Source: Chad Tucker, WRIC, 5/6/21

 Kelly Gray Merritt loves spending time with her animals, from her chickens to her goat Flash that can shake your hand. “I look at them like little joy factories,” she said. “Every single one of them is just a joy delivery mechanism and there is just no way to be unhappy when you have animals.” Her menagerie is quite the contrast to the glamorous way she earns her living as a national and international travel and food writer.

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