Monthly Archives: October 2016
Trying to rebuild my safe zone
My late husband Jim was a protector by nature. He always wanted to make sure I was safe. Safety to him meant many things: regular maintenance on our vehicles, new wheel bearings on the boat trailer, taking firearms courses, carrying a cell phone, checking in with each other regularly, locking windows and doors, rewiring the […]
When sadness bubbles below the surface
Autumn as a season of hope and projects to come
How my dog is teaching me to live more in the moment
My youngest Brittany dog Quincy returned home this weekend. He’s been at “bird camp” with his co-owner and co-breeder, learning new bird hunting skills and refining what he already knew. It was sort of a Brittany dog rite of passage experience. Quincy was only away from home for about a month, but in that time, […]