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.
April 1985
- Pete took me into Columbus Airport, Peoples Express to Sarasota, Gary, Aggie, Mom, met me there, went to Tampa Airport, had supper
- Cold, rainy, went shopping, Mom watched TV
- Rode bike over to beach, found few shark's teeth, water warm but wind cold; took supper to Aunt Ann's, she gave me a lot of shark's teeth
- Went to watch Mom, bowling league, picked up Kitty, went to airport, good flight back, finished reading "Self-Trained Dogs", went to airport for Cruise Along; supper with Pete, CJs
- To clinic/barn, Pete, Gordon had cleaned out horse shed
- To clinic/barn, boxing at Sam's Gym, CJs
- To church, Pat, Karen there, snow, daffodils, beautiful music > worked dog > cleaned cages > Pete fed at barn > rode Junie > reset snares, took Colonel > Pete, Tim, put backhoe on, buried horse at Thompson's, rode Apple, short ride, bad cold, rain > went to bed early
- To clinic/barn > taxes to Pat > drug bills
- Pete horse surgery > to clinic > ran clinic errands, took dogs to M. Jenkins, had tea/pie at Townhouse, stopped at Pam Collier's with Puff, got clinic supplies > Pete to Hartley's
- Wagged, checked snares, Colonel, Puff, Ruff on lead > to clinic/barn, walked Bullet, Sissy, Purry-Furry chased Puff > took Puff ATC > deposit/Doris > churned butter
- Went to look at Subaru SW, Tom Sch., drove it, checked it > ran errands > bought car > to clinic briefly > Pete to Sam's Gym
- Wagged up to ridge, many spring beauties out, some purple violets > to clinic, took equines down to clinic, de-wormed, vacc, trimmed feet > Pat took me into get Subaru station wagon, picked up coveralls > fed at barn > walked Bullet, Sissy, PF
- To clinic/barn > J, P, Karen, Mike, friends, O'Hooley's, no music, got ice cream, donuts, came home and read paper > ring finger swollen
- To church > rode Junie, took Colonel, Puff, checked snares, Pete rode Apple, got back before rain > to clinic > Hamilton's dinner
- Checked snares > to clinic, calf out, got him in barn, got lambs in from hay meadow, shut gate, put horses in yard to eat grass
- Up early > took Scottie after lumber, took John Stutzman, wife, daughter, to bus depot > to clinic most of day > wagged, took Puff, Colonel, saw turkey running in woods
- Checked snares > wagged, took Colonel, Puff, Streak > to clinic/barn, put horses in yard to eat grass, picked up yard, listened to Prairie Home Companion, took Subaru SW to town, ate at Lamb's Garden, saw "Passage to India", home 2 am
- Church of Nazarene, missionaries, ex-neighbor of Jessica's > to clinic > rode Alrod; Pete, Allen Crippen, lumber > treated ewe
- Took ewe down to clinic in Subaru SW (SSW), brought Tom-Tom cat back up to house; picked up yard > to clinic, 2 dead black lambs in ravine
- Pete on calls > wagged, checked sheep, took Colonel > to clinic, ran errands, oxygen, etc., got supplies, fed at barn
- Checked sheep > to clinic > new tires on Doris > to barn, picked up Samuel Stutzman, wife, daughter at bus depot, took them home
- Pete surgeries > wagged, checked sheep > to clinic, paid bills > ewe at barn died
- Checked sheep > put ram in yard, got out > to clinic/barn > to The Dairy Barn Appalachian Exhibit Opener, music, dancing
- Wagged, light rain, checked sheep, found large weak lamb, large black lamb dead, head injury, tied ewe up so first lamb could nurse; took ram down to clinic barn; took items in for recycling, visited Heidi LaJohn, new baby girl, stopped at Pat's > to barn, milked ewe, Pete pumped milk into lamb's stomach > took Bullet, Sissy for walk around pond > popped popcorn (new hot air popper)
- Check sheep, orphan lamb dead, turned ewe out, put ewe with triplets in barn, put Apple, Badge, Junie in hay meadow > to church, coffee hour > rode Junie, Pete rode Apple, walked down to ledge cave below Dutch Creek road, rode up stream bottom through blue/white flowers, lovely, talked to David, Nicki, gave Nicki a ride on Junie, saw some deer; Jessica saw a turkey up near blackberry meadow > Pete milked white ewe for black lamb
- Flea combed cats > to clinic/barn > wagged, checked snares > sheep to clinic > Gordon, Craig worked on garage roof > ran errands, to Pam Collier's > to clinic, briefly, checked sheep
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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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