and lay down. Comatose the entire day. Boo!!!
Sunday May 6 12:12 pm
Tug boat, logger man running on the booms, swallows flying around. Lots going on this day outside my window. I love watching the men run across the logs...it is so very cool to me. (reminds me of the National Film Board vignette from way back in the 70's...the "Log Driver's Waltz". One of my faves ever!!)
Monday May 7 12:12 pm
(the photo was actually taken about 12:43) My car has been running really rough lately...took it in to get fixed, spent $300...still runs bad. It makes me very sad. The car is VERY special to me. Was my Opi's. I haven't been able to wash it for a long time. We never had a lot of water to use at our last place. Here, we do. So out came the hose, the sponge and a sparkling white car came out of it. Isn't Alberto beautiful? ;o)
Today, Tuesday May 8 12:12 pm
I have been sitting here writing this blog. Yep, in my bath robe and hair towel cause I just got out of my bath tub! ;o) And now, Clint just walked in and we are going to take Maggie for her last lone walk...for tomorrow...Larry comes home! ;o)I can't wait for all of the stories that I will have about Larry and Maggie together! yippeeee!
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