by Judith Staponkus | Jul 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
We said good-bye to our little Max yesterday. He was the last of what my friend Kathy called our “three Amigos” when we had Max, Charlie and Mickey, our three darling white rescue dogs. What an amazing life we shared with these three pups, whom we loved so much....
by Judith Staponkus | Jun 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
And He will raise you up on eagles’ wings Bear you on the breath of dawn Make you to shine like the sun And hold you in the palm of His hand. They sang those words last Saturday for my sister Carmen, who died November 19, 2022. She was a beautiful soul, an...
by Judith Staponkus | Feb 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
This is Rae, an English bulldog who was an amazing, beautiful lady with a sweet and lively personality. Rae passed away unexpectedly last night. Her home was the Lakeland Animal Shelter for the last three years, so she died without a real home or family of her own. We...
by Judith Staponkus | Oct 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Remarkably Bright Creatures was the book I selected for my Old Bags Book Club to read this month. It was an enjoyable book with a satisfying ending, but the ladies all agreed the most outstanding part was Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus who is one of the narrators...
by Judith Staponkus | Jul 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
It had been months since we said good-bye to Charlie, when Greg and I finally decided to bring another dog home from the Shelter. Choosing one was a difficult decision because every dog deserves to be in a home, and we have grown to love every one of them after...
