I had a couple of friends visiting from New York City. After two nights of being kept awake by the nightly symphony of our frogs, crickets, cicadas and other orchestra members, my friends said they couldn’t wait to get back home to the “Quiet” of the city. Mind you, they live on the same block as a hospital AND a police station!
Guess it’s all what you’re used to… : )Â Click to listen to Night Sounds in the Northeast … Read More
I guess you can tell that I’ve been pulled back into the rescue world a bit… I’ll stop now. : )
People who work in Rescue have learned to get pretty creative when it comes to writing descriptions for challenging dogs they hope to find good homes for. This ad (written by a friend) works hard at both making this rescue dog seem appealing, while giving the clear message that he’d be a handful in the wrong home. This is the best kind of “truth in advertising.”
Pogo 16 months old, Goldendoodle, 45 pounds, Blonde with Apricot “racing stripe” down his … Read More
Watching Finn dig into some of his favorite wet food, it occurred to me that I’ve never seen a cat resource-guard. Could just be my limited cat experience, or just that as a rule I’ve been lucky with the cats I’ve had. Worst cases were former feral cats who would simply withdraw from the food and wait for me to leave. But no growls or bites or claws directed at me.
Then again, cats are not the tight social species … Read More
Just curious– Do you travel with your pets, kennel them, or get someone to come to your home to sit for them? My crew gets house/pet sitters.
Click to see the infographic on “How to Vacation with Your Pet.”
All data collected and visualized by PetSafe.
We’ve lived on our sweet little country road for more than two decades—which is more than twice as long as I’ve lived anywhere else. People who live on this road tend not to move once they get here. And their animals tend to live to ripe old ages. And the wild animals, because they’re left in peace, also live long and have become part of the finely knit fabric of this little community. I often joke that it must be … Read More
Tradition–the glue that binds individuals, families, cultures…
When I think about our family traditions, we have two kinds. The traditional traditions that most Americans fall back on, and many that have grown organically over the years that are unique to us.
I have to say, I enjoy the organic ones the most. Cait has been the instigator of many of my personally favorite traditions like “Best Part, Worst Part, Don’t Tell,” “Bedtime Tickle Fights,” and “… Read More
Excuse my dirty hand. Just came in from weeding in the garden when I noticed the dark speck on my nail.
When I went to flick it off, it didn’t budge.
Then I tried to pick it off and realized…
that it was a lovely deer tick in the nymph stage— a stage with about 20% likelihood for it to be a carrier of Lyme Disease.
Luckily I spotted it before it had a chance to … Read More
