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Well, I do find the beauty in animals. I find beauty everywhere. I find beauty in my garden. ~Doris Day Spring is a time for baby animals. So it’s a great time to check out the zoos and animal parks to see the babies born each year. Here on the farm, it’s a great time to take a walk and …
A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. ~William Strunk, Jr. Oh, the joys of editing. Actually, editing is the easiest part for me when I’m writing. Of course, I have to admit that I find editing and …
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu Have you ever noticed how sometimes everything wants to happen on the same day? That’s the way it was in our family last weekend. My grandson was graduating from high school and my granddaughter was having an engagement party. On the same …
“Hummingbird darts lightly through the world, spreading its message of joy and beauty, and teaching us to appreciate the wonder and magic of everyday existence. Hummingbird brings the gift of joy. Learn to laugh and be happy.” ~Unknown author This week has gone by in a flash as I’m working hard on trimming down my work in progress by editing out all …
They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, ‘Can he name a kitten?’ ~Samuel Butler I’m not exactly sure how naming a kitten can prove you are a literary power, but if it does, many of you have some literary power. And if naming a kitten is good, surely naming dogs …
Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid. ~Mark Twain We’ve named a puppy. We’ve named a cat. We’ve even named two horses and a dog. You all have been wonderful name pickers. With these dog names, you have me second guessing naming Frankie Frankie. Maybe I should have …
So have you ever wondered what your dog would name you? Or if perhaps he does have a dog name for you? I think Frankie’s for me is a high pitched yippy bark. The bark that makes me frown and tell him “NO!” lol. But we’re not naming us. We’re naming them and I have a new dog needing a …
So far you’ve come up with great names for a puppy and some wonderful names for a cat, but now we’re going in a new direction. So how about naming a horse or two? The Kentucky Derby is this Saturday so horses are in the news. Have you ever thought about how many horses have official names? Registered names. It’s …
I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days. (Bill Dana) Thanks to all of you who suggested great names for the puppy in the picture I posted on Wednesday. Everybody agreed she was very cute. I guess I should have told you the puppy was a girl, …
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. ~William Shakespeare Are you ready for a new contest to maybe win a book or two? I wanted to try something different this time. Don’t worry. We’ll do that Mystery Picture one when my new book, River to Redemption, comes out this summer. …