Ginger   I heard my Mom's voice, she sounded sad, her voice was the first comforting voice I ever heard and now it will be the last voice I will hear... I loved my Mom, she held me against her chest and her tears dripped on me, I wanted to use my paw to take away the tears that ran down her face, but I was tired and her voice sounded farther and farther away, I heard her voice as she told me she loved me and will always l...

I cried that day, as you passed awayIn my arms, where you did layThe warmth of your body, on those long cold nightsThe feel of your love, as we cuddled up tightYou were my love, my hope, always there for meAnd I was there for you when you'd want me to beThat sadness in your eyes, as you close them tightI whisper to you, your final goodnightHugs, words, nothing will ease this painMy love for you shall forever remainAs I hu...

Chapter FifteenTraining day for EdHealingThe radio went off in the bedroom easy listening music from the local radio station began to play. It was morning, and although the sun would not rise for two more hours, it was time for Ed to begin his day. Billy's ears raised up when he heard the music. He laid on his side his eyes open.Billy was feeling a little better this morning, he had been eating his apatite grew a little m...

Chapter ThirteenChicken SoupWhen they arrived back on the farm, Ed carried Billy from the Jeep into the farm house in his arms, as Kaye held the kitchen door for him. Dodger and Benny were barking long before they had come through the door, they both stopped barking and started hopping up to have a better look at what Ed had in his arms. Benny began to growl then Dodger joined in.“Get down you two!” Ed snapped. The dogs b...

Chapter Twelve The NurseryAll dogs begin as pups, of course; Billy was no different except his arrival was harder than most puppies. His birth began on a cold day in January about five years ago. He was born on a neighboring farm near Old Tom Brennan's farm. Something very special took place on that day; that would change the old farmer's life and his."Mom!- Mom!" A ten-year-old girl her bouncing blonde braided pigtail tr...

Chapter 11 Jam Jams It was almost one pm by the time Ed and Kaye made their way into town. Kaye had used the free time to make good on part of her debt to Barb. The fruit of her efforts was placed in a large baggie on the Jeep's front seat between Ed and her . He made yet another attempt to open the plastic bag holding the newly baked cookies. He had been teasing Kaye about the two dozen jam jams all the way into town. Fo...

Billy chapter 2 Billy missed Tom's kind, soothing voice that made him feel safe. He dreamed of his pillow where he would lay between the table and stove. Tom would talk to him as he cooked, washed dishes or drank his coffee, as his read the paper at the table. Billy's food bowl and water were close to Tom's chair. He missed the warmth and the sounds of the fire in the cook stove and the meals, oh the meals. Toms cooking o...

Which way do I turn?  When everything I see reminds me of you you where such a big part of my life  now you have to go away It is so not fair  Because it wasn’t your fault  You were only doing  What came naturally. I am sorry I could not help I really did try, But they wouldn’t listen or couldn’t understand  What it would be like to be you. Therefore, they said you had to go Now my heart is breaking I didn’t realise you w...

Dragons! There is something fascinating about the unattainable.Shanna watches as the massive black creature from her hiding place beneath a rocky outcropping. From the tip of its scaly snout, to the end of it horned tail, Shanna estimates it to be fifty meters long. There was no doubt it was the largest she had ever seen.She had always dreamed on finding an abandoned dragon egg and raising the hatchling as her pet. They w...