Mr. Big never complains. He never asks for anything. It makes me sick. Sometimes I just want to bite his nose off. And they love him ever so fucking much. He’s the favorite, I can tell even though the treat … Continue reading
Category Archives: dogs
Join Thor, Bear dog, and me for a cloudy hike on the skirts of Mt. Baker/Koma Kulshan. NOTE: I’ll continue my Virtual Italy Vacation series next week, with occasional interruptions in upcoming weeks for outdoor adventures in our beautiful Pacific … Continue reading
Yesterday I got the lights up on the front of the house. The upcoming Big Holiday is secular for me; although I do love singing carols. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I was raised in the Christian method; … Continue reading
It’s a challenge to shift into gratitude mode. I’ve been hearing about how people are coping with not being able to be with family at this time of year. Sharing favorite family dishes door to door. Zoom meals. Zoom meal … Continue reading
So, you may or may not know (or remember) that my boy cat, Blackjack, had a bad brush with a urinary blockage back in the summer and I came THIS close to losing him. He’s good now. Thank you. Thank … Continue reading
No blog today. Do you ever come to a project you are responsible for and just say: Not today! I won’t do it! I wonder how, in my advanced state of years, I could be five-years-old again, in full pouting mode. … Continue reading
Thor, Bear dog, and I celebrate our beautiful Mount Baker Wilderness, and send best wishes to the those fighting the terrible wild fires burning our U.S. West. 2020 continues its ravages on so many levels, but there is still so … Continue reading
“With the exception of rabies vaccine, the U.S. Department of Agriculture doesn’t require data beyond one year for any vaccine” – www.nbcnews.com How come? As a health professional, I support regular vaccinations for humans. (Don’t get me started . . … Continue reading
Today we brought home a new couch from Ikea. It’s one of those pert little foldout day bed types, ridiculously easy to set up and not too heavy for a couple of geezers to haul up the stairs. This blog … Continue reading
I wrote a haiku one evening, as the husband and I sat inside our empty house, weary, sore, feeding scraps to the dogs and wishing we were anywhere else. Now the house is sold, 21 years of accumulated matter of … Continue reading