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The Holidays

I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving (way back in October for my Canadian friends).  Ours was great.  The pigs, chickens, donkeys, dogs, and cats here didn’t seem to notice the holiday at all.  But since all of these animals are rescue animals, I feel certain they would express gratitude if they could truly understand their situations.

I found plenty to be thankful for.  ESPECIALLY Andrea’s Holiday Auction!  I know I say this and say this, but Andrea puts a TON of work into this.  What a wonderful gift to Winnie’s Wish (and to me since I foot the bill for the care of the Wishers!).   The auction is going GREAT!  If you haven’t stopped over to take a look, please do.  And if you have been  bidding on items at Andrea’s auction – THANK YOU!!

You can jump over to the auction by clicking on this link:   Andrea’s Holiday Auction

Or you can click on the picture at the top of my sidebar.

 

P.S.  Today is Giving Tuesday.  That's not a hint to get you to visit Andrea's Auction.  But I do hope you'll  find a cause you can support and give what you can today. 

 

 

Hope your holiday season is off to a great start!

 

 

Holiday Auction to Benefit Winnie’s Wish

 

What I’m about to say is risky.  I might lose some of you as friends.  I’ve admitted this before, but you might have forgotten.  I am a Snow Lover.

It’s true; I love snow.  I’m not at all crazy about frigidly cold temperatures.  But snow  . . .  I’ll take it.  Now as an animal rescuer I worry during ANY extreme weather that can be hard on outdoor domestic animals and wildlife.  Long periods of below-freezing temps make it hard to find water.  Long stretches of heat in the summer can do the same.   It’s hard for outdoor animals to get through extreme heat or extreme cold.  

As far as JUST SNOW, however, I find it to be magical.  And I certainly do love it for the holidays.  We don’t get a lot of snow here in Southern Illinois.  But a few days ago we got about two inches, and it’s not even Thanksgiving yet. 

 

 

 

Snow definitely puts me in the mood for holidays.  And that brings me to –

ANDREA’S HOLIDAY AUCTION

 

I hope you’ll go over and take a peek.  Andrea works SO hard putting this on, and the proceeds benefit the kitties of Winnie’s Wish.  With prices so much higher (on EVERYTHING), this auction is SO very much needed and appreciated!  You can click on the picture at the top of my right sidebar or the link in the body of this post.

THANK YOU!

 

Andrea’s Holiday Auction!

Okay Friends!  Andrea mentioned (a while back) doing a holiday auction for Winnie’s Wish and I’ll be honest – I tried to talk her out of it.  Andrea’s had a rough year health-wise, and she didn’t need all of the WORK that comes with putting on this auction.  But if you know anything at all about Andrea – there was no talking her out of it.  SO HERE WE ARE!!  Winnie’s Wish will be the beneficiary of the proceeds from this auction!  And as every one of you knows – prices are sky high.  There couldn’t be a better time for Andrea to have this auction for Winnie’s Wish.   She is THE BEST!  And I love her!

You can click on this link to go to the auction - Winnie's Wish Holiday Auction.  Or you can go to the top picture in my right-hand sidebar.  I hope you find something wonderful there.  And whether or not you bid on the items, would you please share this post.  I’d love for Andrea’s auction to get the attention it deserves (she works SO hard) AND I sure won’t turn down any help I can get for the care of the Wishers!

Yesterday, I wrote about how November with its Thanksgiving holiday puts me in the mood to pay attention to what I’m thankful for.  Well let me add how THANKFUL  I am to Andrea for this fundraiser and to anyone who participates in it!

Happy November!

 

Tis The Season

Well here we go!  Like it, love it, or hate it – we have officially entered the holiday season.  It seems to me that Thanksgiving sort of gets lost in the shuffle.  Halloween is a big deal for lots of folks.  Then the day after Halloween, it’s Christmas.  Now I happen to be a BIG Christmas lover.  But I really hate to skip over Thanksgiving for one reason – what a great time to think about what we’re thankful for.  My own animals (all rescues) and my Winnie’s Wishers are lots and lots of work.  They take a tremendous amount of my time and money.  But OH do I ever get compensated!!  I just love these guys so very much!  I am deeply grateful for these furry friends.  They mean the world to me.

I’m thankful that two pigs and two donkeys have shelter, companionship, and good nutrition.  I’m thankful that everybody here is currently healthy.  No one is sick or dying.  Even my oldest Wisher (Angel) is doing well right now.  I’m thankful for warm, cozy, well-nourished animals who could have been out in the elements as we approach Winter, but instead they are here where Life is Good.

 

Angel

 

 

Radio and Jenny

 

For some reason, the pig pictures won't take a caption.  That's Annie in the first picture, with a couple of the chickens.  And that's Arnold in the second picture, with a chicken actually standing on him.  The pigs and the chickens get along very well!

Okay, and now NONE of the pictures will take a caption.  No idea what is wrong.  So here's the info.  The first pic is of Enoch (in a box).  Then there's Mango and Rolly sleeping back-to-back.  Next is Gandolf and Winter.   Then Cole, Soft Kitty, and Raven.  Next is Pipes and Evers.   Arby, Rolly, and Butterscotch snoozin on the couch.  And finally - Butterscotch in a basket.

 

 

 

 

Here’s to spending a little time this month thinking about what we’re thankful for.  Hope you have a wonderful November!

 

***ALERT!!!  ADDENDUM!!!    I had this post all ready for today and then I read an email from Andrea that came in yesterday.  SHE IS DOING ONE OF HER WONDERFUL FUNDRAISER AUCTIONS TO BENEFIT WINNIE’S WISH!!  I will post about it tomorrow!