SNAPSHOT ESCAPISM Flickering fireflies in the night finally slept as summer's balmy evening gave way to night, and the bright light of...

Dec 22, 2021 Yesterday my lower back hurt pretty severely. Walking was an effort. But I find it better to stay somewhat active than sit...

Do you believe in angels? No, I mean real angels - God-created multi-purposed spirits that are so supernatural and out of our realm of...

Serving as Gracie's mom for almost eighteen years, I became pretty good at it. Being a dog mom, that is. It's all about feeding them,...

I just checked. I've been blogging for thirteen years! Has it really been that long? I left for a while - and then came back - so I...

Yesterday there was rain. I don't know about you, but I enjoy a nice rain right smack dab in the middle of a long, hot summer. When the...

Shortly after Bubbles' first birthday, she showed signs of being in heat. Then, full-blown heat. Since she has had a bloody discharge,...

It was one of those soft summer days. All was well with the world. Innocence lived through the grandkids and simple things like...

Well, it happened. Bubbles graduated from a 6-week class of obedience training. We *somewhat* accomplished our goals of socializing her...

Not long after Thanksgiving Day, Gary tested positive for Covid. I tested positive a week later, and about a week after that his...

Snapshot Escapism Three days till Christmas. It wasn't a good time for this. Joe rounded the corner in his UPS delivery truck, knowing...

While we were waiting outside at the vets office yesterday, to be called in, I watched a mom walk out with her little girl. Mom was...

Fall is in the air. Am I the only one who gets the blues a bit as summer dies off and dead leaves begin covering the ground? Don't get me...

May I offer this to those who think that time travel does not exist? Time travel is actual. There are a couple of ways to experience it....

One day, the very road you walked with someone so dear to your heart will be the same road you walk on alone. Regard each moment as a...

There had never been a more cherished moment than when I held my babies and grandbabies in my arms until Gracie. The babies grew up,...

Ruby sat, staring at the lake as though soon all the answers would be there for her. The water glistened in the glow of another warm...

Since Gracie is gone from my life, things are so much easier. A real comforter covers my bed, and it looks good. I don't have to get up...

I wish I had taken a picture of my first car. But back then, I didn't have a camera. That wasn't as important to me as me owning my own...

Words will never come close to describing the gut-wrenching, deep pain I have felt these past two weeks after saying goodbye to my Gracie....