Our first stray was a cat. It was around Christmas-time and I was probably no more than 6 years old. It was customary in the family – back then – to deck the living room in basking glory (that means putting up a huge-ass tree that barely fits through the doorway and throw the boxloads [...]
January didn’t creep by this once, like every year before. January came, stabbed us in the back and left before our bodies hit the floor. How dramatic, right? But January has been backdrop to significant changes [in my life, which is what this blog is about anyways, so any glimmer of self-importance is totally justified]. [...]
I had this entry written out in my mind some 15 minutes ago, but now it’s gone. I was in the passenger’s seat of Eze’s car fifteen minutes ago. I think I need a small electronic tablet, something to record my thoughts as they happen. If I let it go, I m ight never get [...]
Being mom to a new puppy that still doesn’t know how to go potty on the papers and who hasn’t learned bite inhibition is somewhat stressful. More so when she also wakes me up every single day at 6 AM, regardless of whether it’s Monday or Sunday. I’m guessing it must be a bit like [...]
I got a call last Friday night, 2 puppies found near a school, abandoned, motherless, hungry, and impossibly tiny. My friend knew I was looking to adopt soon, so she thought I might be interested, and I was, but more than that, I was skeptical. Abandoned street puppies tend to have more than a few [...]