A promise is a promise and I’m keeping two of them with this post: To continue my Pet Adoption Videos That Don’t Make Me Want to Kill Myself series, and to post once a week. ABBA Is Mean This great adoption video from the SPCA of Wake County was called to my attention earlier this…
Once Upon an Urn: The Irrational, Magical Tale of Frankie’s Return
Get a cup of coffee and settle in for a few minutes. You’re in for a bit of a long ride. But consider that it’s taken me far longer to put this tale together — a good part of a lifetime, now that I think about it. Ashes to Ashes No one is rational about…
Less Wordy Wednesday: Just Some Walks and Pets Along the Way
This past Christmas Day, I walked a dog at Pima Animal Care Center’s adoption event. That seems like a simple enough thing for a dog-loving holiday-hater to do, yet I had scores of reservations. My primary two: — It would be depressing, and I already have enough reasons to be depressed. — What if I…
Pet Blogger Challenge, Round 4: Giving Me a Break
Welcome — and thanks for taking part in the challenge again! It’s nice to be back. As I wrote in the post announcing this challenge and my role as a co-host with Amy of GoPetfriendly, it’s a bit disconcerting to come to this event without a pet — and with less than 6 months of…
Frankie’s Fund Is a Huge Success!
I’m generally a glass-half-empty type of person. But meeting half a goal of $5,000 — I chose that amount because why not shoot for the moon? — means that, with the help of many wonderful people who donated, wrote about, or shared my posts about Frankie’s Fund, I raised nearly more than $2,500 $3,000 to…