FROM ANI, THE SMALL DOG OF SUE VINCENT, ON THE OH SO FAMILIAR SUBJECT OF “GETTING OLD.” I’ve been feeling under the weather, I’ve been feeling under the weather, It is winter and bones can get cold… Especially when you… Read More ›
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MURDER IN EASTON: A TRUE CRIME STORY – BY TOM CURLEY
All TV crime shows start the same way. A couple, or some kids, are doing something normal like walking in the park when they come upon a gruesome murder. The woman or girl screams, the man or boy usually throws… Read More ›
WORKING WITH ANIMALS: A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE
A Photo a Week Challenge: Working with Animals I don’t think there are any photos of me and any of our dogs, probably because I’m usually taking the picture. On the other hand I have a lot of pictures of Garry… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD AS WE SLITHER INTO DECEMBER
Share Your World 11-30-2020 I totally cannot believe it’s December. Talk about a year passing by without leaving even a a sense of passage. What a bizarre year, managing to be both terrifying and boring — simultaneously. It’s not over yet…. Read More ›
THE NEW SHORT-HAIRED DUKE
The shedding was killing us. It was in Garry’s hearing aid, in every piece of clothing, on the surface of all our furniture. Brushing wasn’t doing it, so I saved up money for the past few weeks and we got… Read More ›
LAST PHOTO FOR NOVEMBER 2020
Last photo for November 2020 I took a bunch of shots of the Duke today following his grooming and haircut. I posted a few tomorrow. They all look rather similar, except that the position of his head and ears changes slightly…. Read More ›
WORLD SHARING AND ISN’T IT JUST ONE BIG GIGANTIC MESS?
Share Your World 11-17-2020 I think we can all agree that our world is one big mess right now. A lot of it is the result of the pandemic. It has wrecked the economy. Ruined our social lives. Killed off… Read More ›
DUKE SAYS “I’M NOT A DOG!”
This week, Duke rejected a meal — which all the people in the house had happily eaten the previous day — because it had potatoes in it. Duke, who claims he is not a dog, does not like potatoes. Any… Read More ›
KIND OF FURRY: A SQUARE AND FURRY GALLERY
THE SQUARE COMMUNITY: SMALL AND FURRY It’s kind of hairy at home. I just forewent black pants because someone mentioned they are lint snaggers. I won’t wear anything I can’t easily dust off because dog hair is a condiment here… Read More ›
THE FIVE-SECOND RULE FOR FLOOR AND LIFE
Curious Thoughts by Rich Paschall, Sunday Night Blog Admit it! You have probably invoked the five second rule many times in your life. Maybe you tend to do it when no one else is around, but you do it nonetheless. No… Read More ›
THE DOGS OF OUR LIFE
Dogs we have had and loved. Now, only the Duke remains, but the memories … sometimes, the house is full of the ghosts of dogs we have owned and loved. Divot was a champion and she knew it. She was… Read More ›
HOW GRIFFIN BROKE TINKER’S HEART
Tinker and Griffon were almost exactly the same age. We got them a few months apart. Griffon was deemed not-breedable because he had a problem with a rear leg. It was fixed before he came to us and was neutered…. Read More ›
