Tagged With: blogathon 2009
Shower Pics (39/49)
Quite some time ago – during the Blogathon – I talked about the shower being redone. I spent a few minutes running around taking pictures, and you can now see what the shower looks like now. It leaked down into the kitchen, and although that’s been repaired, the shower was never used again. It’s been … Continue reading
Maureen and Max (38/49)
The story of Max and Maureen is so adorable, I’ll let Best Friends tell it: Adopt a pair of love-struck sweethearts? Max noticed the voluptuous Maureen from across the glen in 2003. He approached her and offered her part of his carrot. Maureen swooned. From that point on, they were joined at the cottontail. A … Continue reading
Connections to the Past (37/49)
Britain’s last surviving WWI soldier died on Saturday; Harry Patch was 111 years old. A couple of months ago, Millvina Dean died at the age of 97; she was the last living survivor of the Titanic disaster. It makes me sad whenever we lose one of these links to the past. Another example was the … Continue reading
Animal Transports (36/49)
Ever heard of animal transports? They are vital to rescue organizations like Best Friends. When an animal is found in distress near the sanctuary, it goes straight there. But what about an animal 2,000 miles away? It gets put on a transport. PBS did a documentary on animal transports called Fifteen Legs, and you can … Continue reading
Featured (35/49)
Oh my god! I came back upstairs from making the frozen pad thai (which Mokia voted for) and I saw that I got featured on the main blogathon site! I am so excited! This is my first blogathon in seven years and I am so happy to be recognized for being a part of it. … Continue reading
Best Friends Around the Web (34/49)
No matter where you go on the web, Best Friends is there! In addition to the main Best Friends website, you can find them: BFAS @ Change.org – since 2007, this site has brought people together for various causes BFAS on Facebook – over 35,000 fans, can you believe it?! BFAS on MySpace – part … Continue reading
Nom Nom Nosh (33/49)
I’m totally breaking Lorelle’s guide for Blogathon bloggers, but you know what? Lorelle has never done the Blogathon, she said so herself. It’s one in the morning, I’ve been writing for 16 hours, and it’s time to talk about food. I’ve been working hard on the veggie plate I bought earlier. It turns out it … Continue reading
Stuffed Adoptions (32/49)
Another way to help out Best Friends is by purchasing a toy from Stuffed Adoptions. The little schnauzer pictured here is only $12 and they donate 25% of each donation to Best Friends! They have a number of other animals too, including a stuffed replica of Bo the White House Dog! There are three cats … Continue reading
Awake Enough (31/49)
I have taken off my clothes, gotten under the covers, and curled up with my netbook in a sleeping-like position. It’s tempting to sleep. Sometimes I stay up a little later than this, but often I go to sleep around now. I think it’s time to put away the cream soda and bust out the … Continue reading
Nice Naniue (30/49)
This is Nainue, a sweet little piggie girl just two years old and living at Best Friends. She had been bought by a family whose rented home changed hands, and suddenly they couldn’t keep a pot-bellied pig anymore. She was also extremely obese, because the guy who sold her for $600 told the family she … Continue reading