animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

puppy fever

Jake and I caught this ailment this evening when we went to see Grammy and Pappy Law’s new puppy, Maddie (Jake took this photo, by the way. I think we have a budding photographer on our hands). She is a 10-week-old Bernese Mountain Dog (aka a ball of fluff). What …

cat bastard

It’s kind of like a rat bastard, only worse. I made an appointment for Marley at The Dog House–the pet grooming business that we’ve been frequenting for the past 10 years. He has a bunch of matted hair on his back that I’m sick of looking at. Otherwise, I wouldn’t …

actions not worth repeating

I just got done washing my hair this morning when I heard Lizzy barking like a mad dog. And, it sounded like she was in the family room. Uh oh–someone (me) left the gate at the top of the stairs unlatched. So, I raced downstairs to see Marley the Demon …

the injustice of it all

We got a new pet today. A cat. Hardly a fitting replacement for Ripley (not that you could replace her). The cat was Brian’s sister’s. Oh yeah, his name is Marley. He was not playing nice with her toddler, so they had to find it a new home. Unfortunately, they …

r.i.p. ripley

Brian took Ripley to the vets after work so she could be put to sleep. He stayed with her the whole time, which was nice and not something I could’ve handled. He said things went about as well as they possibly could have and he was impressed by the compassion …