You know when your dog is sad — he doesn’t hide it. And he’s just not going to feel better until you love him up and tell him it’s okay. And by the time you do,  you’re both so happy to be beyond the upset […]

Mr. Pants became so adept and cavalier about his outings through the fence that he taught four other chicks his trick. But, not being Zen Buddhists like he is, they were not quite as quick on the draw about how to get back into safety. […]

So, Copper, I know you are aware that our friend April says you look just like Robert Redford. What do you think of that? I like it. I think she’s right. Do you know who “Robert Redford” is? I get the idea. I know who […]

This is a tough one. Especially when you are, ahem, “serving” in a professional capacity. Here are a few suggestions for when to keep your mouth shut: *  When you don’t know what to say. *  When it is none of your business. *  When […]

One of Bessie’s chicks has notably long legs and is bigger than all the rest. A friend and I immediately pegged this baby as, horror of horrors, a rooster! I only say “horrors” because all ten chicks I bought were supposed to be hens, which […]

While building up the fire at dawn and cuddling Frida, who, God bless her soul, had slept through the night again, I was listening to an Easter program on National Public Radio. The interviewer was talking to Jewish rabbis, Christian pastors, and others as well […]

Do you remember Frida Kahlo? She was that amazing Mexican painter and idependent spirit in the mid-1900’s? She was famous for her unique “uni-brow,” the effect created by her thick eyebrows that grew so close together they looked like one long line of hair. Anyway, […]

Like Sabrina here, many domesticated animals enjoy spending time and doing things with their people. But, like their human counterparts, they have individual preferences for what types of activities they like to engage in and what types they absolutely abhor. Sabrina loves to be out […]

Have you ever had the feeling that something just wasn’t right for you? A job, a prospective mate, a certain food perhaps? You couldn’t put your finger on it , but some part of you just knew? Some call that a “gut reaction,” and, in […]

God bless everybody out there who does animal rescue! I’m sure anyone reading this blog has done more than their share and taken in many homeless animals who would have otherwise ended up . . . well, we won’t go there. So you all well […]