Category Archives: Animal friends

Gratitude

Posted on October 3, 2016 by

Gratitude For time to cherish a lovely autumn day on a country road with a good dog, equally as appreciative.   

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The Cat’s in the Cradle

Posted on June 6, 2016 by

I walk past my oldest antique, a cradle that my grandmother, Edna Cartwright Davis, born in the late 1800s, slept in as an infant. When she grew out of it, someone carried it upstairs into an attic where it remained … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal friends, Bovina Center, NY, Stories, Change, Childhood, Family, Friendship, Grace, Quilts | 5 Comments

Welcome, Beau!

Posted on June 1, 2016 by

He’s about a year old, this sweet, small, yet long-legged Beagle mix. He’d been found sick and starving by a woman two counties away who’d contacted our Humane Society to ask for help with him when her own county could … Continue reading →

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Another Sunday with Nelson

Posted on April 24, 2016 by

You may remember that every other Sunday, my grand dog, Nelson, spends the afternoon with me while his human, John, goes to Almost Home, our local Humane Society, and walks dogs who are waiting for their forever people to come … Continue reading →

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An April, 2009, Tiny Surprise

Posted on April 21, 2016 by

After a blissful afternoon on the riding mower, the warm sunshine above and the gorgeous Blue Ridge mountains across the road from me, I decided to empty the mower’s utility wagon, which had spent the winter behind the shed overflowing … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal friends, Compassion, Gifts, Gratitude, Kindness, Mother Nature, Mystery | 8 Comments

My Sunday Visitor

Posted on January 3, 2016 by

Every other Sunday afternoon I have a visitor named Nelson appear at my door about 3 pm. When I go to the door, his body language communicates sheer joy. (Can you see his tail wagging?) As soon as he steps … Continue reading →

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The Turtle – My Totem

Posted on January 2, 2016 by

My editor, Linda Hasselstrom, recently returned my manuscript with many richly helpful comments, and an intriguing one that took me on a little research journey. In the chapter I named Ocean Waves, I included a quilt square sample to give … Continue reading →

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Transitioning with Hilary

Posted on October 23, 2015 by

After twenty-one and a half years together, I begin this day without her physical presence. Shalom, sweet and gentle Hilary.

Posted in Aging, Animal friends, Change, Mother Nature, Mystery | 4 Comments

John, the Border Collie Puppy

Posted on September 30, 2015 by

It was early December 1991, when our border collie, Patch, began to deliver her puppies just a few hours before we left the house for a long-planned commitment. Returning with great anticipation about four hours later, my daughter Polly, who … Continue reading →

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We Don’t Remember Days, We Remember Moments ~ Cesare Pavese

Posted on August 31, 2015 by

My last two blog posts were about saying hello to my newborn kitten, Hilary, more than twenty years ago and then our present day journey together as she approaches the winter of her life, and I mine, looking more broadly. … Continue reading →

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