Archive for June, 2008
The Good Bye Sign
I spent a gorgeous New England Saturday in in the basement of a suburban hotel for a motivational/communications seminar. My husband’s company had offered it free to family members of employees who had taken the course already.
DH had told me highlights of his three days, so I had wondered what we would do in our [...]
Good Kitty Sam – Update
Photo by Rhonda Lane
Take Two was not going well. Still determined to be a “good kitty,” Sam refused to use the nice clean box. He had waited overnight then into the next evening. He had given up on going upstairs and was hiding in the basement when DH took action.
Rod sprinkled a little bit of [...]
Good Kitty Sam
Photo by Rhonda Lane
Sammy’s a good boy – maybe a little too good.
His vet told us we needed to collect a urine sample. The doc told us to isolate him so that only he could use a particular litter box. Then, our vet gave us a little cup with special litter to toss in so [...]
Chinese Panda Nursery Damaged in Quake
(AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
If you’ve watched many Animal Planet or PBS nature shows, you’re probably familiar with the Wolong Giant Panda Sanctuary, where the Chinese raise bouncing baby pandas. They’ve developed a knack for breeding the rare creatures, who are notoriously reserved but utterly-charming-to-humans.
Recently, Wolong staffers have been making do as best they can after [...]
Confessions of an Occasional Blogger
I seem to be falling behind with this blogging thing. My last entry was three weeks ago. Uh oh.
However, the novel I’m writing is making excellent progress. I have no idea how authors, especially those with the book-a-year contract, juggle both. The longer I do this, the more impressed I am with that end product, [...]
