BIRDIE’S TRAVAILS
I have to tell you a little bit about Birdie & her reaction to Jazzbo’s passing. If you’ll recall, Birdie came to us several years ago, half-emaciated & with myriad other problems. She looked like she’d given up on life. It was sad & upsetting. But we gave her all the love in our hearts & did everything we possibly …
GRIEVING
Grieving. After yesterday’s loss of Jazzbo – who joined so very many other of my ‘kids’ in the Great Herd – I got to thinking a little about the grieving process. My grieving process. Without going into detail, I’ve had loved ones die since I was 12 years old. That’s over sixty years of forever losses. The early ones were …
THE BALLAD OF JAZZ
Jazz. I called him Jazzbo. If I could be Jimbo, he could be Jazzbo. Paint horse. A beautiful paint horse with one of the most striking tails I’ve ever seen – several colors all melded together & flowing nearly to the ground. He came to us a whole bunch of years ago – maybe 14 or 15? He had a …