Food and games, lots of laughter and catching up with old friends we have not seen in a couple years … More
Tag: Life lessons
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
dogs and men both get into things we regret
Anyone who has lived with a dog knows that a time or two, the dog eats something it may regret. … More
in the beginning
For the many years that Dexter, and then Comet lived with us, I now wonder whether I was in charge … More
youth wasted on the young
After turning sixty a few years ago, I really started to appreciate a line of dialogue from It’s a Wonderful … 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 and boomerangs and being settled
Since I was thirteen years old, I have spent all but 4 years without a furry companion. Those four years, … More
coping with loss (again)
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. Roger Caras My next-door neighbors came home last … More