Farewell, Our Fearless Little Warrior
Quality of life. Quality of life. Quality of life. This is your new mantra. Quality of life is what you have to determine when your pet gets old or sick, or both. How do you define quality of life, and how do you measure it? And when it’s an animal—a pet who is considered a […]
The World Needs More People Like Ann
My friend Ann is dying. She had breast cancer about 10 years ago but it came back. In her spine. Containable but not curable, the drugs held it back for about a year or two. I hadn’t talked to her for a while and last fall I had a very strong sense that I needed […]
Guest Blog: Life in the Not Very Fast Lane at Camp Doug(h) — by Doug
There is no set time when Happy Hour starts on the farm. Beth’s dad, Tom Howard, had a set in stone 5pm start time. For us, in the late spring or summer, it may start at 9pm while we are fixing supper. But now and then it actually starts right on time. The official start […]
Guest Blogger: Jack Iken on Life at Camp Doug
Hi, this is Jack Iken. The last time I guest-blogged on my mom’s page was five years ago, which is like 42 years in dog time. I only guest-blogged one other time. I have posted on Facebook a few times since then, but blogging is way better because you can say more and the stories […]