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Coffee. Sitting in my comfy chair. My black English lab Alvin sleeping softly on his huge bed after 6a every morn clock work . His gait slooooo on his morn pee n poop. Our harbor right outside glass doors. Warm for MI. A bit muggy. My children all grown with little ones of their own. So far . Very far from me. Embrace your teenager, snoring husband and aging golden. Our dogs are deeply ingrained in our spirits. A time marker of age and loss. You are a great writer. I’ll keep reading..

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It's going to be hot in Pennsylvania too. Your view sounds so beautiful

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Thanks so much Jennifer and you as well. It all goes so fast and is slipping through my fingers. I wrote this month ago and a week or 2 later our sweet dog crossed the rainbow bridge and a few days later our son's school closed for the year due to a cyber attack

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This is a beautiful snapshot. I hope your husband's health improves.

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Thanks so much. It's all good

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A beautiful snapshot. I usually say "perfectly imperfect" but I like imperfectly perfect. It works!

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Thanks Janine. Either works. At 6am on the original draft, it worked 😄 🤣

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At 6am, everything works! 🤣

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You got that right 😄

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May 14Liked by Jane Deegan

Love taking a peak into your world, thanks for sharing. Sending warm virtual hugs for you and your family. Going through the process of a new diagnosis can be challenging.

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Thanks so much Lori. The appointment went well. It's good to have another set of ears and moral support sometimes.

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May 14·edited May 14Liked by Jane Deegan

Poetic and lovely images.

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Thanks NIck. It is real, it is life. That's all

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It is real. The you write about it is poetic.

I had tears in my eyes thinking about your golden retriever.

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Thanks. We've always had Golden Retrievers. There's something about then that tugs on our hearts. She will be 15 in a few days and out lived our others by many years

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