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You. are invited to turn the digital pages of Lorelie Olson’s SCRAPBOOK MEMORIES II that continues the story of Golden Retrievers in her family. 

The Olsons’ son Paul often jests that he was raised by Golden Retrievers! His brother Karl must agree, since they have enjoyed their own golden companions. The Olsons would like to share visual memories of these special dogs.

SCRAPBOOK MEMORIES I invites you to share in some special photographs and memories of the dog companions Tim and Lorelie have had during their marriage. Although their first dogs were Labrador Retrievers, In 1964 they realized that Golden Retrievers were a perfect match for them: patient with children, gentle with cats, and affectionate, active companions for them.

Keith Olson, a North Carolina
resident and a wonderful photographer, shares with you new photos from a cold, snowy winter in the South. We. have added to these, favorite winter scenes from Keith’s past posts in the NESTER.

The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote, “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” In March I might add that “Spring is just ahead.”  Actually in North Carolina, spring is already there! Another writer, Lewis Carroll wrote in Alice in Wonderland, “I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, ‘Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.’”

We are pleased to look back for a moment at winter, and then be ready to fully greet the coming of spring.

You are invited to Joyce’s 90th happy birthday post slowly and thoughtfully. At times you will nod your head and often smile. You may pause and consider planning a walk in the woods, a stroll on the beach, or maybe invite a friend to lunch.