When Ruby Came for Christmas

Last year just about this time I got a hankering for another Border Collie. A female, I decided. And I would name her Ruby, after Ruby Pease, who is an early ancestor who lived in CT in the 1700’s. A charming thought. Why not? It felt like a nice way to honor her, and make […]

Conner, My Sweet Bad Boy

OK, it was almost inevitable I would get to this. I knew I had to tell you all about Conner. How could I not? So here’s the skinny on Conner. Peaches and I had traveled across country together from North Carolina to Arizona. It was as far as I could get myself to go, and […]

The Bee (and the Backyard Garden)

Picture this. It’s my birthday. I’m at a fancy schmantzy spa swimming in a big blue pool filled with natural mineral springs. Back and forth. It’s nice. But I’ve chosen to spend this birthday alone, and at that moment I’m revisiting that decision, possibly regretting it just a teeny bit. And that’s when I see […]

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