The villains moved in with such stealth, we had no idea they were living, literally, under our own roof. That…
The Purpose of Spring
It is springtime in Bow. The darling buds of May are in full carpet-bloom along the fenceline and behind the…
It was a Big, Big Egg
The things we get excited about these days… It seems like one day bleeds into the next during the winter…
Sylvia Sings
March 2019 Sylvia hums warm cooing sounds of appreciation as I play Nina Simone. She lifts herself onto hesitant, still…
A Tale of Testicles and Torture
Thor was in the process of being wethered when he came to live with us. His previous owner had…
When I Take You Out in My Surrey
Just because nobody uses the bathtub in the guest washroom doesn’t mean you need to fill it with chickens and…
Like Sheep
It is a small herd of three. I think their collective spirit must long for a more ample assemblage, and…
Lucky
I had fallen asleep thinking that he would be dragging around his creaky old bones and tripping over small…
A.K.A. High Jinks & Hullabaloo
I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in a year, not since the terrorists moved in. Bloodshed, destruction, and damage…
Bo-Peep Style
Last Sunday Cleo and I found ourselves engaged in an honest to goodness push-pull… or maybe it was a push-push……
September Fray
Sylvia was attacked by two German Shepherds on a brisk September morning. Dave and I discovered her broken and bloody…