Tim and Amy, I'm happy to report the Shih Tzu you bought Mama was an inspired choice, despite that funny sounding name. She's dotty for that dog. You should hear her carry on. Well, I'm sure you often do.
Rebecca, Kathleen, Rodney, the old-timey looking music box works great.
Lord or Mother Nature, nice job on the joy for life you planted in Mama's heart.
She's passed along more of it than she even knows.
* A slightly different version of this column first appeared in the Knoxville News-Sentinel (Copyright by Don Williams, All rights reserved05/12/2006.)
** At 79, Mama still gets around. We took a mile-long walk along a riverside arboretum, on Friday.
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