My 48th year was full of great highs and a terrible low. After literally staying in the house since March 2020, I finally ventured out and drove to Memphis in May 2021 and had the most epic 10 days spending time with friends, visiting Graceland and buying books. You can read about it all here. Then [continue reading]
If you want a dog, adopt from a shelter or rescue group. DO NOT BUY from a breeder or pet store. Over 11,000,000 dogs are killed every year in shelters because of over breeding. Do not be so selfish as to only want a particular breed. Why do you need a purebred? Are you really going to show your [continue reading]
Cilla and I attended the Best Friends Animals Society Strut Your Mutt at Blob’s Park on Saturday. It was the first ever in the Baltimore/DC area. The event raised over $50,000. for homeless animals. Strut Your Mutt was basically a dog festival. There was a walk around the park, but there were [continue reading]
Dogs are supposed to be man’s best friend. Would you take your best friend to a homeless shelter and leave him there not knowing whether he will live or die? I don’t understand how anyone can care for and love a dog for 8 months or 8 years and then just abandon him because he is no [continue reading]
I had a lot of fun in April blogging about 26 of my favorite things in the A to Z challenge. So much fun in fact that I wanted to list all of my favorites in this one blog post, each highlighted with links back to the original posts. I have also included some honorable mentions to truly include all [continue reading]
A favorite of mine that begins with D is Dogs. I have always loved dogs. I love dogs more than people. Dogs are all about love. They are pure and innocent. I always cry when dogs get hurt in movies. It was heart wrenching for me watching Lassie movies, let alone Old Yeller. I had dogs growing up, [continue reading]
Seven years ago today, I gave myself the best Valentine’s Day present ever – a new best friend. I adopted Elvis on February 11, 2005 – he was just 3 months old. A few weeks before, I started my search for a dog. I had recently bought a house with a fenced in yard, and I wanted a dog. [continue reading]