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What “Yum” have you experienced recently? Tell me about it!
Live, Love, and Enjoy all the mmmm you can!
Hugs,
JanBeek










What “Yum” have you experienced recently? Tell me about it!
Live, Love, and Enjoy all the mmmm you can!
Hugs,
JanBeek

If your pet could talk, what would be the first thing it says?

Our Kenny looks very much like this Boston. And at 2 years of age he still is very much a puppy! Even though he has calmed down some, his energy level still creates a challenge at times.

How about your pet? What would the first words be? Kenny’s other “first words” would be: LET’S PLAY!
Hugs,
JanBeek

The world lost a very special lady today. Dolly Parton was only 80. Much is being said and written about her today. She had more than 25 number one hits. Song writer, singer, philanthropist, generous friend to all … and so much more. Books for children: that’s one of her legacies. A great lady for many reasons, but she loved Boston Terriers just like we do. So of course I love her and will miss her.



God bless you, Dolly. May your songs bless your heavenly friends, too. Sing on!!
Love, JanBeek
Every morning I interact on WhatsApp with my daughter, De, in Switzerland and bonus daughter, Laina, who lives near Baltimore. We exchange love, lives, pictures of our loved ones, and weather reports.

Leo’s parents are happy about sharing his face on social media. Laina, his grama, knows how to make him smile. He’s such a happy baby.



And that baby up there looks a lot like Ethan did at that age. He’ll be 2 end of October. We hope to go there to celebrate with him. We were there for his one week birthday! But two years is a long time not to be able to see your great-grandson. He won’t know us 😩



It’s not like he doesn’t have enough toys and chew sticks of his own!


Kenny loves Yak Sticks. Do you know about them?



Only thing harder to train than a pup might be a baby… or a husband?

The dog trainer told us “No” is not understood. It’s just paying attention and giving his positive attention for negative behavior. Oh my! We’ve spent two years reinforcing bad habits. Help!

Enjoy babies & dogs? I sure do!

This is the anniversary of our pup, Owen’s death. I posted “A Day from Hell” in my blog. So many dear friends wrote, called, came to offer condolences and support.

Yesterday we had a different kind of death here. One of our beautiful evergreens succumbed to the 50 mph winds. It was 25 years old. Looked healthy on the outside, but when it blew over, it was revealed that there seemed to be no root structure to hold it. Hmmm … how had it survived all those years?

But that tree was young and immature.
Life can be like that. Young, immature, lacking a sufficient root system.

Two of our friends lost 30 year old sons to suicide this past month. No tree or dog can compare. It’s an unimaginable sorrow. My heart goes out to those families.

God bless you. May your life be deeply rooted in love and purpose.
Hugs, JanBeek (with my life’s love … thank you, Bob… I am so blessed!)
Here we are at a recent amazing Pittsburgh Pirates game.


We seldom see moose in our neighborhood during the day. They sometimes come down out of the mountains at night to nibble on our evergreens when their natural habitat up in the Gravellies or the Madison Range is snow covered. But this guy showed up in broad daylight.

He had a ragged spot in his back and a bum leg. Probably had been injured by some other animal that attacked him.
After I got Kenny back inside, Bob & I chased the young moose off to the neighbor’s. He was nibbling on our trees! Fortunately, after I contacted the neighbor and explained, he called the animal protective services. Hopefully they came to help… I don’t want to think about how.
What do you think?

Love, JanBeek

Wish you were with us now!
Ennis, Montana
Madison County
Yes, it’s everything “The Madison” shows you (minus the F word)…
Ah, that’s so unnecessary! And offensive.
Clean air. Clean mouth. Clean river. Great fishing. Perfect place to live and take a walk.
Ah, yes!
Love, JanBeek

Yay!! Today’s snow is an answer to prayer. We have desperately needed the moisture. Isn’t it beautiful?

And our Kenny absolutely loves it!
Have a beautiful Thursday afternoon/evening, my friends.
I attended an art workshop this week. We all painted butterflies. 🦋 Mine’s not as good as I had hoped, but I had fun doing it. That’s what counts, right?
Love, JanBeek

It was an extra 6 hour drive – stressful in torrential rains, but well worth it to be able to spend time at Carmel by the Sea and experience the Asilomar coast. Sooo beautiful!

Don’t know what that white is…

Don’t know what that black spot is!




God is good! Now, a safe drive to Sacramento airport early tomorrow- and I’ll see you back in Montana.


Love, JanBeek