To begin, I don’t really feel like writing. I don’t feel like working or walking or even talking. I just want to sit here for a while and I’m not sure for how long. Given that, I will try to make this as coherent as possible. As some of you may already know, my mother…
Because there are too many memorable dates for me to remember, I add them to my calendar. These include appointments, birthdays, anniversaries, death dates, and others. I know I am not the only one who does this. Sometimes a happy reminder pops up and I smile, sometimes one pops up that brings me to tears.…
When I say I haven’t seen someone in a dog’s age, in simple terms it means I haven’t seen them in a very long time. A dog’s age is an Americanism dating back to 1830–40. It’s a phrase that old folks use that doesn’t make much sense to younger folks. (Then again, younger folks say…
The sun was slipping over the horizon and the temperature was falling rapidly. This would be the last hard freeze of the season. Out our back window, we could see two dogs strolling across the point. That’s what we call the wide open space of property next to the woods on one side where it…
More than one veterinarian will tell you that when they are called upon to euthanize an animal 90% of owners don’t want to be in the room during the process. They will tell you that the animal’s last moments are usually spent frantically looking around for their owners. Here is why you don’t want to…
They find us. We don’t know how but they find us. They ask for help knowing that we will not turn them away. A week or so we noticed a small black kitty hanging around our place so we put out some food and water. Kitty footprints around the bowl and no ‘possum or raccoon…
