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.
June 1985
- wagged, took Puff, Colonel > to Fairgrounds, Sheep Dog Trial > Pete on calls > to Windy Hills, film, home 2 am
- to church, late > puttered around barn, rode Junie, short ride, took Colonel, Puff; Pete rode Apple, long ride to Dow Lake trails
- to clinic/barn > Ron Muhn here, dryer, very frustrating > worked at desk briefly > ran errands > Pete on calls
- to clinic/barn > put Junie in yard, very huffy, rode him briefly without saddle or bridle, took Badge down to barn for Fritz Bookman to pick up; read Dick Francis novel til 2 am
- cleaned house, put in screens > to clinic, went after oxygen, car wouldn't start, started after Elmer (?) Tim's friend and another worker pushed it > Pete brought 2 gallon milk from Bill Hines on way back from Sam's Gym
- to clinic/barn, put sheep down > Pete turned lame ewe out, put sheep down on clinic bottom > CJs lunch > Pete, Jessica, Jerry Sullivan, I to movie "Fletch" > O'Hooley's > read, doughnut, milk
- 1 am call, cat's temp, fever > church > clinic, Pete logged bulldozed trails > read in hammock, lovely breeze, cut off maple limbs low over yard, put pinetar on trees > to barn, walked up thru hay meadow with Puff, Colonel, Pete coming back from trails
- to clinic, Jerry Sullivan began moving into apartment/barn, put sheep down on bottom > worked at desk, wrote letters
- rain - tried to wag, came back > Pete up for lunch, worked in woods > Pete on calls, then to Sam's
- wagged, took Colonel, Puff, Streak > Pete up for lunch from clinic, worked on fence, biggest steer out > ran errands > to barn, Puff left eye infected > Don Davis called for Susie
- to clinic/barn > watched 3-9 deer in hay meadow
- to clinic, worked til 8:30 pm, potluck > Pete on farm calls
- to church > to clinic, Susie, Sarah, toward Pat's house > Pete logging > Jessica rode Wildfire, Susie rode Alrod, Sarah rode Junie, I rode Apple > hot tub at Windy Hills, streaks from our freezer grilled them there, watched videos of Derby opening, Susie toured Dairy Barn
- went to Jessica's; Susie, Sarah off to Portsmouth (Stanley Steamer "tour") > I ran errands > to clinic/barn, put Streak in barn
- wagged, took Colonel, Puff, walked to woods to get Pete for 4H meeting/tour of clinic > treated bull's eye > to movies, thriller > Pete went after milk
- cleaned > Pete up for lunch, nap > to clinic, barn, got Junie out of hay meadow, Pat getting wood; got sheep out of hay meadow; proof read Jessica's paper
- wagged Colonel, Puff, worked at desk briefly > to clinic, ran errands > to barn > Pete, Pat wood
- to clinic, took sheep down, de-wormed > to barn > J took Tim Tom, left Banjo, wagged, took Puff, Banjo, Colonel > to clinic til 8 pm > to barn > J called from Betty/Abbott's > Pete hauled bales until after dark, big tree fell up beyond white gate, no wind; bad mood
- to church > rode Junie, Heidi LaJohn called, rode Alrod, Pete rode Apple, Russ Isaacs picked Heidi up; Pete, I ate at DQ, went to Chamber Music Festival, looked at Eldrige's art by recital hall > got paper, read
- to clinic/barn, tired, fell asleep at table
- to clinic/barn > wagged > put sheep down on bottom with Streak (on line) > Pete to Sam's Gym
- to clinic/barn > Chamber Music, took Puff, DQ
- raked, swept, etc., out hayloft > Pete to auction barn
- to clinic/barn, ran errands > auction for round baler
- to clinic, long day, to barn > Clint Eastwood movie
- to church early > Pete raked, began bailing hay (Pat, Karen, Gordon, Dee, Brent, Kim, Allen, Mitzi helped) put hay in loft > rode Junie > Pete rode Apple > picked blackberries, checked snares > to movie "Cocoon"
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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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