[Dailydrool] Memorial

[GalinkinSK at aol.com]

Last  Sunday I hosted a memorial luncheon in memory of the hounds we  have 
recently lost, in my case Abraham Ga-linkin.  I have  an " island flower bed 
"that currently does not have any  flowers. The day  Abraham died we 
purchased a crepe myrtle and Steven  planted it in this island and we named it the 
Abraham Tree.  This is just a  sapling and lo and behold it bloomed which 
thrilled me.  After looking at  this "island" I decided that I wanted to make 
it a perennial garden and thinking  about it decided to take it one step 
further.  I was thinking how could I  memorialize not only my dogs but others 
as well.  After shopping in the  garden center I decided to border this 
"island" with paving blocks/bricks.   I bought one, wrote Abraham's name, date 
of birth/date and then I sealed  it.  Steven and I did the math and I will 
probably need about 135 of these  blocks.  At the luncheon I asked everyone to 
write down the dogs they  wanted to memorialize along with their date of 
birth and death and the dogs name  and breed.  At this point one of my guests 
made a suggestion that I sell  these blocks and donate the money to rescue.  
I thought that was a great  idea so I am throwing that out to the members 
of the drool.  
 
If anyone wants to purchase a brick/block the cost is $5.00 per block  
(sorry 1 pet  per block). We have 100 brick/blocks available at this  point .  
What I will need from you is for you to contact me via e-mail at  
_galinkinsk at aol.com_ (mailto:galinkinsk at aol.com)   with a list of  the dog (s) you 
would like memorialized.  Payments can be made through 
_donate at midatlanticbasset.com_ (mailto:donate at midatlanticbasset.com)   .  I 
have decided to donate ALL the  proceeds to Mid-Atlantic  Basset Hound 
rescue as that is where my Abraham came through. I am  purchasing the blocks out 
of my pocket.   Once the garden is planted ,  blocks put in place I will 
send you a photograph so you can see my vision.   This is not just limited to 
dogs, any pet you would like memorialized is  welcomed.  I also have  my 
basset hound chimes , my St. Francis Statue  and a life size Basset statue in 
this "island".  If you have any questions,  please do not hesitate to contact 
me...
 
Thank you,
 
Shelley Galinkin with Abraham Ga-linkin, Polly Esther and Violet Rose  (ATB)
 
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