As reported previously, Mom and Bradley had a pet dog named Bluppy. Sorting through some papers I found this account of The Life of Bluppy Stevens:
February 11, 1941
A Pet
My mother and father bought a dog when I was in my mothers tummy. In other words I was not born yet. I think they got it for my brother, Bradley. Maybe they got the dog for brother and me. But I don't know.
The dogs name was Bluppy. He looked like a collie but I do not rmember what my mother called her. I think she called a half collie and half Police dog. She had dark blue eyes and was bery good looking for a dog like this one.
Some times when I was little I could ride on her back. It was fun when I did. Then my father took a picture of me and Bluppy. Daddy took the film to the place where you get the picture in white and black when it come out. He was all - was waiting to see if the pictur of me and Bluppy would come out alright. It did come out alright and Daddy has it in his Album. It is one of y favorite pictures.
Every day Bradley would buy some Red Heart dog food to feed to Bluppy. Bluppy liked it and jumped for joy when he saw it. I di not remember what else we fed him.
When it was warm Bluppy had a place by the side of the house, when it was cold he was in the house.
But that was so many years ago that I can not rmeber half of the story. A long time ago we had to give Bluppy away to some else Because my sister is sensitized to dogs hair. I am very sorry Bluppy had to leave me.
the end
by Gracie Stevens.
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A bit too eager to scroll down or too lazy to click on the image, I initially tried to read the micro version of Grace's handwritten letter. I got to a hyphenated term I interpreted as "brat-hero" and thought that Grace was extremely insightful to characterize her relationship with Brad in such a way - may sisters would identify with Grace's point of view. Then I read the enlarged version and realized she was really writing "brother." I still like the inadvertant interpretation, though. This term could catch on, like Grandma Stevens' "noodle trees" (new little trees).
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