My maternal grandfather was from England and his wife, my grandmother, was Irish. One of the best memories of my childhood was my mother's love for St. Patrick's Day. I hated green, but she would always have me wear something (even just a shamrock pin she made out of felt) and I still do to …
Violet the Wonder Dog
After featuring Monkey a few days ago I have to give equal time (at the very least) to our other girl. My hubby and I wanted a dog for a long time. The son of close friends and his wife had two border collie/samoid sisters and one of them had puppies. They weren't too sure who …
Our Little Monkey
This coming August will mark the 2 year anniversary of a tiny black kiitten coming into our lives. I had just switched vets to one that was closer to where we now live because both Violet, our aging arthritic mutt, and I were not up to long drives to the old one. Violet was having …
Being Lydia! 