Let It Snow Let it snow, let it snow. It’s the season – winter is coming. Although the official winter solstice is a little more than a month away, many parts of the US are already experiencing cold weather. And, for those of us in Minnesota, it’s only going to get...
If We’re Lucky Aging is inevitable if we’re lucky enough to experience it. Sure, we develop a few more aches and pains, a few gray hairs, and maybe a paunchy middle, but we’re still us – loveable, curmudgeonly, or anywhere in between. Age doesn’t change who we are...
The Most Colorful Time of the Year It is. There’s no doubt about it. The brilliance of autumn colors abound – leaves, pumpkins, mums. Mother Nature’s harvest of beauty is gloriously displayed for us to breathe in; to sink into. There’s such richness in which to bask...
Family Prior to the mid-1900s, pets were considered working animals. If you had a dog, a cat, or even a pet cow, their role was to work or “earn their keep” in some capacity. Since the mid-1900s, pets have been viewed differently. The advent of suburban life after...
Days of Yore Oh, those baby days! Or, those teenager-ish and young adult days. Whether we’re talking about people or pets, “Youth,” as Mark Twain observed, “Is wasted on the young.” We don’t appreciate our flexibility and mobility until we have to work to retain them....
