One Plus Twelve Twenties

From the time I was little, I’ve loved animals. Daddy was a veterinarian. It was a match made in Heaven.

I found a sick doggie. Daddy fixed him. At 50, I discovered that meant easing him across the Rainbow Bridge.

I wanted a bunny. I almost caught  jackrabbit. Who knew fully-grown bunnies could squeeze between two-inch cage bars?! Not me.

Daddy found a baby deer. We raised him on a bottle. For a little while, we had our own Bambi!

My first horse was a Shetland pony. Aptly named ‘Pinto’. Because he was one. He should have been named Ornery.

My family raised pigs. They were fun to play with. Smart. Resourceful. And when Daddy wasn’t watching, fun to ride.

I got my first puppy in grade five. Cheetah. She was a terrier. She was loud. I loved her anyway.

Cheetah once saved me from a mountain lion. It was just a bit scary. Sometime I’ll tell you about it.

Cheeko was my horse. I didn’t know till he piled my dad that only I could ride him. Big oops.

The first dog I bought for me was a sheepdog. Muffy. She protected me. I’ve loved the breed ever since.

My kids and I raised hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils and chinchillas. Furry and cute. Yep. I still like dogs best.

I directed a play that needed birds. I borrowed a finch. Oops. I’ve had finches now for over 20 years.

We raised Old English Sheepdogs for over thirty years. We really thought we were done. Turns out we are not.

Today’s post is a writing challenge. This is how it works: contributing bloggers each picked a number between 12 and 74. The submitted numbers were then assigned to other bloggers challenged with writing at least one piece using that exact number of words. 

I know it will come a surprise to know I was assigned the word count number: 20

It was submitted by: my BFF, Karen at Baking in a Tornado.

Thanks Karen! This was a blast!

Now, you’ll find links to the other blogs featuring this challenge. Check them all out, see what numbers they got and how they used them.  

Baking In A Tornado 

Spatulas on Parade

Wandering Web Designer

Sarah Nolan