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Thanks, Praise and Putzing Around
It is amazing to me how a very healthy person can be slayed by the tiniest of bacteria-- and how I went from hale and hearty to sleepy and weepy so fast. It helps me feel for the Covid long haulers, although what I had was not Covid, it still lingered long past its...
Happy Trails to Forte
Even the vet cried, which did not make it any easier. The driving rain and snow didn't help either, nor did the fact that Forte perked up as soon as we all gathered around him on the porch to put him down. But then he fell asleep so quickly, so quietly, he was just...
An Interview for Alaska Book Week
Here is an interview I gave for Alaska Book Week, which you might find interesting. I'll be back tomorrow morning with a regular (irregular) blog post.
The Humane Thing to Do
I was waffling. I wanted the consultation and an exam. Afterward, I asked for a night to think about it. My patient husband sighed. He said we had to do what's best for the dog. The vet's assistant, her eyes red, said, "I know it shouldn't be a consideration, but...
Darkness Falls
It is so dark these days, ever since we fell back an hour, and then it snowed and rained and iced all up, that I feel like my head is in a bucket. I am grateful that I don't have vertigo, which seems to be going around among my friends and relatives. As a...
Sunday’s Thought
"God has placed in each an apostle to lead us upon the illumined path. Yet many seek life from without, unaware that it is within them."- Kahlil Gibran
A Voice on the Answering Machine
Before I left for the cabin I changed the recorded greeting on the answering machine. I used to say "You've reached the Lendes, we are either not home, or can't come to the phone, please leave a message for any of us after the beep." Now, if you call, you will hear me...