One Writer Mom. One Teen Kid. One Brilliant Australian Shepherd. One Comical Border Collie Mix. One Dog in a Maine Coon Cat's Body. And Latest to the Party — One Cuddly Cavalier.
Posted in .Cait and Me, .My Dogs and Me, Finnegan the Coon Cat, Life, On Writing on Apr 24th, 2010
Back a few years ago, I had another book coming out and it’s expected of all writers to do all they can to promote their writing — including blogging. So I started this blog about my dogs and my daughter. It’s mostly been a labor of love. But it’s also been time-consuming. And with other [...]
Posted in .Cait and Me, Life on Apr 4th, 2010
Maybe you’ve noticed that life seems to be speeding up lately. It sure has sped up around here. Cait has been going through a period where’s she’s been given the opportunity to practice not over-reacting. This is not an easy lesson for a teenager. What’s been interesting to watch is that what initially seems like [...]
Posted in .Cait and Me, Life on Mar 7th, 2010
Spring cleaning is well under way around here. There are several projects already in varying stages of completeness. Living in an old farm house means there’s a never-ending supply. Fortunately, Cait usually likes to help. It’s a chance for us to have some uninterrupted talk time, while I apprentice her on the finer points of [...]
Posted in .Cait and Me, Life on Feb 28th, 2010
Cait loves to act. LOVES to act. And she’s actually pretty good at it. But all her middle school plays are musicals. Which means that to get a decent part, she must also sing well. But, um… she, ah… doesn’t sing well. And that would be putting it kindly. At least, she didn’t sing well [...]
Posted in .My Dogs and Me, Life on Feb 21st, 2010
There are a hundred reasons not to get a dog. And only one reason to get a dog. On the Don’t Get A Dog side, Reason #34 is: Mud Season Muddy Yard Muddy Dog Muddy Floor. So don’t say I never warned you. Oh, and the one and only reason to get a dog? If [...]
Posted in .My Dogs and Me, Dogs in General, Life on Jan 24th, 2010
I always find it interesting how life events cluster together. Perhaps you’ve heard of this phenomenon known as “The Law of Threes.” My little cluster at the moment has to do with healthcare. Within a few months of each other, my family doctor, dentist, and vet have retired. I’ve yet to find people to replace [...]
Posted in Life on Jan 3rd, 2010
2010. We’ve crossed the first double digit year since passing the new millennium. Here’s Cait’s and my pressing question: How are you going to say the year? A: Twenty ten? or B: Two thousand ten? While I think A will be the spoken standard as we go forward, Cait thinks it should be B, because, [...]
Posted in Dogs in General, Life on Dec 25th, 2009
Posted in .My Dogs and Me, Life on Nov 29th, 2009
When my family gets together, there are a lot of us. One of the many things we’re thankful for is that we all enjoy each other. There’s always a buzz of activity and lots of laughter. We got to share an unexpected moment of merriment when, after a long day of cooking, we finally all [...]
Posted in .My Dogs and Me, Life on Oct 18th, 2009
Lately, I’ve had to spend more time working at my “office” office, which means that I haven’t been able to work from my home office nearly as much. Seeing these two faces at the door as I drive by is the pits. I hate it! I don’t know how mothers who have to leave their [...]
Posted in Life on Sep 20th, 2009
I’ll be leaving in a few days to head out for another Walkabout to spend time in my belonging place. It seems every so many years, it’s just something I need to do — go spend time in a natural landscape that speaks to me. That’s partly because I live in a landscape that I [...]
Posted in Life on Aug 9th, 2009
It’s miraculous! I can now see without needing to have two pairs of glasses on my person at all times! Sing it with me now! Hallelujah! To what do I owe this miracle? A marvel of modern invention. Yes, we’re talking contacts. I don’t know why it took me so long to do something about [...]
This one’s for my dad, who died twelve years ago. There’s an expression: “You can’t paint the air.” It means nobody can do the impossible. I think my grandfather might have made it up. I’ve never come across it anywhere else, so I’ll give him credit for it. He was a painter by trade, and [...]
Posted in Dogs in General, Funnies, Life on Jul 12th, 2009
If you can start the day without caffeine, If you can get going without pep pills, If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it, If you can understand [...]
Posted in .My Dogs and Me, Finnegan the Coon Cat, Life, Nature on Jun 14th, 2009
It’s in the air today, along with the gathering thunder clouds. Everyone around here is hunting for something. Our Great Blue Heron is on the hunt for his lunch. He seldom misses. He’s snagged himself a nice fish. Oh, there’s something else fishing there along the side of the pond! Is it our Fisher (a weasel)? [...]
