My neighbor’s female Doberman died last weekend. Unlike my dogs Comet and Dexter last year, and her buddy Loki, a … More
Tag: health
the Dam weather
La Nina has been a headstrong gal this Winter. California mountains from Northern Sierras to our own Cuyamaca’s have been … More
Kwaay Paay
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. Henry David Thoreau The Monday holiday seemed a good time … More
New Year intent: to blog daily
I have two intentions for 2023. One is to blog daily. And the second is to exercise on a daily … More
nocturnal
Watching a “Cat in the Hat” animated video this week with our grandchildren (we’ve moved on from Baby Shark), I … More
today in Yiddish
A call from my nonagenarian aunt today, to thank us for cheesecake we had ordered as a Hannukah and Christmas … More
lessons in hindsight
I was truly grateful that we had started a household emergency fund. It has provided for repairs to air conditioning, … More
Dogs Feel Grief When Canine Companion Dies -Pets.WebMD.com
We have taken Dexter twice to a veterinarian in the last seven days since Comet was euthanized. Our regular veterinarian … More
tactics of a dog-pill pusher
Dexter developed a UTI over the past week, diagnosed on Friday and prescribed “horse pill” antibiotics. I thought the same … More