Feb 7, 2012 | Blog
I have been working on an obituary for Helen Fenn. She was 98 when she died last week at the Sitka Pioneer Home. Helen was born on a homestead three miles from the Clifton train station in Colorado. Her first memories were of tall grass and a lot of buffalo. When the...Feb 6, 2012 | Blog
I’m on puppy time these days. Eat, “go,” play, nap, and repeat. Which means I haven’t been keeping you updated, much. I apologize. I have to spend the moments I can steal during nap time to write the stuff I’m paid for. I know, who knew...Feb 4, 2012 | Blog
When you feel lousy, puppy therapy is indicated.–Sara Paretsky Feb 3, 2012 | Blog
Pearl is getting a lot of attention. My friend Sabine gave her two tubs of homemade food, one of beef and vegetables and another of salmon and oats. She really likes it, and so does Phoebe, the grumpy old terrier who has also been charmed by Pearl.(This is big, since...Feb 2, 2012 | Blog
I feel like a new woman this morning. I am sort of back to work after three days of doing “nothing”– except hanging out with a sick toddler and a brand new puppy. It has been a long time since I was a full-time mom for longer than a day, and...Jan 30, 2012 | Blog
What am I crazy? Housebreaking a Golden Retriever puppy in the winter? THIS winter? What was I thinking? But oh my, she is so perfect I just keep smiling. Even after a long day with an ill two-year-old Pearl is still cheerful. Here are a few scenes from our first...
