Category Archives: Animal Rescue

Orange Dude, and other odds and ends

Posted on April 30, 2016 by

My sister and I have spent the past several months clearing out mom and dad’s house to get it ready to put on the market. Forty years and three thousand square feet of memories, junk, and a few treasures. My … Continue reading →

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Ella and Her Cat

Posted on April 24, 2016 by

As you probably have heard on the news, there have been lots of storms across Texas. So last Sunday, April 17, I brought the little cat inside. Again. Slippery slope, indeed. But instead of simply cratering to the cuteness, I … Continue reading →

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Slippery Slope

Posted on April 11, 2016 by

I let the little stray cat in over the weekend to give the birds a break.              

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Cat Number 4?

Posted on January 30, 2016 by

Several months ago during a bad thunderstorm, I heard a loud, repeated thunking on the side of my condo. After the worst of the storm had passed, I went outside to investigate. Tucked behind the a/c, up against the side … Continue reading →

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For Steve

Posted on March 25, 2015 by

Two years ago today, my brother Steve died of acute myelogenous leukemia at age 52. Three days shy of getting his 90-Day sobriety chip. While the cause of death officially was cancer, in actuality it was alcoholism. The alcohol killed … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal Rescue, Cats, Death and Grief, Sobriety, Sophie | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 33 Comments

Three Black Cats

Posted on February 22, 2015 by

Sophie the former stray’s two-year rescueversary is in two and a half weeks, on March 12. The transition has not been an easy one for my two shelter rescues, Sadie and Sally. In fact, it has been rather tumultuous at … Continue reading →

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Waiting to Exhale

Posted on January 2, 2015 by

I posted a status on Facebook last night at around 8:30 pm: “Almost. Just a few more hours. I’m not going to say anything more, lest I jinx us.” Which apparently was enough to set off a giant sobbing jag. … Continue reading →

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Black Cat Friday

Posted on November 29, 2014 by

Yes, I am a day late. And actually, I didn’t snap this photo until moments ago. But it’s a miracle! Sophie-the-former-stray (right) jumped up onto my (unmade) bed while Sally-the-wicked-stepsister (left) was having a clean. No one growled. Not once. … Continue reading →

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Sophie the Strange

Posted on November 15, 2014 by

It’s been nearly two years since Sophie-the-formerly-stray cat entered my life, and twenty months since she entered my home. It’s official–she’s an odd little cat. Before I get to her oddities, here are three photos from today’s shoot. She’s quite … Continue reading →

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Ella of Arc

Posted on June 22, 2014 by

A couple of weeks ago, I went to a writers’ retreat on Orcas Island taught by memoirist, Theo Nestor. It was a momentous four days. Four days of clearing the hurdles I’d constructed between me and writing my story. I thought, having cleared … Continue reading →

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