January 15, 2008
Tammie Beagle
Having spent a good portion of my working life partnered with a working dog, and those dogs always being beagles, I learned to love the breed. My Lancelot is a beagle and very typical of the breed: handsome, intelligent, scampy and affectionate. I’m a sucker for a good beagle story. Naturally I was attracted to a blog that carries that illustrious name, but alas - not a canine beagle story to be found. There is affinity in more than name though, because Tammie Beagle happens to be handsome, intelligent, a touch scampy and bountifully blessed with an affectionate nature. Come take a stroll through her little corner of the blogosphere with me and I think you’ll agree.
Tammie made it easy for me to find the essence of her blog when she recently participated in the Archive Meme, which asked her to list five of her favorite posts. You’ll get a good snapshot of Tammie as a person and as a blogger when you see what she had to say about family, friends, herself, something she loves and … somthing else. I found out that Tammi and I have a lot in common with the first of those posts. She dedicated her family post to the memory of Heidi, her sweet dachshund. People who aren’t dog-lovers might not understand that pets are as much a part of our families as people are, but Tammi and I both get it. Having just lost my own beautiful Buddy I also understand the grief that comes with the loss of a cherished furry companion. It’s my sincere hope that time has softened the pain of Tammie’s loss, as I also hope it will eventually do for me. The other posts she selected for the meme each help define her, and the collection as a whole will give you a good picture of who she is and what makes her tick. I was recently tagged for the same meme, so look for it here someday soon.
It’s always a joy to visit a blog written by someone who takes pride in their words and makes the effort to carefully craft each entry. Tammie is just such a blogger. With a background in education and broadcasting, she certainly has the technical expertise to handle words well. The added ingredient that makes her blog irresistable is the hard edge of honesty that compels her to share herself openly with her readers. Her spiritual nature gets equal billing with her more worldly side, allowing her readers to come away from a visit with a well-balanced view of Tammie, the person. There are blogs I visit for professional and technical knowledge. I don’t tend to spend much time with them - only as long as it takes to find what I need before I move on. Then there are blogs that I read for the sheer joy of the writing, the person and the stories they weave. Those tend to become time-sucks because I find it hard to close them and get on with whatever bit of my own life I should be living. Tammie Beagle.com is one of the latter. She’s gotten away with four hours or so of my life today that I’ll never get back. That’s okay. She’s worth the time.
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January 15th, 2008 at 2:35 pm, OK, Now My Head Is Even Bigger! at www.tammiebeagle.com Says:
[…] Then there are those blogs I must check out as models of excellence. Falling into this category is Skeet’s Stuff. And today, she reviewed little ole me! […]
January 15th, 2008 at 2:39 pm, Tammie Says:
Oh, if only I can live up to this! Thank you, Skeet. You’re a sweetie!
January 15th, 2008 at 3:28 pm, stinkypaw Says:
Losing a pet is never easy and I enjoy reading Tammie’s blog as well! Good review!
January 15th, 2008 at 4:59 pm, skeet Says:
Thank YOU, Tammie, for making the task so pleasant! It’s easy to review really good blogs!
January 15th, 2008 at 5:01 pm, skeet Says:
I knew your name was familiar when I saw it on your lovely card, Stinkypaw, but it took me a moment to remember that I’d seen it on Tammie’s blog this morning. Mahalo for your kind thoughts.
January 15th, 2008 at 6:22 pm, Whim Says:
I’m glad you’ve found something to comfort you a little Skeet.
January 17th, 2008 at 11:02 am, skeet Says:
Testing my comment email responder
January 17th, 2008 at 11:20 am, skeet Says:
Testing again!