STRAYCAT’S DOGGONE BLOG

A Visit with Uncle Doug

March 22, 2005 on 8:39 pm | In Family |

Today, the 20th, I left Barstow at 11:15 AM and drove to Bakersfield (where I mis-spent my youth). I called my brother Donald to see if he was still in town visiting my uncle Doug who has been in and out of the hospital frequently in the past few months. He was, so I drove to a Mall not too far from my Uncle’s house and he picked me up. Alas, I had to leave the ‘doggies’ in the truck. My Uncle also has a dog, and it would be too stressful for everyone involved (human and animal alike) to wait for the doggies to get acquainted and then leave again. Anyway, two of my cousins, Judy and her husband Don (not my brother Donald; we’re not from Arkansas), and DeLynn, were also visiting.

Left to right: My brother Donald, yours truly, uncle Doug, aunt Helen, DeLynn, Judy, Don (Baise, Judy’s husband).
Judy and DeLynn are sisters. I hadn’t seen them in years. It was a nice visit. I left Bakersfield at 8:00 PM and drove to Tulare.