I'm sorry that I have to begin the year myself with bad news; my lovely dog JJ died this afternoon (complications from a freak accident he suffered two weeks ago) and we buried him next to my garden, where he loved to hunt rabbits and toads with his brother, Homer.
Homer is bereft and so are we.
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December 23, 1743 - Jamie is tortured by Black Jack Randall and rescued by Claire (OUTLANDER)
December 21, 1760 - Willie rides the Yule log at Helwater. (SCOTTISH PRISONER)
Late December, 1766 - Claire and Jamie's voyage on the Artemis begins (VOYAGER)
December 1767 - Claire finds Jamie in the snow and tells him the story of "A Christmas Carol" (DRUMS)
December 1769 - Claire, Jamie and Ian depart for the Mohawk territory to rescue Roger (DRUMS)
December 21, 1776 - The house on Fraser's Ridge burns down (ABOSAA)
December 24, 1776 - Lord John visits Nessie in London; William writes to Lord John from Quebec City, describing the aurora borealis (ECHO)
December 31, 1776 - Jamie and Claire write their first letter to Bree and Roger (ECHO)
December 20, 1777 - Jamie and Claire buy spectacles in Edinburgh (ECHO)
Christmas 1969 - Bree visits Roger in Inverness; she rejects his proposal of marriage, and he gives her a bracelet as a gift (DRUMS)
December 5, 1980 - Bree receives a letter from Roger (MOHB)
December 21, 1980 - Bree, Jem, and Mandy travel back in time to find Roger (MOHB)
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I just found this forum, so my apologies for the tardiness of my condolences. Just over a year ago, we lost my elder granddog, Darwin, to IVDD. My heart goes out to you and yours, they are so much a part of your life. Fingers crossed that our younger granddog, Bailey, does not have the same problem.
Thank you for SO much for so many wonderful hours lost in your world!