Pet Loss and Grief During the Holiday Season
The holiday season, from Thanksgiving through the New Year, with all the extra social time and expectations can be a
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“Sophie Keeps an Eye on Things” Garden Flag for Spring and Summer
When you visit my house, Sophie keeps watch from the flower bed by the front porch, not far from where
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Vintage Photo: Dinnertime for Nine, 1994
My entire household of nine resident cats—and one is just out of range of this photo but you’ll see her
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Featured Artwork: Sophie Gets a Look at Herself
I have one holiday cat painting, and this is it! Sophie was a little goofy, and spent a good bit
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Rescue Story: Cookie’s Homecoming Day
On December 6, 1992, during a heavy storm of snow and ice, a little neighbor boy brought me a kitten
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The Housewarming Cat
Most of my rescue stories are pretty dramatic and any humor one can find is usually an offbeat detail of
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Perhaps the Storm is Finally Over, 2015
Hurricane Katrina, Namir, a household of cats and realizing a lot about love after multiple losses. Celebrating Rainbow Bridge Remembrance
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Vintage Photo: Sophie Keeps an Eye on Things
The forget-me-nots are beginning to bloom as they grow taller more quickly, an inch or two each day, in the
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Vintage Photo: Sophie at the Door, 2004
Sophie observes as I clean up the front porch on a late winter afternoon. Photographing through glass always softens things,
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Vintage Photo: Dinnertime for Nine, 1994
My entire household of nine resident cats—and one is just out of range of this photo but you’ll see her
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