The Price of Love
I was walking Chester yesterday when a woman approached me to ask why she hadn’t seen my little dog lately – I had to explain, again, that Olive was gone. The woman seemed genuinely moved by the news and I had another middle of the day whoosh of sadness. I miss that little dog like crazy. […]
The toughest thing
In the middle of this pandemic, on a weekend of unrest all the tears I’ve been crying lately came home and became personal. Old age caught up with my little dog even as I tried to hide her behind a screen of prescriptions, probiotics and pumpkin. Olive is gone and my heart is broken. A Boston […]
Miles and smiles
We are marking six weeks in our new digs, the dogs and I are getting into the groove of condo living and life at the beach. We aren’t getting off to the super early morning starts anymore – the daily six AM dog party in the unit above us has become old hat – we […]
Taking a Page From Olive’s Book
I have an eleven year old Boston Terrier – that makes her seventy-seven in people years. Her name is Olive, and she is a boss. She is the queen of the dog park – she struts her stuff like she owns the place. I admire this quality in this feisty little girl. She doesn’t seem […]
Even a dog mom shouldn’t play favorites
I have dedicated a post to my Chesapeake, Chester — this one goes out to Olive, my darling 11 year old Boston Terrier. Olive came into my life with a history. She spent her first four years in a puppy mill. She was only put out for adoption after the vet who delivered her last […]