Tag Archives: pets
January Eighth; Thoughts on Cold Temperatures and the Suffering
The water dish was frozen solid this morning when I went outside to feed the cats. They were all collected on the back steps awaiting their breakfast, all were fine even as the temperature hovered somewhere in the twenties Fahrenheit. … Continue reading
December Third; If I Could Give a Gift, It Would Be That First Greeting
That first joyful, innocent, peaceful greeting. My Bella is a super protective dog. She is also very intuitive as most dogs are. So if she accepts your attention or even initiates that first move for attention, understand that gift you … Continue reading
November Eighth; Being Thankful, Being Happy
Are you happy? The other day a friend sent me a video to watch. While the main topic was highly political, the entire conversation was threaded with a variety of cause, effect, purpose, good verses evil comments. While the entire … Continue reading
Day 274; Footnotes of, Just One of Those Days
I’ve been trying to get my email notifications caught up, not a chance this side of anywhere in that happening. I’ve been working on it for the last couple of hours and still have 844 email notifications mostly from WordPress. … Continue reading
Day 152; Footnotes of Who Let Those Dogs Out? And What Do I Do?
I really need to figure this out. I’m really trying to get along with my neighbors. I’m ignoring a lot of stuff that truth be told is annoying, but I’m far enough away that its a mild annoyance. Some of … Continue reading
Day 101; Footnotes of Sunday in the Nursery and oh Look, Its National Pet Day
Have I mentioned, I’m sure I have, that I really love helping in the nursery at church? Those two and three year old kids are so much fun, even when they are challenging. That moment when they have to have … Continue reading
Another Look at Curious
Before my husband died, a cat had kittens in our storage building. It was February and I feared the kittens wouldn’t survive the cold. We brought them inside and created a place in the house for mom and babies. Obviously … Continue reading
March Twenty-eighth; Trust Has Many Forms
It was an odd, yet touching moment. Captured not by camera, but in the mind and heart. I was sitting here, in my usual place, doing my usual morning routine. I fed the feral cats early as they were waiting. … Continue reading
January Fifteenth, Breaking the Cycle
I’m sitting here, in a warm, comfortable home, somewhere in here lurks our crazy cat. In a warm, dry home where she can stretch out or curl up as the mood strikes. There is always food and water available. That … Continue reading
Words from The Dirt Road 