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May 2021 FREE BOOKS!
This month we’re giving away two wonderful books. Perhaps you remember someone reading them to you as a child, or maybe you read them to your children. To have your name included in our Wednesday, May 26 drawing, just answer this question. Did anyone read to you or tell you stories when you were a…
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According to many experts, the Saluki is the oldest domesticated dog breed in the world. They were used as coursing hounds to hunt rabbits and small gazelles by the nobility of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia. They are fast, agile, and have excellent eyes. The Saluki isn’t lap dog material, not just because they weigh in…
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