Shit house mouse. Glum…gloomy Gus…Danny downer…H-E-L-L-O…you are bringing me DOWN…I’m talking WAY down…it’s like watching Old Yeller or Touched By An Angel or Imitation of Life over and over and over again with no popcorn…Sweet Jesus. Don’t look for Kleenex tissues in any of the stores around Casa de Canterbury because they must be sold out. Pretty and the old woman Slow are going through them muy rapido which is Spanish for very fast – as in fast forward through the commercials on the taped tv shows. Sniff sniff another box bites the dust.
Tennis Ball Obsessed Chelsea and Paw Licker Annie
stare into space.
Spike mopes around on the porch steps…bummer.
Okay. I get it. We’re sad. We miss the Big Guy with the crazy one blue eye and one brown eye. We’re feeling like Life has let us down. We’re stunned he was here one day and gone the next. Now we’re getting mad about it. The Red Man can’t believe it, either, and he’s just as sorry about it as the rest of you. Hey, but guess what? I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden, did I? No, no, no. And neither did Lynn Anderson when she sang that song a gazillion years ago. So if nobody promised you a rose garden, I wouldn’t count on Life being a bed of roses.
Think I’ll stick with the philosophy of The Oak Ridge Boys:. You’re always in my heart and in my mind…sometimes it makes me sad and I’ll never let it die just as long as I’m alive…But I Guess it Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes.
Get me outta here Percy. I need to find some upbeat Sports Fans or maybe contact Hottie Doc for an anti-depressant. Fast forward.
P.S. Editor’s Note: All of us at Casa de Canterbury want to thank our friends for their messages, cards and phone calls during the last week. Your words of comfort and sympathy have been very much appreciated by our family during this hard time.
Red's Rants and Raves 
I am so incredibly and truly sorry to hear the news. I’ve been down on internet and not on the blogs so I missed this. Had to go back and read what has happened. Such terrible news and such a very hard time for all of you. My heart goes out to you.
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We wondered why we hadn’t seen any posts from you lately. Thanks so very much for the kind words and feelings. Our hearts are broken over here in the USA right now, so it makes us happy to know our friend in South Africa will be thinking of us. Truely, thank you.
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that was so darn cute!!! I just love those dogs!
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Thanks terry1954! We hope to give you a smile when you drop by to visit! 🙂
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I can always count on it!!!
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Red Man, I think it’s up to you to get that party started at Casa de Canterbury. Might I suggest some feather boas and champagne. It’s hard to be down with boas and bubbly. Think of it as a celebration of Smokey Lonesome Ollie’s life well lived. It’s going to hurt forever, and you never know when those tears will just sneak up on you for no reason; but I think he’d love to look across the bridge and see a big blowout party in is honor.
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Yes Miss Harper Lee, I totally agree about boas and bubbly – who can be glum around those? Rumor has it we are headed to Worsham Street so maybe we’ll have an Ollie Party tomorrow night on our last night at Casa de Canterbury. Will let you know, but thanks for the great ideas!! 🙂
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No words from me, Shiela. Just to say,I know, it’s helluva hard.
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Yes – you are so right. But thanks for thinking of us.
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I remember when my former guy died about 8 years ago and I cried for months. Damn dogs – I love them so much and it hurts like hell when they go *hugs*
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We feel the “hugs” in Casa de Canterbury tonight…thank you so much. Granny Selma used to say (before she got sick) “I don’t want another husband or another dog.” I could understand the husband thing, but I never understood the dog comment until now. 😦
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Oh dear…very true…
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Oh, I’m so sorry I didn’t see this news earlier. Big hugs to you.
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We feel the Canadian hugs at Casa de Canterbury tonight. Thank you so much. 🙂
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Awwwwwwwwwwww. I feel for all you guys, both species.
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Thanks so much, Luanne. We all appreciate it.
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Sending more hugs to you, Sheila, Theresa, and the pups. Over one year later I still weep for my best girl Madam Lasagna. I hate to admit it, but often my deepest grief has been for the dogs I’ve lost. It’s so hard to lose the unique and precious great soul each one possesses. I wish I could remember who said, “It is best dogs don’t live as long as humans. Can you imagine the pain of loss if they did?” They are often our dearest friends.
With love,
Ann
Poppy sends special Sloppy Poppy Kisses to her Canterbury cyber-pack and virtual Liver Snaps to her man Red.
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Thanks for continuing to think of all of us in our family about our being lonesome for Smokey Lonesome Ollie. You are so right – we often grieve in a different way for the loss of our furry babies because they are our constant companions for life – either theirs or ours. The loss of Ollie is a gaping wound in our little group and we expect it will take a very long time to heal well enough for us to not see that sweet haunting face with those soul-searching eyes everywhere.
Red and Annie and I drove to Texas this weekend. A friend of ours from Charleston, SC drove to Columbia on Thursday night and then drove the Dodge Dakota for a thousand miles to bring us to Worsham Street. Teresa is working and couldn’t come this time and it was a difficult time to leave. But I have a GCLS conference in Dallas next weekend so I really had no choice about this trip right now. Happy to see Worsham Street and the Huss Brothers and Little Women of Worsham Street. The land will be a comfort to me.
Hugs and kisses to you and Miss Poppy and please tell her thanks for the virtual Liver Snaps to her main man Red. He needs all the comfort he can get, too.
Sheila
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I think Smokey Lonesome Ollie was one of those dogs who got along with everyone, a kind of mediator, so not only do you two miss him, but the dogs must also be bereft. What a trip to make at this time, but something Red said ( 😉 ) in an earlier post gave me an inkling of your plans. I hope Texas heals you a little. I look forward to news from Worsham Street and of the irrepressible Huss boys.
Hugs,
Ann
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Hi Ann,
Yes, everyone is missing Smokey Lonesome Ollie – including the Pack Minus One. Texas was a planned trip many moons ago so here we are and we hope the rides through Grimes County and visits with assorted cousins and time with the Huss Brothers and Little Women of Worsham Street will be good for the Old Ones who made the trip. Pictures of Huss Brothers to follow. We already visited with them a couple of times and Oscar has announced “I missed you Miss Sheila” so that was worth the trip! 🙂
Thanks so much for your continuing friendship and support,
Sheila
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