Abby Sunshine

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers

The fur on Abby’s tail is allowing us to “see the wind!” It reminds me of this poem.
Who Can See the Wind?
Author Unknown
Who can see the wind?
Neither you nor I.
But when the leaves are trembling
The wind is passing by!
Who can see the wind?
Neither I nor you.
But when the trees are bending [...]

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers
What have we here? It looks like a hot, little duck toller. What else do we notice? Yes, thick green grass and a lawn mower. . . What could that mean? Put two and two together and not only do you get four, you also get a variation of the game [...]

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers
This trip included some “roughing it” for Abby. You know her luxurious blue, plastic pool at home?? Well, here she had to make do with what was handy. The wheelbarrow seemed the only natural option.
It worked perfectly! Abby took a few minutes to cool off. . .
Now she’s [...]

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers
You may remember good ‘ol Cousin Hank. He visited Abby a while back; this time Abby is on his turf. Hank is a Labrador Retriever. He’s very playful and looks to Abby for a good time.
Yes, Abby is willing to play a game of fetch with Hank. Great!
However, if [...]

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers

Renae and Abby Sunshine lay cozily in the morning hours. Will they get out of bed? From the picture, you may wonder. What I’ll tell you is that they’ve each been up and about already. For one thing, little Sunshine sleeps in a kennel, so this is surely not her usual [...]

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor gloom of night will keep Abby Sunshine from her appointed game of fetch. And that is for sure. It has been raining here for three days (not so common- more like June weather, I think). In these pictures, it is actually raining fairly hard. As you [...]

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers

The Gillespie Center is a beautiful building, surrounded by neatly kept gardens. This back window had a wonderful view. The Gillespie Center is a Community Center and Senior Center where everyone is welcome!   Kids & people of all ages. It is a place where you can remain visible and involved in the community. The [...]

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
I couldn’t very well receive a letter like this without sharing it with all of you! I was so excited – it made my day!!

Long ago, before President Obama was president, I wrote a letter to the Obama family. It was shortly after the election and inspired by the announcement of [...]

Title: Meet the Author!
Location: The Red Balloon Bookshop
Link out: Click here
Description: Abby Sunshine and Lisa will meet and greet customers on the front veranda at the bookstore!
Start Time: 10:15
Date: 2009-10-03
End Time: 11:30

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers

Have you ever been in a situation where you would rather just turn away? The conversation may not be “doing it” for you, and looking off to something more interesting seems just what you need? This could happen in a classroom, perhaps a lesson isn’t as exciting as you’d like, and [...]