by Arthur Witten | Aug 30, 2012 | Keaton, Liquorice, Ruggles
Life is made up of fleeting little moments with occasional happenings that surprise and give one that inner glow. Today you have given me a “welcome home” that left me both surprised and gave me that warming “inner glow”, and I am most very grateful! That...
by Arthur Witten | Mar 24, 2005 | Keaton, Liquorice
There was a particular elderly lady at the hospital when Liquorice and Keaton visited. She was terribly frail, and had dementia. Despite the best efforts of the nursing staff and her family, Barbara has hardly eaten a thing while she has been in hospital. When...
by Arthur Witten | Mar 24, 2005 | Keaton, Liquorice
Recent weeks have found my father’s health failing, currently he is in hospital, and on Monday the outlook was quite dim. Tuesday the hospital rang, just after 9am, to request that I take Liquorice and Keaton over to visit with “Arthur” (Dad and I...
by Arthur Witten | Mar 10, 2005 | Keaton, Liquorice
Liquorice, Keaton and I did not hear the mini-bus returning Ma this afternoon, from her weekly outing to the local Senior Center, until it was leaving. I was enjoying coffee following a late lunch when Keaton raced out of the vestibule to the back door. Sensing that...
by Arthur Witten | Feb 20, 2005 | Keaton, Liquorice
We had an all too seldom visit from my cousin Cherylyn giving my father the much-needed benefit of her nursing expertise. Cherylyn has met Liquorice previously, though not Keaton. She brought her teenage daughter, Amy, along to meet us and to meet our big Newfies. Amy...
by Arthur Witten | May 29, 2004 | Keaton, Liquorice
From the early hours a bitterly cold wind, heralding the fast approach of winter, was buffeting Liquorice and Keaton’s realm. Brrrrr!!!! Living near Sydney in Australia, our winters are mild compared to those in North America however we do not...
