Abbott "Pete" Smith D.V.M.:
June 16, 1938 - February 22, 2010
Virginia Joyann "Jody" Haley Smith:
April 2, 1938 - May 9, 2021
Welcome to Milliron Monday where every Monday we celebrate
the legacy of Milliron Farm and Clinic,
Dr. Pete and Jody Smith.
A continuation of Jody’s Journals.
January 1985
- chopped grapevines out of pine trees, checked snares, took Colonel, Puff, Streak > to barn
- de-wormed horses > concert, David Lewis, classical jazz clarinet/sax
- to Charleston, Maranatha, Bonnett's
- checked snares > vestry meeting
- to clinic > ran errands > got groceries > Pete took grain, groceries up hill in Scottie
- Pete left for JETS, Montreal > walked to check snares, took Puff, Colonel, in snow, slow going > to barn, drug bales down to put around part of foundation/house
- cold, took dogs down after Sunday paper > I took Scottie to 10:30 service, ate at Dog Haus, to mall, saw Will Tevis, Kroger's > cleaned cages at clinic (Shelley quit) > fed at barn, drug more bales down to foundation > hot water frozen in kitchen, defrosted with trouble light/hair dryer/electric heater > Pete called
- to clinic, Gordon put up rugs at back of barn > I fed, drug more bales down > checked spring, slight icing on edge, very cold, no mail delivery > Pete called 12:15 am, lost ticket (found it later)
- walked up to ridge, took Puff with pack, Colonel > to clinic/barn, to Sissy, Bullet for walk around pond, Purry Furry followed
- Pete home 2 am, plane de-iced in Pittsburgh > to clinic, took Pete's dinner down to barn > churned butter
- Pete sick, headache, went back to bed > walked to top of ridge, took Puff, Colonel, Streak on lead, back thru hay meadow > took Pete's lunch down to barn, took Bullet, Sissy walk around pond
- to clinic, ran errands uptown with Scottie, radiator leaking, Gordon patched it > strong blizzard, thunder/lightning > to barn
- took Colonel, Streak, Ruff > Pete up for lunch > to clinic, Craig flu, went home early, fed at barn, went back to clinic > Pete and I went for lovely walk up to top of ridge
- to church, Methodist Church > to clinic/barn > rode Junie, dog tracks above New Covenant, Pete rode Apple, took Colonel, saw lots of tracks, Pete saw 3 wild turkeys > Casa, O'Hooley's, Finnigan's Isle
- ran errands, drove Scottie thru fence trying to come up hill > to barn
- Pete got bulldozer, Gordon, got Scottie > grain up to barn, ruined tire > buired horse > got sheep in with Colonel, sorted off lambs, kept 24 ewes, dewormed them > to clinic/barn > took sheep to Zanesville in old Blue, terrible fumes, no defroster, cold
- took items to ASC office, got gas, minnows > to clinic barn
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Through captivating, powerful, and emotional anecdotes, we celebrate the life of Dr. Abbott P. Smith. His biography takes the reader from smiles to laughter to empathy and tears. Dr. Smith gave us compelling lessons learned from animals; the role animals play in the human condition, the joy of loving an animal, and the awe of their spirituality. A tender and profound look into the life of a skilled veterinarian.
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