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The Return

T.S. Eliot began his poem The Waste Land, April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land,

I’VE ALWAYS FOUND the spring thaw, whenever it comes, to be a magical time, a gift from our compassionate mother

After the rush of the holidays the grief of a recent loss can return, and that’s no different for pet

A few days before Stanley gave up his battle, I was trying to organize the kitchen sink, pushing around prescription

Sweet Stanley on January 3, 2007, enjoys the winter sun, warming him and perhaps reminding him of younger days. He

The holiday season, from Thanksgiving through the New Year, with all the extra social time and expectations can be a

I’ve shared one or more of these stories here at Halloween for at least five years, and readers always seem

Last week I looked up at the clouds and thought, “They look just like those clouds… .” It may have

Every year Deb Chebatoris encourages Pet Memorial Sunday participants to provide photos of their pets and a written tribute of

I spoke on the topic of “Adopting Again After Loss” at the 2016 Pet Memorial Sunday ceremony hosted by Chartiers