Tag Archives: Jade

CATS: THE (OFTEN) UNDERESTIMATED COMPANION

When I moved out of state one time, I took my “barn cats” to stay on my parents’ farm.  Cats enjoy their freedom and the familiarity of home, and they don’t always relocate well, but one of the cats, Tigger, … Continue reading

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THE OLD MAN IN THE TREE

Written 9/14/16 You know how those artists who carve weathered faces from pieces of wood say that they have to “find” the character in the wood?  I’m paying the penalty for 7 weeks of not trimming – bathing and combing, … Continue reading

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WRAPPED UP IN THE ARMS OF LOVE

Last month, I found myself trying to explain to the girls that things would be out-of-the-ordinary for a while.  Newfs, like humans, are good worriers, and I wanted them to have an idea that things may be different, in hopes … Continue reading

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LANGUAGE AND NEWFS

I suppose I am endlessly fascinated with our communications between species.  It *is* difficult enough to communicate within-species at times.  There is so much that gets in the way of what we intend and what someone else hears, and sometimes … Continue reading

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