Here is a place between the river and the woods that peace calls home.
Dear friends,
Quietly on a Sunday morning in May, we had to say good-bye to our beloved Lab, Gracie. Within the arms of her family, she peacefully passed away with her dignity and grace.
She will always be remembered & forever missed.
Gracie became a member of our family ten years ago when we moved to Kentucky. She brought great joy and a wag of her tail to everyone she met. She also became the subject of quite a few blog posts here at TLPC. Before I knew it, she became a socially connected blog dog, started her very own Facebook page and named it The Gracie Porter Collection.
Her bio begins with ~ “Come, sit, and speak. I want to know what makes you wag your tail!”
Well, they came and brought their smart & stylish owners too! It’s been so much fun dear friends but I must tell you that this blogger has about lost her “bark.”
So before I say “The End” over at The Gracie Porter Collection, I want to thank you for joining us and allowing me the privilege of introducing my best friend to your best friend. You are all just wonderful and your dogs are the luckiest in the whole wide world!
Miss Erma & Renae Moore
Billy & Barbara Mangini
Buffy & Deb Peterson Milne
Bo & Linda
Charlie & Stacey Holston Bewkes
Lars & Wellington along with their wonderful family
Maisey & Carol Cronin Hartnett
Axel & friends
Henry & Jeanne Hyatt
Ollie & Gracie along with Michelle Masters
Chloe, Weezie & Sophie
along with Anne Standish
Sam & Susan Brooks Fox
Riley & Shiree Hanson Segerstrom
in honor of the late Spreckles Segerstrom
Edward & Pamela Terry
Frasier & Bebe along with Brooke Giannetti
Jackie & The Preston Family
Daisy & Sande Chase
Gus & Tricia Healy Mitchell
Micki & Joni Webb
Lexi & Leeloo along with Carollynn
Tucker & Kymberley Fraser
Dexter & Sharee Brookhart
Honey & Laura McGuire
Cousin Buddy in Arizona along with Marcie & John Amory!
Felix & Frederic Richard
Auggie & Kate Todd
@ Party Resources
Dylan & Annette Joseph
Henri & Victoria Le Carpentier & Adrien their son ~
along with Chloe, the newest member of the family ~
and Liz Manners Keogh @ Château du Portail
Last but most certainly not least,
Ernie & Clifford along with Sarah Kaplan @ Dovecote
and me.
Read about many of these beautiful dogs at A Dog Post & to learn more about their beautiful owners, click the links below their names.
Ahh Lisa,
ReplyDeleteMiss Erma and I got teary reading this and remembering our visit with Miss Gracie. She had so many great blog dog friends and she most certainly was a girl of grace and love. We know your heart and home feel empty without her but we know too she is prancing around heaven with all those that went before her. I sent a prayer to the Lord asking Him to introduce Gracie and our beloved Kenai who went ahead of Gracie 5 years.
Much love to you and All the Porter's at PorterRanch!
xoxo
Our thoughts are with you as we all say goodbye to Gracie. Charlie and I loved being a part of her lovely legacy! xox
ReplyDeleteSo touching and generous of heart to include all of Gracie's friends and your greatest fans in this dear tribute. All of us send our collective love to you Lisa and embrace the blessing of Gracie, always! xx
ReplyDeleteYou have me in tears Lisa. I'm not ready to say farewell to Gracie so I cannot imagine how you and the whole family must feel? We are all so blessed with our wonderful furry friends in our lives. Just like I would my children, I tell Buffy how much I love her every darn day. She brings me a laugh, and a calmness when some times nothing can in this crazy world. Oh lisa, I wish I could pop in for a tall glass of iced tea and a long chat. You could share stories of Gracie and I would love hearing them. I just want you to know how special I think you are and thank you for writing this post. Gracie was truly a fortunate dog to be so loved.
ReplyDeletexox Deb
Honoured to be included in such good company. And just so sad about Gracie.
ReplyDeleteImagine being so loved that you have your own blog! Gracie was a special girl and helped to bring in all that doggie love in the blogosphere......we shall all miss hearing about her and I know there is a very big hole in your hearts right now. Thank you for including us Lisa. Much love. xx
ReplyDeleteSo so sorry for your loss. This is such a beautiful tribute and I am so glad to see you back! xoxo
ReplyDeleteOh my heart Lisa! As a dog owner, my rampant emotions, my thoughts and prayers, but, especially my love is tumbling your way....
ReplyDeleteI am so so sorry to hear about your loss, Lisa.
ReplyDeleteBebe, Frasier, and our entire family send our love and prayers to you and your family.
May Gracie rest in peace.
xoxo
Brooke
What a lovely tribute to such a lovely dog.
ReplyDelete