Then and Now

2011 – wow! Reflecting the passage of time on this Throwback Thursday!

St. Francis blessing our Basset Plantation

In 2004 I packed up a house in which we had lived for 20 years and drove from California to Florida with 3 kids and 3 dogs. The Colonel was in Iraq. My family was afraid he was not coming back. I fled (more or less) to Orlando where I spent 6.5 (more or less) not so happy years. In the bosom of my family (more or less) I sent The Colonel off to Afghanistan twice and sent 2 beloved dogs to The Rainbow Bridge. I adopted 4 new dogs. Made some friends. Wrote some books. Did not have a lot of trouble saying goodbye to Floridia.

This year I had help packing up a household of less than 7 years. I drove much less far with 5 dogs and a husband to the home of my dreams. Although we have been hit with an earthquake…

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