<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Actually, it was just a wonderful time for me, Truman. Roland, Janice and I are living mostly at the beach. </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Because of my tendency to fake deafness when not on a leash, the Mom has not let me off leash on the beach for a long time. Well, yesterday things changed! We went for a walk on the beach, traveling about 2 blocks, if there were blocks on the Siletz Bay. Instead, there were huge, shipwrecked trees, and crab shells, and lotsa birds.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Roland and I went crazy sniffin. Luckily for Roland, we were on a two-dog leash holder, so I could help him navigate the rocky path down to the beach, around the big trees, and up another rocky path to the beach access. I was so excited to smell all the funky shore smells and see the sea critters (deceased ones, that is) and look under the driftwood trees! Then the Mom let me off the leash.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"> I have been feeling a little down lately because we no longer live with the Dad, but this big beach adventure made me dee-lear-yus with excitement. I picked up a stick and ran a lap around the neighbor's yard. I ran back to Mom. I made another lap when I saw a big black lab two houses down, who spoiled my cover by barking at me. Now, I'm not a dog who enjoys dog parks, unlike my brudder Roland, but I ran to the big lab to play with him. Unfortunately, the lab's person yelled at Mom that she needed to "put that dog on a leash." She did and we left for home.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Nonetheless, we had great fun and we're doing it again today.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Love to all and especially the great Nigel and his family and friends,</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Truman</div><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#3333ff" size="4">Janice Marilyn Henry</font></div></div>
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