I don’t need a national holiday in order to miss my mother, who passed away four years ago, or to miss my children and grandchildren, who live too far away. When my children were at home, I had a love-hate relationship with Mother’s Day. Sure, there was the chance for a dinner I didn’t have to cook, but […]
dogs
The Long and the Short of It
One thing about having a labradoodle (or perhaps a Standard poodle, we’re not sure) is that you get two dogs for the price of one. Overnight Shadow goes from teddy bear to greyhound, from cuddly. . . to this crow-like. . . All it takes is a simple (but not cheap) trip to the groomer’s. […]
Shame on Me!
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me about seventeen times? Why, you must be a possum playing dead! A good survival strategy for you, the possum. Not so great for me if I think you’re dead, and, wanting to keep you from Shadow, bag you up and put […]