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Years ago, I started walking with my dogs early in the mornings. First I had my best ever dog, Oscar, along with me. Later, after Oscar crossed the rainbow bridge, I got Frankie and then Marley who go for my morning walks with me now. On my Facebook author page, I started inviting my FB friends to go along with …
True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. ~William Penn Do you think silence is harder to find in our current day with so many electronic devices and all the busy things we do? And what really constitutes true silence? Is it even possible to find that …
Sienna and Calla were my young sisters in my recent release, When the Meadow Blooms. I always enjoy seeing one of my stories through a child’s or a young person’s eyes. This one was no different. The girls are 9 and 14 at the beginning of the story and Calla is definitely a big sister. She wants to help Sienna …
“Humankind is drawn to dogs because they are so like ourselves — bumbling, affectionate, confused, easily disappointed, eager to be amused, grateful for kindness and the least attention.” Pam Brown Thank you all for making my Photo Caption Game fun this time. I loved reading all your caption suggestions. Riggs is looking like he might be wondering how so many …
Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.– Orhan Pamuk And so we come to our last photo in our caption game. This one seemed to go fast. Maybe because I was really busy last week. Sometimes I think I’m too busy, but then I love what I’m doing. Well, most of the time. Walking the …
If we want our kids to have happy, productive, moral lives, we must allow more time for play, not less. ~Peter Gray, professor in psychology Thank you all for joining in my fun with this caption game and leaving your ideas for a caption for Wednesday’s photo. It’s fun to do a little playing and using our imaginations even after …
Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. ~Dr. Seuss It’s blackberry season out here on the farm. I’ve been over in the field fighting the briars, the weeds, and the bugs for some wild blackberries. Made a pie and some blackberry jam. Now I’m picking the tame thornless blackberries we have out by the garden. They’ve gotten …
Mastiffs are docile, dignified and patient, lovable companions. Dogs known as mastiffs have been known around the world for thousands of years. Surviving evidence from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, and Tibet all bear traces of ferocious giant canines classified as mastiffs. (The American Kennel Club) I love dogs. I like big dogs too, but I’ve never wanted a huge …
Sometimes you just need to take a few hours out of your busy life to meet a real lady. That’s what I did this week and what a blessing that was. A few months ago, a friend told me she knew a woman who was a little girl in the mountains when the packhorse librarians were riding out on the …
