Four Great Loves

Rick Allen
7 min readMay 6, 2021

In this life, most of us wish to give and receive love. Each of us has our own way to go about it. One of the ways to both give and receive love is to have a pet. I have had four outstanding pets in my life, “Em”, “Bird”, “Midnight”, and “Lord Essex”.

Photo by Cecelia

Em was an adult rescue. When I met her, she was living with my neighbors. She was a happy soul, friendly and engaging. We connected from the beginning. When I would cross the street to…

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Rick Allen

I write about Love, Kitchen, Business, and the lifestyle of an Artist. I became a Portraitist in 1976. It has taken me to many places and enriched my life.