Drawing through grief
I was especially missing my baby this afternoon so I turned to art. This is far from my best sketch of Abby, but it was a good way to cope […]
An awakened soul
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” —Anatole French I am in mourning; my love for Abby awakened my soul. That is […]
Grateful for every moment together
Abby is gone. Last night we had to say goodbye to my baby, my canine soul mate and best friend. Abby was adopted into our family nearly seven years ago. […]
Abby rallied
In the last hours this afternoon, we decided to postpone our goodbye with our beloved Abby until tomorrow night. She rallied today and was having a great time with her […]
Abby’s favorite Italian treats
When I started writing about #OneGoodThing each day in January, I had no idea this year would be so rough. I had no clue that I’d have to say goodbye […]
Friendly northern neighbors
This election cycle has been incredibly distressing and full of vitriolic hate. This friendly message from our northern neighbor was just what I needed. Thank you Canada! Your kindness is […]
Another day of love
Our beloved Abby’s days with us are numbered. And it’s not a big number. She means so much to me. My heart breaks at the thought of losing her. I’ll […]
Sweet potato chicken soup
I woke up this morning with a migraine so bad that it hurt to speak. I spent the majority of the day resting with ice packs on my head, in […]
A tasty bone by a warm fire
Abby spent hours this afternoon enjoying her favorite bone in front of a warm fire. We discovered these awesome dog bones by Rover’s Choice at our local farmers market earlier this […]
Pumpkin biscotti & chai
Today’s plans got scrapped as we found ourselves back at the emergency vet for our sweet Abby. It was another rough day, but I had to squeeze in a grocery […]
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