I am mostly taking this week off from the blog as I am working on a book (!) about beagles (!!) which hopefully will be finished in 2022 (or one of those other years). Please feel welcome to post anything animal related in the comments including links, questions, observations, etc. Or just enjoy the blessed … Continue reading A Little Announcement
Category: life the universe and everything
Shine
A little hello, a little more personal news, a lot more light. On Sunday, Billy and I were married at our home of seventeen years. We had one guest: Newt.
Just a Note
First, thank you to everyone who has stuck around while the blog is on hiatus. I appreciate you, more than I can say. I thought an update was in order since January is about to come to an end and I haven't yet returned as I had hoped. I still have the desire to blog, … Continue reading Just a Note
With little to say, I find some small refuge in the words of others.
[The word balance] seems to speak as much to being stuck and immovable, as much as to harmony. There is also the sense of unbalancing that must take place in order to push a person into a new and larger set of circumstances. — English poet and philosopher David Whyte It's been a hell of … Continue reading With little to say, I find some small refuge in the words of others.
Just a Note
...to say I haven't fallen off this flat earth of ours and that I hope to be back to regular blogging very soon. I've attempted to get a post started several times but nothing happens. I think I just don't have the stomach for writing about pets being needlessly killed by people who are supposed to … Continue reading Just a Note
A Sense of Belonging
Some of you may remember the story of a Boston man who was walking his dog in January when he was struck by a school bus. The dog was killed and the man was seriously injured. Many people were touched by the tragedy and the students on the bus were met by counselors when they … Continue reading A Sense of Belonging
Update
Sun came out today, water in the yard has been absorbed, several trees down - mostly small, except for this one: For comparison purposes: We are very fortunate to have come through relatively unscathed. Lives have been tragically lost and homes, businesses and infrastructure throughout the state have been seriously damaged. But as usual, the … Continue reading Update
Discussion: How Do You Cope?
Snipped from an email received from reader Renate: Subject: How do you cope? From: Renate Date: Tue, August 11, 2015 8:13 pm To: eiderdown@yesbiscuit.com There is one thing I’ve been wanting to ask you: How do you cope with the relentless stream of bad news and downright evil reported from the animal world? I sometimes … Continue reading Discussion: How Do You Cope?
Thoughts on Cecil
Regardless of where one falls on the rather broad spectrum of views on hunting, I think nearly everyone agrees that poachers - those who hunt animals illegally - are the worst of the worst. Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer is a poacher, having plead guilty in 2008 to a felony related to a bear he illegally killed … Continue reading Thoughts on Cecil
Discussion: How Have Pets Helped Make Your Community Better?
A recently published study in Australia found that pets help connect people within communities: "We found that people who had a pet were more likely, than those who didn't own a pet, to get to know people in their neighbourhood that they didn't know before," says [Associate Professor Lisa Wood from the University of Western … Continue reading Discussion: How Have Pets Helped Make Your Community Better?