Short serendipity story - A dog named Rusty

Set in Kent England, on the banks of the Medway river, this story is about a friendship between a young woman and an unusual man, a village pub, a broken down Thames barge and the bond between a man and his dog... If you want to watch the video of Jimmy Stewart reading his poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwGnCIdHQH0 If you would like to buy Sandra's novel: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dear-Jack-Sandra-Antwis-ebook/dp/B097V1M2F8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GZD0EQOEN8HL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.n-5-r9DKie_GC_dsRTSRiQ.YMYIUk5bCk4irjqFxcwLv8ckHSL-fCikJayRmJ1UNYg&dib_tag=se&keywords=Dear+Jack+sandra&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1729252485&s=books&sprefix=dear+jack+sandra%2Cstripbooks%2C106&sr=1-1 If you would like to connect with Sandra: https://x.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Flizandarcy https://www.facebook.com/SandraAntwisAuthor https://www.lizandarcy.co.uk/ Music:  Hot October by Wood Spider from Free Music Archives Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/   and    Juncture and Loosing Love by Dexter Britain  from Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/  and The Moments of our Mornings, Summer Days and November by Kai Engel  from Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/    and    Convergence by The Pictures of the Floating World  From Free Music Archives  Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/