well my plans to escape came to a screeeeeching halt.
Since my trip has been delayed (due to illness) and I am still at home,
what better way to pass the time than surf blogs and meet new quilters.
What's your name?
the reason I named my blog Life @ RuffHaven does have a story behind it.
I named our small sanctuary RuffHaven and people have asked
"Why is your name RuffHaven? I mean, isn't that kinda cheesy?"
( yes, someone actually worded it that way ) But I am a big girl and it didn't hurt my feelings.Now the fact that dogs say "ruff" and my driveway is the "ruffest" in the county, had nothing to do with the naming of Ruff Haven.
Well, when I decided to open a Sanctuary for old dogs I first went to "Best Friends" The largest Animal Sanctuary in the world. Yes...the world. it is located over 33,000 acres in southwest Utah....near Kanab. You should go see it....even if only on the web. Anyway. They really know what they are doing when it comes to setting up a rescue so I took their
"How to start an Animal Sanctuary" Workshop
That was nine days of intense information. When we got to the subject of business names etc... It looked like ALL the good sanctuary names have been taken. So I set apon the task of trying to figure out a good name that would fit my sanctuary to a T.
BINGO ! we had a winner !
Now the Haven part was easy.
My little portion of the world is my Haven.
So there you have it:
RuffHaven
Rescue and Sanctuary
gated community for canine seniors
(and dogs with special needs)
So when I started blogging I just used that name.
I was only going to write about my life with dogs and then I started getting
deeper and deeper into crafting or I should say ..... buried under deep piles of fabric,
paper, ink, paint and......stuff.
paper, ink, paint and......stuff.
So now I write about everything under the sun.
And it makes me smile just knowing that you are here to read it.
And it makes me smile just knowing that you are here to read it.
5 comments:
Marianne,
First off, thank you for taking in those animals that seem to be cast aside - be it because of their age, illness or temperment. It definitely takes a person with a strong commitment.
The name suits what you do to a T. I thought the Ruff part was because a lot of your pets had a rough start in life. I know the two dogs that adopted me certainly did.
It is wonderful, what you do!!!!
Good Morning My sweet Marianne....I have strolled in your sweet blog this morning by chance I would learn more about this sweet lady who is afraid of Mdm Samm...I assure you, you have nothing to be afraid of ...we are more alike than not....YOU brought such smiles when I read your post, I wanted to tuck away some message to let you know that I think YOU will be in my circle for a very long time...wink....
now off to leave another comment about your first trip to our hops...in gratitude for you being YOU xx
I loved learning the reason behind your blog name. I live in Utah and the Best Friends animal shelter in Kanab has a no kill mission that I am so happy to share whenever possible. xo
Just popped over from your hop posting to see what RuffHaven was all about. Shouldn't have done that from my desk at work cause I'm a crier. Swollen face for the rest of the morning. Oh well, so worth it. You are a wonderful person who can take care of this part of the doggie population. Our dog is a rescue, we got her when she was 2. I have dedicated my stamp to her, so please stop by on Monday, I'm Tinks Mom at Selina quilts.
Marianne, I have been here a few times before from blog hops, but this is the first time I have read your story. What a sweet way to give back in the world. I wish you love and luck in your mission for these animals. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it, right?
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