These last few weeks have been tough for Gracie. She lost not just her packmate but her brother/littermate. She had […]
Remembering
He was at our Vocal Arts Concert on December 4, 2010. On December 13, 2010, I sat by his bedside […]
Rainbow Bridge
He would stay by my side, leaning on me for balance. He slept with his body against my leg and […]
George
George and Gracie came to us on Christmas Eve 2015. They flew on a plane from San Bernardino to San […]
The Photo Shoot
Good Grief!!! The Great Pumpkin is coming! And that means all the Holidays are coming! And that means that it […]
The Rest of the Story
(For some unknown, unknowable reason, I stopped writing in June. Just stopped. Didn’t think about it. Didn’t worry about it. […]
It’s August 4. Again.
He came into this world on this day in 1947. He left this world on December 13, 2010. Ten days […]
Where was I?? Oh, Yeah. Antarctica
The first day in Antarctica is both clearly in my mind and a befuddled mixture of where was I and […]
A Story of Change- Part 1
[Dear Readers, I have written about my Antarctica experience before and posted it here and elsewhere. This retelling is to […]
An Oasis in a Mars-scape
In 1922, Barbara and Owen Flynn from Strathmore, California, found a little mountain enclave called Camp Nelson. Following the example […]
Talkin' to Myself 