THANK YOU TERRI GARBER!!! ANNE SUDKAMP!!! ROBERT NICOTRA!!! A P MACKIE!!! CAITLIN TEPPER!!! MELISSA BYERS!!! and KERRY DONAHUE & GUY STORY!!! You have set Bitsy a-flutter and the pond all a-wash with GLEE and GRATITUDE by taking Bitsy and Raff…

On Nov 10th, 1969 : Sesame Street known for its Muppet, created by the late Jim Henson makes it’s debut on PBS. It is one of the longest-running U.S. television shows in history! So in celebration of the 10th of…

NOV. 9th AKA ODD DAY ~ The unusual date occurs only five times each century and November 9, 2013 (09/11/13) will be the last “Odd Day” in most people’s lifetimes. It does not apply to dates simply made up of…

On this nippy November morn the brilliant sun melts the frozen dew on my pale green lawn…and so I would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the beautiful & most talented CALLIE THORNE, a most GENEROUS SOUL who has…

A NEW PERKS ALERT! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!! Before NOON today we have raised $11, 621.00 toward bringing Bitsy and Raff to vivid colorful life! Your generosity has overwhelmed us and we are so very grateful…

SPLASHES OF THANKS to ROB MORROW!!! NICHOLE THOMPSON!!! DEBORAH MCCONNELL!!! PATRICIA KASPER!!! MAREE SYTSMA!!! LAUREN BURDEY!!! MICHAEL GOLDSTROM!!! ANONYMOUS!!! ADOLFO DORING!!! You all have brought us well beyond the $11,000 milestone on this lovely chilly Friday!!! Bitsy and Raff THANK…

Thank you, thank you, LISA DESILVA for your beautiful card filled with such loving and encouraging words for Bitsy & Raff, and for your most generous gift via snailmail!! WE loved it and You ROCK!!!

On this gentle Friday morn the first snow of the season softly falls onto the bare branch of the ink berry tree which sits just outside my window… and as the breezy blue jays fight over a broken branch, I…

LET’S SNEAK A PEEK ~ Watercolor in progress by Anastasia Traina ~ 2013 Raff watched her all day, and continued to peep Until the butterflies left, and the reeds were asleep. Bitsy still sat, on that unfortunate stone, Tired and…

HUGE THANKS FROM THE POND to TODAY’S GENEROUS SOULS who have brought us ohsoclose to the $11,000 mark! THANK YOU BARBARA KAIGHIN!!! JENNIFER LOCKE!!! ALICIA CHIN!!! LINDA SPILMON!!! SIMON MOORE!!! ELIZABETH KRUGER!!! GIGANTESONGS!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!