tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89003965615894636032024-03-13T04:27:38.674-07:00anikinonchebeagueAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495598126388964371noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900396561589463603.post-9743753120702750732017-01-31T10:53:00.001-08:002017-01-31T11:01:20.709-08:00Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495598126388964371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900396561589463603.post-38922903566949481262012-06-20T10:02:00.001-07:002012-06-20T10:32:40.099-07:00The Same But Different<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;">....and likes our garden patch of native wildflowers (nothing "from away.") </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">He even laughs at our jokes-- smart dog!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">We, in turn, scratch his tummy when he rolls over.... sort of </span><span style="background-color: white;">the same but different, wouldn't you say? </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Along those lines, what do you think of a name change from Anikin to Anchor? Two syllables are easier for us to handle than three and he's still the same sweet, sweet dog. Let us know!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495598126388964371noreply@blogger.com0Chebeague Island, Cumberland, ME 04017, USA43.7416573 -70.107489243.7187138 -70.14697120000001 43.7646008 -70.0680072tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900396561589463603.post-3786876320670216892012-06-12T12:55:00.000-07:002012-06-13T10:27:51.388-07:00Travels with Ani<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last Saturday, we decided to go off island for a few hours with Ani and our Baltimore visitors. <br />
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We saw some old photos of Bop-Pop and his father from a few years back. <br />
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Henley had more fun riding "the hawsie" at Goff's Hardware in Yarmouth than at Bop-Pop's Fiftieth.<br />
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You can see that Addie enjoyed her turn, too.<br />
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Auntie Beth and her two sisters used to "ride the horsie" as well as Bop-Pop when he was young. <br />
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