If you’ve read any of my Doodlebugged books or followed this blog, you know that Doodle is the alter ego of my dog, Shadow. Granted, Doodle is smarter and even more trouble prone than Shadow, and able to earn a living, something Shadow has never attained, nor (to my knowledge) aspired to. But Doodle’s prove-it-to-me […]
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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 […]
High Summer
It’s that time of year here in the mountains of southwest Virginia. Hot, humid. The air, thick with moisture, gives off the blue tint that gives name to the Blue Ridge Mountains, which scientists tell us comes from isoprene released from trees into the air. Blue haze so thick on some days we can barely see Buffalo […]