The Friday Photo
December 25, 2015 
When there are excited children in the house on Christmas, it isn’t a surprise to find a bow on the bathroom sink.
Tag: Christmas
Shine a little light
The Friday Photo
December 4, 2015 
One of my favorite decorations is this simple Christmas ball. It will probably stay up until the days get longer.
Fine china and crayons
The Friday Photo
December 26, 2014
We got out the fine china last night, but the best tables have paper, crayons, and markers.
Emily’s Christmas and a dog named Gumball
- Emily Newsom and a bundle of cute puppy
Emily Newsom (no relation) is giving up her Christmas wish list so that the Richmond Animal League (RAL), a No Kill shelter in Richmond, Virginia, will have more money to help care for animals of all ages who need homes.
RAL received a $500 check from Emily’s aunt and uncle on her behalf. Now someone else has stepped up and offered to match the first $2,500 in donations.
So far this year RAL has rescued 1,300 animals. Earlier this fall RAL found a “forever” home for Gumball, an aged dog with cancer who lived his last days in a home where he was immediately and deeply loved.
RAL’s Executive Director, Amy McCracken, is now creating a map to give to Emily showing where the donations came from. Of course she is hoping to have at least one from every state in the country.
There are lots of great animal shelters to support, and I hope you support one where you live.
Today let’s fill up a map for Emily.