I'm with you Meredithbead...really scary and totally weird! Just think...they probably had children <g>.

Similinize - because it was Roman rule it was Roman law and they could do what they wanted. Kinda like where I live now <evil grin>.

Thanks Dotsie - most of this learning has been OJT or by the seat of my pants. I've gotten to be an old pro at giving shots <vaccinations>, trimming feet, shoving de-wormer down throats, etc. Unfortunately, an old hand at burying old friends as well. Zeke, our old barn cat passed away last week. God alone knows how old she was, she was an old cat when she showed up here. It was sad really, she made it through a particularly nasty cold winter and died the first warm spell we had.

Chesapeake Family printed my article in their April issue. They gave me cover publicity as well...there's probably a correct name for that but I don't know what it is. A title for an inside story...what's that called?
They printed photos on the table of contents page and on the 2 full pages of article. They also gave me half one another page and 1/4 of another page. I'm excited and happy! It's a 40,000 print to upscale families in Annapolis, MD and surrounding areas <Safeway Grocery Store and places where children would go...Toys R Us, doctor's offices, etc.> And they paid me. I sound like a hick I know but it's my first cover. The Hobby Farms Magazine is a bigger, glossier magazine but the Chesapeake Family stuck to what they told me they would do in the first place. I'm a sucker for honesty.