Gizzee our new friend,

Rescued from a puppy mill in Tenn. , 6 years in a cage. Well due to poor care and circumstances Gizzee lost an Eye, rescued by a Vet, had most of his rotten teeth removed, and now neutered.

Well he is ours now, a sweetheart, filling the void of our beloved Gremlin, cannot replace him but Gizzee fills our days with joy and makes us laugh again.

HE HAS FOUND A FOREVER HOME WITH US!

Please, Please, if you are looking to find a dog/cat please go to your local shelter or Petfinder.com these are deserving good animals, who had been discarded for some reason, waiting for the right people to find them.

DO NOT PURCHASE PETS FROM A PET STORE!!!! They get their animals from PUPPY MILLS, CAT MILLS also, some never feel grass on their feet, or a kind pat on their little/big bodies..... And don't forget the middle age, or senior dogs, they are easier, already potty trained, grown out of the chew time, and so grateful to someone who wants them..... Do they deserve to be killed because they are not a puppy or not a perfect looking pet....

Look at Gizzee he is beautiful, and so happy..... He is 7 years old and has lots of good life left to make us smile and laugh...

September 1, 2011 A sad day for us

To our friends who have had the pleasure to share a life with a cat or dog!!

Today we lost a good friend, a dog who lived thru 10 years of abuse, cold, hungry and so very sick did he come to us. We gave him almost 4 years of love, good health, and in return gave us so much more of love. Everyone who saw him smiled, with his curled up nose, which was caused by being cut in a cage when he was just a puppy, a nose that he could never breathe thru, a tongue that hanged out of his little mouth because of infection of his teeth destroyed his mouth joint and could never close. When we got him he would fall down too weak to stand, and so little fur on his little body and so thin.

But everyone who saw him especially little kids, he would perk up and let them pat his fur gently, because he was old almost 14....

So tonite we celebrate our little friend, a joy to us in everyway, never to be forgotten ever, he traveled all over the United States and Canada with us.....he will never be forgotten ever!

So much joy did he give us, 10 fold...

For such a small dog we have such a big void to fill.

For anyone who reads our message please, please consider purchasing a dog/cat from an animal shelter!! Please give a chance to a wonderful pet, they are always so grateful for a warm loving home, will give you back so much more in return. Always forgiving! You cannot not say that from people for sure.

Paul and Mary Anne Audette

Loretta Lynn Ranch, Hurricane Mills, Tenn.

Loretta Lynn one of my favorite people, "Coal miners daughter" movie of her life, I think everyone should see it.... It shows how with hard work and the love of another person, you can achieve your dreams.

A beautiful estate for sure.

Side gate of the ranch.

She actually has a campground also, and it was open, atleast the road was open we were thinking of staying there, but no one was there. This Cafe was in the campground but it was closed and there was no notice stating how to register...so we left and stayed elsewhere for the night.

Their was what we thought might be a grist mill across from the Ranch.

This tree was near the ranch also, talk about living on the edge!

This was a large area, ranch, campground, stock car racing, restaurant too.
It was a very nice area, too bad we couldn't find anyone to get the scoop on the camping arrangements. Oh well maybe next year...

Off to Graceland, Memphis,Tennessee

The name Graceland didn't come from Elvis. The home was built and given to a Dr. Moore by his Aunt. His aunts name was Grace, and so he named this beautiful home Graceland. Elvis liked the name so he kept it.

Graceland was built in 1939, and Elvis purchased it in 1957 for a mere $100,000.00. The size of the home is a modest 17,000 sq. feet.

I loved the posters of Elvis, he was so handsome.

Notice the gate as you enter the property, you can only visit the grounds on a tour bus, you purchase a ticket for an available time, we waited over 1 hr. for our turn, and we were there early in the morning....

This is a picture of Graceland from across the street, small compared to today's mansions.

This is the front entrance close up.

Official plaque of Graceland.

While I was waiting to enter I looked over the front door and saw the "P", and this is what it looks like from the inside looking out.

The chandelier as you enter in the front door..

The room on the right where Elvis would greet his guests.

This picture of Elvis and his parents is in the hallway outside the living room.

This is the staircase going to the "Private quarters". Elvis never came down to greet anyone unless he was fully dressed, and he never let anyone outside of his family go up to his private living quarters.

This is his parents bedroom on the first floor.

I liked this picture of Elvis, he was so young.

Across from the living room is the dining room, both rooms match.

I liked this picture of Priscilla and Lisa Marie.

This is the kitchen, I felt proud, I use to have a "Harvest Gold" refrigerator too!!

This room was for Elvis to catch up on the daily news events. Notice three TV sets, the rumor is that he heard that LBJ watched three tv sets at one time, so Elvis had to too. Is that ET??

This is Elvis Pool room, notice the walls, covered in Cloth, yes Cloth, check out the ceiling over the beautiful lights.

I call this the Tiki Room, very dark furnishings, fur couch, carved chairs.

And on the left wall there was an illusion of water fall...

We leave the main house now and this is a picture of the back of the house. We are going out to another building on the property.

This is where Elvis did his business affairs, this was his office. Check out the lamp on the right, suppose to be a half moon maybe??

This is a view of the horse pasture behind the house, very calming, I am sure Elvis and his family spent a lot of time out here.

Part of that out building was Elvis Office, and where all his awards, gold records and outfits were kept.

This Gold Record was for Hound Dog and Don't be Cruel 1950, remember them??

His Gold records and awards, go on, and on both sides of two rooms.

Along with their wedding photo's and outfits....
Priscilla and Elvis were very fit, no extra weight here.....

Elvis was a very generous person, there is a wall covered with copies of checks for $1,000.00 each for many, many organizations. I wonder if today this organization which runs this operation, is keeping with Elvis and being very generous to many worthly charities??

I remember seeing Elvis in these outfits, do you?

This was Elvis most treasured award, from the U.S. Jaycees. He carried it with him whenever he was on tour.

When you leave the back building you come out upon the pool area, nothing too outrageous here....Not like the stars of today.

Next to the pool area is where the graves of Elvis, and his twin Jessie, and his parents and his grandmother are buried.

Jesse Caron Presley, January 8, 1935 Elvis's Twin.

Minnie Mae Presley, Grandmother of Elvis.

Gladys Love Smith Presley, Mother of Elvis.

Vernon Elvis Presley, Father of Elvis.

Elvis Aaron Presley, born January 8, 1935 died August 16, 1977
He would have been 75 years old this past January. Hard to think of Elvis as old.

An eternal candle burns for him.

There are two more areas to visit, the airplanes Elvis used, and his collection of cars. We didn't visit either of those areas, we were really only interested in his home. If you go plan on 2 days to visit everything. Heartbreak Hotel is across the street, we didn't see that either....

He also had two airplanes the "Lisa Marie" You can tour them also.

Elvis collected cars, lots of them, and you can see them all in his museum.

This is the street where Elvis played in the clubs. Beale Street, Memphis, Tenn.

The Blues Cafe...

B B King Blue Club...