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.
Jody's Journals: 1977
Notables:
Trefa's birthday April 1 - 16 years old
Cricket's birthday April 25
April
- ran errands > worked Puff
- worked Puff > J to Pony Club, Pennsylvania; Pat to Amesville Carnival
- to church > dewormed horses, floated; sheep, docked lambs tails, castrated lambs > tracked Bess, let Bess, Kanga run in hay meadow, checked snares, dog trap > watched Jesus of Nazareth on TV
- worked at desk > biked Puff 6 rounds, Jessica's bike > fed at barn > ATC Puff
- biked Puff 6 rounds > went after tractor parts for Pete, took Puff > fed at barn > Kay picked up 3 doz goose eggs
- biked Puff 5 rounds, work on stand > 4H, helped Judy with Spice
- went to Wool Growers after shears > let dogs run in paddock
- docked, castrated lambs > Pete, Jessica, Herbie, Kay, Pat began trimming sheep feet, used Kanga, Jim, Ruff > to church
- put my ewe's lambs down in clinic barn (with Jim), finished trimming ewes, rams feet, Pete, Herbie, Kay, Pat, Allen; ran sheep thru formaldehyde; Howard Strode sheared my sheet; put sheep out on sign bottom; called Cindy about her dog > picked up Bill Wright, Herbie, Kay here > Pete - colt broke leg, Sherry Indestadt's > ate at Hop Sings, to movie The Return of the Pink Panther
- to church > put my sheep down in sign bottom with Jim > took hay, grain to my barn, fed at barn > biked Puff 8 rounds, picked up branches
- biked Puff 1 round; laid 4 tracks for Chauncey, open run for Chandelle > took Bill, Pat to Amesville, Sugar Creek for paint brushes > Lisa, Tonya Toth here, make-up 4H work > ATC Bill, Pat
- walked sheep pasture with Jim, Kanga; helped load yearling lambs, ran all sheep thru formaldehyde > ran errands
- tracked Bess 4 tracks, 5 turns, 8 articles in hay meadow, did well; checked snares, let Bess run, biked Puff 8 full rounds, let him play in creek, run thru clinic > went to Lancaster after sheep check, took Puff, let him out at roadside park > took fireplace fan in to Artifacts Gallery > 4H, worked Puff, sit/stay for exam
- tracked Bess > gathered ewes from pasture with Jim, Kanga; helped Pete with ewes thru formaldehyde > J Jones tracked
- biked Puff 10 rounds > gathered ewes from pasture Jim; helped Pete put ewes thru (Pete put rams thru) > took Jessica to riding lessons, let Pat off in town > copied article at library > fed at barn > drive-in with Pat, Kanga, Puff Midnight Cowboy, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Bess 2 tracks hay meadow, saw turtle > to church > to Little Professor's, saw Elise Sanford > rode Junie around thru woods, let Puff, Kanga run in stream bottom > worked at desk
- Pete to Charleston overnight > biked Puff, laid 5 tracks for Chauncey, ATC
- Bess 5 tracks in bottom > painted broad jumps, practice jumps
- took Tracy to ACKC match, showed Puff in Lady's Handling > Pete to Charleston
- picked up Kay 7 am in Glouster, showed Puff, fairgrounds
- horses in log pasture > fed at barn, checked snares visually, patched up fence > male black/white hound in snare > Pat, me, hot dogs at mall, AKC
- dog warden picked up hound > fed at barn, checked snares, let Puff run in meadow, beautiful trillium in cliff pasture > made popcorn, played cards
- cold rain, tracking at Jackie's, I laid track for Bess, Jackie tracked her dog in bottom > got groceries, items for Jessica's junior prom
- biked Puff, Jan/Brittany lesson > Jessica to horse show with Julie > picked up Pat Rollerbowl
- Pete up at 5 am, began cement at clinic parking lot > Puff retrieve/track
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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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