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freedom Calling - Does your dog "READ" too?
One of my favorite things is to curl up on the couch with a good book. And guess, what,… it is my little dachshund’s favorite thing, too!
At day’s end, after being bumped, muddied and rubbed raw by the world, after all the day’s work is complete,
the anticipation of drifting away into the comfort of that magic hour quickens and revives me.
Even if it is Monday, I drive home with that Friday night “it’s not a school night” feeling. Though it may be June, I get the quiet the quiet thrill I remember from third grade when a blizzard guaranteed the announcement of a “snow day”.
I imagine slipping away, as if easing into a lover’s embrace, to my magic place, my secret space, that exists between the tick and tock of the clock,… where once again, I am in my little piece of heaven.
My dog, Nicholas, has a similar feeling about reading. When that evening time nears, he waits to hear, “Let’s go read”; - he has learned the words. His eyes brighten. He grabs a chew-toy and hops up onto the couch. Although his definition of reading may be a little askew, to him “reading” is total contentment. I haven’t got the heart to tell him that, for humans, “reading” doesn’t involve a chew-toy.
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
At day’s end, after being bumped, muddied and rubbed raw by the world, after all the day’s work is complete,
the anticipation of drifting away into the comfort of that magic hour quickens and revives me.
Even if it is Monday, I drive home with that Friday night “it’s not a school night” feeling. Though it may be June, I get the quiet the quiet thrill I remember from third grade when a blizzard guaranteed the announcement of a “snow day”.
I imagine slipping away, as if easing into a lover’s embrace, to my magic place, my secret space, that exists between the tick and tock of the clock,… where once again, I am in my little piece of heaven.
My dog, Nicholas, has a similar feeling about reading. When that evening time nears, he waits to hear, “Let’s go read”; - he has learned the words. His eyes brighten. He grabs a chew-toy and hops up onto the couch. Although his definition of reading may be a little askew, to him “reading” is total contentment. I haven’t got the heart to tell him that, for humans, “reading” doesn’t involve a chew-toy.
PICS You've got to see these!
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Book Link:
https://amzn.to/2M9iPNb
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Freedom Calling - Sea-faring Folk Art & Folklore - Scrimshaw & More
FREEDOM CALLING - SEA FOLKLORE & Folk Art
MERMAID CRIMPER or pie jagger of ivory c. 1860-70
Seamen on whaling ships carved beautiful objects like this c1860s ivory pie-crimper during the long hours of their off-watches.
NOTE: Hunting whales in the 1800s was grueling and extremely dangerous work, and whales were plentiful then. It wasn't until the mid-1900s, when means of hunting them became high-tech, and gave humans a very unfair advantage. Far too many whales were then taken with new methods, and we realized the population of whales was quickly dwindling.
Not what we like to see done with whales, but it is a part of our history; and the artistry of some of these pieces, though, is amazing.
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
MERMAID CRIMPER or pie jagger of ivory c. 1860-70
Seamen on whaling ships carved beautiful objects like this c1860s ivory pie-crimper during the long hours of their off-watches.
NOTE: Hunting whales in the 1800s was grueling and extremely dangerous work, and whales were plentiful then. It wasn't until the mid-1900s, when means of hunting them became high-tech, and gave humans a very unfair advantage. Far too many whales were then taken with new methods, and we realized the population of whales was quickly dwindling.
Not what we like to see done with whales, but it is a part of our history; and the artistry of some of these pieces, though, is amazing.
See beautiful pic & more: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! https://twitter.com/CivilWarEscape
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Freedom Calling A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
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