Today I adopted a dog. He’s a 3-year-old pit mix. A rescue from Cincinnati who made his way to PA last week. He’s about as sweet as can be. He walks well on the leash, knows how to sit and stay and come, and is very affectionate. His name is Gus, but I’m thinking of…
Category: Pets
A Good Ride
The mountains to the right with small house lights at the base and the cold of evening pressing in made it feel like tonight there were long roads to be traveled – roads that cut their way from here and through other towns and other dark skies – roads that passed people getting home or…
Now I Wait
I slept in until almost 8. It’s sunny but cold this morning. The car is covered in that white salt dust that accumulates while driving through Pennsylvania’s winters. Earlier, I passed a car wash where the line was seven or eight cars deep. I’m sitting in the parking lot at the emergency pet hospital waiting…
Not Ready (Still)
I’m no more ready to lose my buddy that I was yesterday. Despite a trip to the vet, I’m no closer to knowing what the issue is than I was last night. Nick, my cat, is still not eating, still kinda dazed, and now a little stand-offish. I know it was a rough day for…
Not Ready
It’s 11:30 at night – Tuesday. Nick, my cat and occasional fluffy alarm clock didn’t wake me up this morning. He usually gets me up sometime around 5. He’s been unwell lately. He’s not eating as much. Tonight he seems to be sneezing more than usual and seems dazed. I tried to get him to…
Nick the Cat
Nick, my cat, likes to sleep on the back/top of the sofa. Actually, he likes to sleep in lots of places, but for the past year or so, that’s been a go-to spot for him. He also likes to wake me up in the morning by nudging me with his head. Sometimes he does this…
Remembering Paris and Other Engagements
One year ago today my sweet little cat, Paris, died. I sat with her in her dying moments. It was an awful night. She’s been on my mind on and off throughout the day. She was a pain in the ass, bossy when she wanted to be fed, petulant at times, but also as friendly…
A MOMENT
Sitting on the sofa reading poetry I had just been laughing over the lines “If gratuitous suffering paid even minimum wage,/ and Carrie kept track of the hours,/ she could be behind the wheel of a late model car by now,” Of course I loved the wry turn of phrase. I paused and thought how…
LOVE HEALS
I think this is something we all know – intuitively: love has the ability to heal. In my post The Measure of Love, I referenced the book Hold Me Tight. In it, the author talks about the 7 conversations partners need to have and the vulnerability they need to share. The book is entirely about…
PET PHOTOS
From time to time, I’ll click through when Google and Facebook serve up my memories to me. Because so many of my photos from a year ago were related to my ex-fiancee, B, it’s often a bittersweet experience. Every once in a while, I’ll get pictures of the pets – usually happy, also sometimes bittersweet….
PETS
I’m watching my tubby and partially blind tuxedo cat, Nicolas (Nick), bat around a little cat toy that looks like a lamb. As I’m building this blog and thinking about topics for consideration, pets are pretty near and dear to me (and lots of people). They comfort us, they don’t judge, they need us, and…