Pets
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Once Upon a Possum
Everyone has a story to tell, even animals. The story of a special new addition to my life and Adrienne’s begins the morning I discovered a possum sound asleep in my outdoor recycling bin. Actually, the possum was undoubtedly exhausted… Continue reading
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The Cruelest Month — Part Three
As many of you know, I walk daily, always with dog biscuits in my pocket. Over the years, I’ve come to know dozens of dogs. I even love several of them. One of them was dear Eva. Last Thursday, Eva… Continue reading
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Ignite 4/12/19
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” — Groucho Marx Continue reading
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Faithful to Old Faithful
“There’s a sweetness about them that tugs at our hearts,” said my sister, Dawna, when I asked about the commitment she and her wife, Amber, have made to adopting older dogs. “They still have a lot of life left.” Above… Continue reading
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Gone Girl
On Sunday, after some online research, I determined that Pat — the toad that has been living in my garbage bin for nearly a month — was female. She was large with marbled coloring, unlike male toads which are smaller… Continue reading
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The War Over There
The word, “VIETNAM” on his baseball cap was the first thing I noticed about him eight months ago. Still, I was only interested in the names of his two corgis. Their names are Lucy (right, in above photo) and Bernie,… Continue reading
