My daily walks here in the Blue Ridge Mountains often remind me of the Navajo prayer from The Blessing Way. In beauty I walk With beauty before me I walk With beauty behind me I walk With beauty above me I walk With beauty around me I walk It has become beauty again Sometimes, the […]
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On Dogs and Mother’s Day
I don’t need a national holiday in order to miss my mother, who passed away four years ago, or to miss my children and grandchildren, who live too far away. When my children were at home, I had a love-hate relationship with Mother’s Day. Sure, there was the chance for a dinner I didn’t have to cook, but […]
The Long and the Short of It
One thing about having a labradoodle (or perhaps a Standard poodle, we’re not sure) is that you get two dogs for the price of one. Overnight Shadow goes from teddy bear to greyhound, from cuddly. . . to this crow-like. . . All it takes is a simple (but not cheap) trip to the groomer’s. […]