On Pet Memorial Sunday
I first published this article November 7, 2010, on the day I was to visit Chartiers Custom Pet Cremation to
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garden cats
Memories of Snow
This might have been nice to remember last week when we were melting on our feet, but we certainly weren’t
Read MoreOn Planting Peas
It’s my annual paean to gardening and the cycles of life. While it may not seem to have much to
Read MoreThe Cavatina
I awoke in the very first light of dawn, that other twilight where the veil thins though not as completely
Read MoreMy Favorite Feral, and My Enlightenment
“I caught this little gray kitten,” my niece was saying, a little breathless. “I have her in a box, she
Read MoreMy First “Less Adoptable” Kitty
In this week devoted to “less adoptable pets” I have a story of a deaf kitty who shared my life
Read MoreA Nice, Nice Kitty
“Here,” she said, “she’s in here with the kittens.” My neighbor handed me a medium-sized box with the flaps closed.
Read MoreMy Feline Garden Sprites
As part of celebrating Peaches’ 100th Birthday, this is an article I first posted a little over a year ago
Read MoreJust Take the Picture Already
Don’t wait for the “right moment”, just take the photo now, and take lots of them. At BlogPaws, Steve Mondazzi
Read MoreCat TV, Big Screen Version
As Cookie and I cruise the yard, cleaning up branches and pulling aside flattened leaves to find green sprouts—okay, I’m
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