Thirty-One Golden Years

 

I recently received my bathroom art, courtesy of one of the wonderful artists at Etsy.*

It gives me so much joy to see these images in the mirror each day that I felt compelled to write about them.

L.T., my first Golden Retriever. I never imagined I could love an animal as much as I loved L.T. He got me through my divorce and so much more. I am so happy that my Joe got to know L.T., if for only a year.

So distraught after losing L.T., I swore I would never get another. And then Bailey found us. We loved telling the story of how we went out for cat food and came home with an 80 lb. Golden Retriever. What a complete joy Bailey was.

After saying goodbye to our dear Bailey, it took two years before I felt ready to welcome another Golden. Six-year-old Gigi was at the Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid Florida having a difficult time finding a home. She didn’t like other dogs, she wasn’t wild about kids, and she had a bit of OCD. But when we met her at her foster home, we knew she was perfect for us. She brought us so much joy and made us laugh every day.

For a combined total of thirty-one years we were blessed with sharing our home with Goldens. And, we have not closed the door to maybe another…

*I must give a shout out to Fisart Design for the fantastic job they did with capturing the essence of all three of our Goldens.  https://www.etsy.com/shop/FisartDesign

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