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Shelley Baird's avatar

Puppies! The sweetness of their innocence and the unabashed instinct of mothering. Thank you for your beautiful words - a perfect way to end my long workday in a short week xo

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Sally Burke's avatar

Puppies!! So cute, and when grown they will change dramatically, I will look forward to seeing their progress. One day I will own one of my own….

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Colleen Southwell's avatar

Ohh my lordy Maggie. Those puppies! I've not yet recovered from the bliss of meeting baby Joan and Errol, but now there are more to contend with.. what a gift these beings are. xxx

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Ingrid Bowen's avatar

Holey Moley that is goodness! Have you read A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter? I think you’d like xo

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Maggie Mackellar's avatar

Ordering now xx

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Jo the Smalltown Bookseller's avatar

The sound of new puppies! The smell of them. The warmth of them. This is just gorgeous, Maggie. x

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Grace Quast's avatar

I loved this so much! I can't wait to see how beautiful they are as they grow more to look like beautiful Bess.

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Fiona Stocker's avatar

We used to see that with our Saddleback pigs. Sows knew exactly what to do even if they'd never given birth before. Now we have miniature goats and it's the same thing. One of our does had kids recently and came out of her birthing shed to sit in front of me, where she proceeded to birth two kids very noisily and dramatically but somehow also fuss-free. My eyes were watering, hers too. You can never get tired of it!

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