"Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read." Groucho Marx Sometimes you just have to wonder. Two days after we brought our beloved Miles home from the animal shelter, he sauntered into the garden, raised his snout and began an elaborate sequence of… Continue reading Appalachian porch dog
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Our dog is a bossy boot
A re-post from August 2018. Back to fresh posts by Friday. 🙂 “A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes If… Continue reading Our dog is a bossy boot
The play of light
🙂 A new Fresh Mercy series on the spiritual side of light launched March 2 on my Facebook page -- found @NoraEdingerBooks or at the bottom of most pages on this site. This summer 2018 re-post is a take on the natural. Spring is coming, friends! “Keep your face to the sun and you will… Continue reading The play of light
A chip-sniffing dog
“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.” Mark Twain, American humorist Miles, our Appalachian porch dog, is well fed to say the least. And, well watered. That means little when it comes to the street, however. There, as he does when running off… Continue reading A chip-sniffing dog
The play of light
“Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows.” Helen Keller, American writer Other people may love to bask in the rays of their smart-phone light, to their own peril as it turns out. The dog and I prefer sun. Full on or filtered through white cotton curtains, we follow this… Continue reading The play of light
