The Last of the Three Amigos

     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....

On Eagles’ Wings

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...

Crossing the Rainbow Bridge

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...

A Remarkably Fine Book

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...

Sweet Spirit💕

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...

For Marley!

Beautiful Marley waited for a very long time to find his forever home. On April 25, 2022, he finally was adopted when a couple took a chance on Marley, looking past his history and trusting our shelter staff and volunteers who have worked to help Marley become his...

To My Friend, Romeo

When you have a friend who must leave you for their best new life, it is bittersweet. Meet Romeo, a dog I have walked at the Lakeland Animal Shelter for almost five years, including twice a day, seven days a week for over the last two years. We became close friends in...

Take a Sip, Ponder the Question. . .

Do you belong to a book club? Whether your club is serious, social, or a combination of both, a book discussion is a whole lot easier if you can find questions to guide you. Here are some to try out for BUILD YOUR WINGS ON THE WAY DOWN. I hope you find them useful....

Charlie

Our dog Charlie crossed the Rainbow Bridge two weeks ago. When he closed his eyes for that last time, I didn’t think I could bear the loss of my tough little best friend who followed me everywhere and needed me so much. I wished I could go back in time and relive...

Thank You, Launch Team!

With the release of the eBook version of my second novel, BUILD YOUR WINGS ON THE WAY DOWN, my new Launch Team has been at work reading the book, analyzing it, and submitting a book review. The team members are: Kathy Buschmann, Sue Hallingstad, Pam Kehoe, Lois...