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June 2, 2019 By Eileen Blass 4 Comments

‘The Important Stuff’ – A reminder for dog owners who compete

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A few years ago, I wrote these words before attending the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America National Specialty. It was a reminder to myself to keep things in perspective.

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February 7, 2017 By Eileen Blass 3 Comments

TATTOO or not TATTOO? . . . or am I just completely nuts?

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I’m a wuss.

With a pain tolerance so low, I went weak in the knees when I had my ears pierced.

So why was I even pondering this question?

Tattoo or not tattoo?

My daughter, Katie, reminded me that my firstborn, her brother, was a whopping 10 lbs. 7 oz. So I should be able to suffer through anything, right?

Yeah, well, that blessed event was made possible with an epidural.

So, when Katie and I walked into the Allentown, PA, tattoo parlor, naturally I asked if I could have an epidural.

Our tattoo artist, Matt Kramer, owner of Mind’s Eye tattoo, grinned.

He thought I was joking.

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