My mother is allergic to fur and feathers of all kinds so as a child we were never allowed to have a pet indoors and consequently my children cannot either. Otherwise grandma would never be able to come over. Because of my mother’s allergies we have had a number of fish and I have acquired some great fish stories. My younger brother wanted a dog really bad, but had to settle on a fish. He named his favorite gold fish “Goldie.” He had had the fish forever. One week my mother and younger siblings, including my brother, went to my … Continue reading →