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face=Arial>Sending belated drool to all those in need. I am late in having
it send, as we were at the cottage again for another cold, wet and windy
weekend. It is going out to Goddog Chloe that her gall stone operation
went well, and that she is now home recovering. It is also going out
to Jacquelynn and Pierre, Jelly Bean and Pumpkin. Hope Pierre is now doing
better and that she finds out the source of the vomit. Hopefully the
hounds will get over their motion sickness in the new basset mobile. It is
also going out to Delilah Belle that her infection is cured and that
the cyst removal goes well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>It looks like I found a good excuse to not be too helpful at home when I
retire. We were at the lake this weekend(another cold, windy and rainy weekend),
and I was feeding his royal highness his Sunday morning breakfast. He had
scrambled eggs with corned beef hash. After I fed him, I heard Kathy starting to
fold up my bedding and I went to help her. While I was helping her, Ben managed
to get the rest of a stick of butter from the counter that was just a bit too
close to the edge. Told Kathy "see what happens when I come to help you". Ben
will make my retirement easier.</DIV>
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<DIV>Douglas</DIV><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>