The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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Raising Grampy – Chapter 18
Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, just hanging out with grampy, AND grammy, and uncle and aunty and mommy and everybody! What a week! My mommy was on this thing called a vacation. They have them at her bank. I don’t know if everybody else does. I think I told you how we surprised Grammy and…
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Why Do We Do It To Ourselves?
I know I know—- there have been two other columns about my dog but this one’s from me. Wait a minute…….. As you may or may not know, our Beagle, Oscar, died last week. He had been sick so it was a blessing. Knowing that though doesn’t make it any easier. Why do we do…
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Woof Wednesday- One Final Time
Hi everybody! I’m Baxter, Oscar’s friend, and I just wanted to say goodbye to my buddy. If you don’t know, my friend went to sleep Saturday night and then didn’t wake up in the morning. He had been real sick and had trouble breathing. The medicine they put him on did all kinds of stuff…
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Raising Grampy- Chapter 17
Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, just hanging out with Grampy. It’s been another week of fun and exploring. Who knew there was this much stuff to learn? The other day Grampy was spending the day with me. He was over 4 whole days this week as my mommy and daddy seem to be working more.…
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Woof Wednesday- Special
Hi guys! It’s me, Pete, the voice of Oscar the Beagle. I have some news today and there’s no easy way to say it — Oscar passed away last night. I write it that way because he truly did “pass away.” He went to sleep and just didn’t wake up. The family broke the news…
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Mother’s Day During the Coronavirus
Mother’s Day 2020 – Good luck guys! The reason I wish “guys” good luck is because, I feel, it’s usually up to the husband (or significant other) to come up with the ideas until the children reach a certain age. And this year it’s a challenge. With “social distancing” some of the usual ideas are…
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Woof Wednesday
Hi guys! It’s me, Oscar the Beagle. Can we please go back to the way things were? To be honest, when Grammy and Uncle Matt first started staying home a lot…. it was nice. Baxter and I were never alone. There was always someone here to take care of us. Now, I just want them…
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Raising Grampy- Chapter 16
Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, just hanging out with Grampy. It’s been another busy week. Grampy is doing fine but I’ve noticed he takes a lot of naps when he’s done taking care of me for the day. I wonder why? Last week it was my Uncle Dougie’s birthday. He got a great gift! I…
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Triggering Memories
Have you ever had a totally random event trigger off a memory of a friend or loved one who has passed away? I mean a memory that is so sharp you can see it, feel it, hear it —- maybe even smell it or taste it? I’m not talking about the approach of the holidays…
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Woof Wednesday
Hi guys! It’s me, Oscar the Beagle. I’ve been thinking about making a career change. I know, I make this look good and I’m truly accelerating at what I do but I was thinking about switching it up. I’ve been hanging out in Uncle Matt’s room (even when the are no snacks), and I’ve been…