It’s been a tough week, but we’ve ended on a bit on sunshine. We won an award! We are honored to accept the One Lovely Blog Award, given to us by Easy Blog (easyweimaraner). When we started our little blog … Continue reading
Tag Archives: pets
Pink’s memory lives on
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We are slowly adjusting to life without Pink. Even though she was such a small cat, I am surprised by how much I notice her absence. Matt confesses to missing Pink most in the mornings. This is when he would … Continue reading
Letting go with love
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Tonight we lost Pink. Her illness was brutal and swift. Within days she went from a robust cat, to one in multiple organ failure. The veterinarian told us there was nothing we could do. So often, kidney and liver failure … Continue reading
Comforting Pink
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UPDATE: Pink died this evening (Sept. 6). For more information, please read this blog post. After revealing Pink’s new svelt figure last week, she took a sudden and stunning turn for the worse. Her appetite quickly slowed, and she withdrew. … Continue reading
Boot camp
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Pink Floyd is looking good. For the five years I’ve had her, she’s been known as the big kitty with the teeny-weeny head. Since our border collie puppy Charlie arrived on the scene, Pink has transformed herself. Between the Charlie … Continue reading
‘Eat your nummies!’
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The menu has been impressive. Hand-made meatballs and spaghetti. Barbecued buffalo burgers. Flank steak and au jus. Sauteed shrimp. Food fit for a queen. Queen Lexie, that is. Ordinarily, this food would be off limits for a dog. And for … Continue reading
Water games
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As summer winds down, Charlie is busy learning new tricks. I taught him the most recent one. It involves chasing a ball over to a small wading pool, then dipping his nose deep enough to grab the ball. Yes, riveting … Continue reading
Hunger strike (over)?
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I’ll cut to the chase. Lex is eating again. It started a couple days ago when she snuck into Charlie’s bowl of puppy chow, and she ate the whole thing. Then yesterday morning, she ate seven slices of deli turkey, … Continue reading
Early morning wrestling
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Close calls
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Death is fickle. I learned this last year while caring for my grandfather. For the last several months he was alive, I experienced numerous close calls in which I was sure he would die. My colleagues were more than gracious … Continue reading