Finnegan is sleeping more innocent like than he should be. He's no doubt tired after a two short walks -- post breakfast and post lunch given my work-at-home lifestyle -- and running away to see his girlfriend this afternoon. (Luna's a lovely golden mix with whom he normally has set, mommy-monitored play dates.) Finn inside… Continue reading When God sends a dog and a half…
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A dog for every season
"...for love is strong as death..." Song of Solomon 8:6 When I was young, I lived in a garden. There was technically a house in that garden, but I wasn't in it very much other than to eat a few bites or to sleep in a glass-walled sun porch that looked out on -- you… Continue reading A dog for every season
… on little cat feet
“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” Robert A. Heinlein, American sci-fi author Cats are a mystery to me. Why this is so is less difficult to assess. Once, in the 1930s, a cat sunk its claws into my grandmother's hosiery and… Continue reading … on little cat feet
Puddle diplomacy
"I can see we're going to get along like a house on fire," said Miss Tick. "There may be no survivors." Terry Pratchett, "The Wee Free Men" Getting along isn't always about supply and demand. Miles and Sophie, two buds in one puddle. Once, we allowed our late dog Aldo, to have a play date… Continue reading Puddle diplomacy
Just a bumbling along
I didn't pet this sleeping bumblebee, but such a thing is possible. Imagine! "...even the insects in my path are not loafers, but have their special errands". Henry David Thoreau, American writer Bumblebees sleep in our garden. It's true. I often find them early in the morning, still tucked into bed in the depths of… Continue reading Just a bumbling along