Nippy

 

This one goes back aways.  This picture is me and my grandparents' dog taken in their old house.  A house without running water, a bathroom, or much insulation.  The dog was named Nippy and she loved me.  I loved her.  

When I was small I had a series of black-outs.  The first one scared every body to death.  They didn't see it happen and because Nippy was with me they assume she had done something.  She hadn't.  She was just making sure I was all right.  I must have told them that after I came to. Nippy was my protector.  

Now as it turns out, they never figured out why I had the blackouts  I was on a powerful drug for a small period of time. I can remember them doing the brain wave test and I had to hold so still.  I just watched all the fireworks in my brain.  It's over fifty years ago and I hadn't thought about it in a long time.  

Today I was going through pictures and scanning some.  Found this picture of Nippy and me and it reminded me.