Last summer, I wrote about sharing my personal epiphany with my sister; she embraced it – for a time. Her life became pretty overwhelming again, and that makes me sad – for her. Lately, I’ve been seeing status posts and comments on Facebook that make me sad – for the people posting them. It is, [...]
Everyone knows that I am a profound lover of most things dog. I really only dislike untrained, badly socialized dog owners, actually. I try not to hold it against the dog that it has really whacked out humans; I do – really. This is kind of about that. I am especially not fond of people [...]
yes I have a few, thanks! One of my major pet peeves is how often “conversation” is really a mask for telling someone else how to DO something because it is the way “I” do it, which of course is the ONLY way it should be done. Example: I don’t give my dogs treats while [...]
Originally written in November, 2006 Why a Newfoundland? I first heard this question eleven years ago, when my family and friends came to meet my new puppy, Morgana le Fae. I couldn’t answer, except from the surface of my mind, because to tell them the truth would be to reveal a vulnerable spot deep inside; [...]
Under the influence of coffee at all times, I write, I knit, I share my air with dogs, the Ficus Tree, my children and grandchildren. I also work from time to time. I have this issue with writing about my children and grandchildren in a public place using their real names. I mean, they have [...]
