Wishful Thinking
“Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think.” ~Gautama Buddha, The Dhammapada as translated by
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Animals In Our Midst
Last May I looked out my window to see the scene above in my back yard. I think the buck
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Things I Found in the Woods, Poetry and Memories
Every year the winter opens up to a few days of warm intoxicating sun and mud in January or February,
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Neglecting My Cats for an Exciting Project
I’ve been a little busy this past week! It’s rare but I wasn’t working at home under the scrutiny and
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February 2, Not Just for Groundhogs, Well, Ever
Why all the fuss about whether or not this rodent sees his shadow? February 2 isn’t “just” Groundhog Day and
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Poetry for Sunday: Two Poems of Rescue
Something about the icy rain that is falling, the snow I’ll soon shovel into drifts, the cold, January, that I
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Fifteen Years
“Aurora Borealis”, a sketch I did for an illustration for a book about two polar bears who…I don’t remember the
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The Light in the Darkness
FOR THIS LAST SUNDAY before the end of the year I thought I’d share some observations brought to mind by
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The Unintended Gift: My first cat, and how cats became my muse
Now it’s time for my own rescue story, my first cat, and how I came to fill my life with
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Pets as Gifts: An Animal’s Love is the Gift
The holiday season is here! Time for the biggest gifts and the best surprises, eating and drinking merrily, countless visits
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