Joy from a Rescue Dog
A little more than four years ago, I adopted a rescue dog. I fell madly in love with Abby immediately. The lopsided, extra-large tongue and the bugged-out eyes simply melted […]
Joyful Tech Innovations
Growing up in the Bay Area, I looked forward to MacWorld every year. My mother, a lifelong Apple addict, would come home with bags crammed with goodies and stories of […]
Venetian life filled with culture and friends
We’ve been settling into Venetian life quite happily. Mama simply glows here. Living here (even temporarily) brings her to life, and it is wonderful to see. Venice is a much […]
Finding the Perfect Venetian Home
A small canal in Venice (credit: Mama Jude) Due to our circumstances (I’m a FT caregiver for my amazing Mama fighting terminal brain cancer), finding the perfect Venetian home had to be Step 1 in our traveling process for Mama’s Last Wish Trip to Venice, Italy. We knew it would […]
Premature Isolation of a Young Caregiver
Mama Jude and Me (20-something years ago) I turned 30 this past April, something I find myself embarrassingly admitting lately. It’s what I find most isolating about being a young caregiver ― the young part. It seems most everyone else I meet caring for a parent is about 20 years […]
Lil’ Nosy Parker Travel Favorites
Abby ♥ Santa Cruz (Photo Credit: Gabriana) We all have our favorite must-have products. My beloved sweet Abby, a 5-year-old rescued Boston Bull Pug, who’s a natural Lil’ Nosy Parker […]
Rescue Dog Has Healing Powers
Happy Birthday Abby! Two years ago this New Year’s, I adopted a Boston Bull Terrier (perhaps some Pug?) dog from Wonder Dog Rescue in San Francisco. We met on a sunny afternoon in the Mission District. Her tongue perpetually hung out to the side and we simply took to each […]
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