Tag Archives: pets

Pet Crow of the Williams Boys

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Jeff Salter

Our Pet Crow [A true story of the Williams boys in Somerset] As remembered by Paul H. Williams Put to paper by Jeffrey L. Salter April 2009 [NOTE: Halleck and Jesse Fisher Williams had seven children, including four boys. The … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, Jeff Salter, Miscellaneous | Tagged crows, pet crow, pets | 12 Comments

“Accounting” For Pet Names

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Tonette Joyce

This week we are discussing quirky pets or unusual pet names…don’t get me started on quirky pets! We’d probably better leave that alone, since I have had, and still have, some real off-the-wall characters! Besides, I have more than enough … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, Family, Tonette Joyce | Tagged 77 Sunset Strip, Beagles, cats, Dances With Wolves, Francis Albert Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, German Shepherds, Gioto, guinea pigs, Laverne and Shirley, Marco Polo, parakeets, Persian cats, pet cats, pet names, pets, Richard Wagner, Shnauzers, Spice Birds, The Chairman of the Board, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Zebra Finches | 6 Comments

Fido, Rover, Buddy…What Was Your Name?

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Patricia Kiyono

This week we’re discussing quirky or strange pet names. When I was small, a procession of goldfish came to our house. We usually had them in pairs – a gold one and a black one. The gold one died, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Patricia Kiyono | Tagged lovebirds, parakeet, pets, surviving with a pet | 8 Comments

A Year of Loss and Finding

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Tonette Joyce

This week we are reflecting on the past year and I thought mine had been fairly uneventful, until I took stock of it. We lost several members of the families including a fair number of extended family members. Most were … Continue reading →