animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

jobs & dogs

I’ve been full-time for a little over a week and already it sucks. Actually, the days I work at home aren’t too bad because I get off at 3:30, which is only 30 minutes later than I used to get off work, but the days I go to the office, …

dogs

It’s been a doggy kind of week. I ended up taking yesterday off because I couldn’t get an appointment with the groomer and the vet at a decent time. Not that I’m complaining. But, at least the house doesn’t stink anymore. And, it doesn’t take much to twist my arm …

alice

Meet the newest member of the mutt brigade: Alice. We just got her today at The Somerset Humane Society. As you might be able to tell, she’s a Doberman mix. Mixed with what? Well, that’s anyone’s guess, but the Somerset people are guessing some type of hound. And, yes, her …

on the run

Someone (ahem) left the shop door open this evening and later, Marley was nowhere to be found. I was in the middle of making tuna salad for tomorrow’s lunch (You have to do something with all of those Easter eggs. And to think that we haven’t even colored our eggs …

he loves me

He loves me not. I seem to be the marginal “favorite human” of Marley, the demon cat. He kind of likes me most of the time (well, as much as he’s capable of liking anyone), but it’s not something you can count on. I was the first one to get …