Our beloved little cowboy said “Goodbye” and rode off into the sunset early in the morning on New Year’s Day 2015. I received a call on New Year’s eve saying Jimmy was dying.  This was a shock as I had just received a funny video of Jimmy doing what I called “house cleaning”.  He had never looked better even though he was getting old in pig years. He was such a good pig…he was clean, neat, and tidy. He loved keeping everything of his very organized and in order.  He treasured his blankets and comforters. Jimmy D. had come to the Sanctuary after I had received a call from his human “Mommy” that she would like to place him at our Sanctuary.  I drove down to visit Jimmy Dean where he walked around quaint tea tables and china without ever knocking anything over or breaking one tea cup.  He eyed me as if he knew why I was there.   Did I mention how smart Jimmy Dean was?  He was a brilliant boy and just a little bit on the naughty side when he didn’t like something or someone. After our brief visit, he followed me to the … Continue reading →

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      HELLO, I AM WINTER WHITE…                    I AM DRESSED IN THE SONGS OF WINTER DAYS AND STARLIT NIGHTS.                      I SURROUND YOU WITH MY ARMS OF STARRY LIGHT.                    COME INTO MY WORLD AND YOU CAN MEET ALL MY FRIENDS…OLD JACK FROST, MOON BEAMING, CLOUDS STEAMING, THE SNOWMAN, AND                    MOST OF ALL THE CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN MY WINTER WONDERLAND.   … Continue reading →

                               Wishing you well and “Goodbye”…                       It is that time now to say farewell until I return once more on The Clock of Seasons™.                                          We had fun with all my friends in Autumn…in our harvest “garden”.                                                                        But, now the garden is done.               Hawk                        Scamper Squirrel                       Pumpkin                     Apple Dumplin                                      Basket of Friendly Vegetables                        … Continue reading →

This is a story about Chauncey the Pig who lives at a Sanctuary in the country on the eastern plains. Now, there are cookies that pigs like a lot.   But when it comes to Chauncey the Pig…HE LOVES NUTTER BUTTERS. How did I find out how much he loves Nutter Butters?   Well,  I will tell you the story. All summer Chauncey would go out to the large front yard area where the Hoop House stands.       Sometimes, he liked to visit Princess Water Lily and Chief Thumper there even though they startled Chauncey with their drumming feet the first time they met .       Chauncey would saunter around the Hoop House garden eating a tomato here and some broccoli there.  Smacking away the day munching on lunch and things.   As fate would have it, Chauncey couldn’t go out into the big yard again because, being a pig, he ate too much of the garden, he scared the roosters and chickens, and he didn’t listen when it was time to go back to his house.    Chauncey missed going out into the big yard.       One day, I had an idea.   I remembered a small … Continue reading →

It is that time again to welcome Autumn Gold on the Clock of Seasons™.     I’m Autumn Gold…I’ll tell you true…my good friend who is Summer Blue…has left and gone away.     Summer’s gone and I can tell…   I’ll look inside the Wishing Well and know my time is now.       The air is brisk…the snow is near…the stream is slow…the forest’s glow…all cools the Autumn land. The leaves go crunch…all in a bunch…the forest’s all aglow..the forest’s all aglow. The leaves go crunch…all in a bunch…and this one thing I know…the forest’s all aglow. Now I see the colors in the leaves that fall beneath me at my feet. Now, I feel the leaves go crunch…all in a bunch.  I hear them crackle each one I meet.   The harvest has come…the garden’s done as we wait for Winter White’s snow.     The stream is slow…the forest’s glow…all show me fall is here.   I’m here… I’m here…I’m here…Autumn Gold is here   The Autumn time is in my hand.  The Clock of Seasons slows the land and catches Autumn’s glow.     The clock slows down across the land…and pleases Autumn Gold … Continue reading →