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I suck at titles, so a new hashtag will do. Many years ago (7.25), after my mom died and I was flush with inherited cash perfect for spending to fill […]
I suck at titles, so a new hashtag will do. Many years ago (7.25), after my mom died and I was flush with inherited cash perfect for spending to fill […]
Benny is a very jealous boy. I picked up this tiny, pitiful creature last week. He was wandering around, crawling with fleas and covered in scabs, fur all gone from the […]
I’m a little rusty, but it’s time to get back to writing. This morning I realized that I’m making a lot of decisions these days that my mama would not […]
Before I had this fancy blog, I had a little blog called Sun Comes Up and We Start Again. Enrique was just mentioning it the other day. I thought I […]
Looking back through some of the posts here yesterday, I was struck with a curious sort of awareness that this blog has not really turned out to be about what […]
Some day this house will feel way too quiet. In some ways, it already does. Today, I am trying to appreciate and even relish the hysterical loud barking. My Sophie girl […]
Benny’s barking still has the power to shatter my sense of stability… when that sense is particularly shaky! One of Benny’s favorite times to bark is when I’m on the […]
I guess what I should really be writing about here is how I’m feeling about my 18-year-old kitty, Sophie. I started worrying about her death right after Mama died. I […]
Against the advice of most grief and pet experts, I adopted a new kitty. His name is Xander. I fell for him after I saw a picture of him that […]
I’ve been thinking about an article a friend sent me from Elephant Journal about the importance of sadness in everyday life. The idea that one could, and indeed should, feel […]