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Meet Cody, our new foster dog!

09/9/2012

The other day, we were notified about a blue and white Border Collie at the Stanislaus County Animal Shelter in Modesto, CA.  He was scheduled to be euthanized on 9/1/12, but due to the Labor Day holiday, fortunately he escaped death.  We picked him up on Thursday and took him home and he spent two […]

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Bonny has been adopted!

09/7/2012

Our beautiful girl, Bonny, was adopted on Monday.  She found a very loving forever home with a handsome new red merle BC.  We were sad to see her go, but know it on our hearts that she will be very happy and well loved. 🙂          

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Our Family Garden

08/19/2012

Well, it has been a while since I posted anything about our garden.  We have been very busy with it since we returned from our vacation to NY in June.  Got a bit of a late start due to the fact that I had to wait for my dad to plow it…..but everything is up […]

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Meet Bonny, our new foster dog!

08/16/2012

The other day we rescued a beautiful girl we named Bonny from the animal shelter in Los Banos.  She’s about three years old and is a black and white split-face rough coat Border Collie.  She’s such a nice, sweet dog and it’s a shame that her former owners did not care enough to come looking […]

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Scarlett has been adopted!

08/5/2012

Today, our Border Collie foster dog, Scarlett, was adopted. 🙂  She now lives in San Jose with her new people.

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Oreo has been adopted!

08/5/2012

On Thursday, our last Border Collie mix puppy was adopted.  Oreo now lives in Reno, Nevada. 🙂

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Meet our new foster dog, Scarlett!

07/30/2012

Yesterday, we picked out our newest foster dog, Scarlett. She’s a red and white female Border Colllie about 1 1/2 years old.  She’s been vet-checked, spayed and is healthy, other than being underweight.  Once she gains weight and receives nourishment, she will fill out and grow a fuller coat. Scarlett was found in Calavares County […]

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Gertie has been adopted!

07/28/2012

Today, our foster puppy, Gertie was adopted!  She now lives in San Mateo with her new family!!! 🙂

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Meet Oreo & Gertie

07/19/2012

Last week, we picked up a litter of five Border Collie mix puppies that were abandoned at a local shelter. We split the litter and kept two while the other three went to another foster homo.  We decided to keep the blue merle and named her Gertrude — Gertie for short. And the runt of […]

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Kitchen Pantry Organization

07/12/2012

I had been planning on doing this project for a while and finally decided to spend an afternoon actually DOING it and I’m very happy with the outcome.  Now, everything is neat. organized and my dry goods and cans are easy to find. This is what my pantry looked like before: And this what my […]

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The World War I Diary of my Great Grandfather, Burton Wilder Knight

07/11/2012

As I have been doing genealogical research on my family, I’ve decided to start posting different things that I’ve found on my personal blog.  I have actually gone VERY far back on my family tree and am currently tracing different lines and trying to get out of the ancient world so I can do some […]

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Maggie has been adopted!

07/10/2012

Today, our third foster dog, Maggie, was adopted!   She went off to live on the coast by Monterey.  What a lucky girl! 🙂    

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Our new foster dog, Maggie

06/21/2012

Well, we’ve been quite busy with summer plans and recently returned from a trip to NYC.  We’re now getting back to our routine and picked up our newest foster dog this last weekend at the Merced County Animal Shelter. Her name is Maggie and she’s a black & white long-haired Border Collie spayed female.  We […]

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Leinie has been adopted!

04/29/2012

  Leinie was adopted today!  He now resides with two other red & white border collies in Visalia.  He seemed so content and happy when he met his new pack.  It’s definitely the beginning of his new life and I think he will have a great future. 🙂

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Leinie is now online and ready to be adopted!

04/16/2012

Last night, Leinie went on the Border Collie Rescue website to be adopted! 🙂 Leinie

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  • The 1920’s Egyptian Revival Gown
  • The Embroidered Zig Zag Dress
  • The 1929 Pansy Dress
  • The 1930’s Silk Velvet Dress
  • Sailors are My Weakness [The Dorothy Lara Dress]
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  • The 1950’s Robin Hood Dress
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