My best friend escaped into ‘Never-Never Land.’  As the role of Mrs. Darling, she spent 4 months in 40 performances of “Peter Pan in the Park.” Her days and nights were surrounded by pirates, Indians, fairies and magic dust. (more…)

I remember once being amused by an advertisement campaign for “Back to School” sales using the popular Christmas song, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”  Oh yeah, I have definitely had that feeling. (more…)

My trusted friend Hickory, my old man golden retriever, had major surgery.  He has an incision running the length of his belly.  It makes it hard for him, in his recovery, to lie down in his favorite spot on the carpet by my desk.  Instead, he stands.

They took out a tumor the size of a small watermelon, and it seems that the cancer has already spread to his liver.  I don’t know why I’m experiencing so many animal loss issues right now, but that seems to be the way of it. (more…)

A few weeks ago I blogged about freeing my bunny, Bella.  Amazingly, for three weeks, she hung around our back yard as happy as could be.  I would feed her a daily treat, hold her in my lap and sing to her.  She grazed and roamed amongst the patches of clover. (more…)

Ah, the Fourth of July . . . hot dogs on the grill, brownies, fireworks, flags, and parades.  What a wonderful celebration of our ancestors’ break from the British Empire and the creation of a new nation. (more…)