Collecting My Thoughts

"I think we should get…HIM.” Katie said, pointing to one of the smaller poodles of the litter.   He looked like a blur of beige fur, li...

My cousin in South Carolina sends out a weekly spiritual message to her friends and relatives and often closes with a "day" event,...

As I returned from my 2 mile lakefront walk this morning, I had heard and seen a lot of dogs.  Two of the cutest were the labs, one black an...

I've been on two lakefront walks this morning, so I'm 4 miles good for the day. Noticed a lot of toxic white masculinity--roofers...

  I haven’t noticed any increase in traffic—must be fewer resolutions to exercise and lose weight this year. About a month ago I mention...

We lost our little "grandpuppy" Abbie, a fawn and white colored Chihuahua, on Thursday. She was 12 and died suddenly with no warni...

We left early Thursday October 5 to make a quick trip to visit the siblings. Due to various frailties, we did a lot of eating out--2 restaur...

A few days before our cat, Lotza Spotza, died, our son's chocolate Lab, Rosa, died. He says, "If you've lost a pet that was you...

I never saw my sweet rescue Calico at this age (photo from internet), but it's what I'll put in her back story, which is really an...

My husband says, no more pets.  But these little Pomskies are so cute.  A cross between a Pomeranian and a Husky. About 10 lbs. as an adult....

Our cat has always had "issues" about food--she was abandoned and homeless, then dropped at a rescue where the other cats terrifie...

"Lately I'm saying 'I used to’ a lot," my friend said while we were having coffee to catch up after our trip to Spain.  ...

we think Lotza is between 85-88 years old in human equivalence.  She sleeps a lot, has a problem with stairs, loves the warmth of our laps...

I keep a small amount of coconut oil in a pill bottle inside the top drawer of my bathroom cabinet.  It’s very nice as a skin moisturizer, o...

Gabby Hayes was his nick name—his beard was coming in white but his hair was still red. The cat’s name was Mystery and she lived to be 18....

Our cat is 16 years old, somewhat arthritic, and sleeps most of the day--but she was back to her roots protecting us last night, stalking ...

Our cat has stopped eating, so I took her to the vet, where I discovered she's only about 4.1 lbs even though she'd been eating well...

“Miss Beazley’s arrival at the White House caused quite a stir, gaining international media coverage and her own appearance on CSPAN. Sh...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/13/jerk-cats-love-stealing-dog-beds_n_4093467.html and trying to fit in boxes, jars, vases http://...

Today I bought a "Fur Be Gone," a tools which is supposed to work on the carpet and the cat. Usually I just use a roll of masking ...