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A Word About Puppy Training

by Deb Farris | Aug 16, 2018 | Family, Pets

I don’t have a whole lot of experience training puppies. Our dog Sam was the first time I’d ever experienced obedience school. He needed it. He did receive his diploma, but that was only because the trainer didn’t want us bringing him back. I’m...

Evening Sound

by Deb Farris | Aug 6, 2018 | Musings, Pets

A hush falls over the house after the day’s nonstop activity. Candle lit, popcorn buttered. Wine poured. Newspapers spread. We read. Your legs, thrown up on the table’s edge (as I prefer mine) with bandaged foot. We still run barefoot though we’ve now...

Preparing for a Trip!

by Deb Farris | Jul 21, 2018 | Musings, Pets

She was kind, the woman who came to help us care for Mom. As she prepared to leave that morning, years ago now, she took Mom’s hand and said, “I’ll see you on the other side of Jordan”. Those words came back to me when I woke up this morning...

The Best Worst Dog Ever

by Deb Farris | Jul 10, 2018 | Memoir, Musings, Pets

Our impulse “Ca-Ching”, love at first site, there’s no turning back now, pet store purchase 15 years ago, is now snoozing away his Sunday afternoon on the couch—as long as I stay beside him. If I move, he follows. He had a couple belly flops today and seems a...

All Good Things

by Deb Farris | Jul 6, 2018 | Musings, Pets, Poetry

We sit together in the cool summer morning. Finally, a respite from humid heat. I am not complaining. But the cool feels good. You blink against the brightness and keep turning to meet my eyes. I blink back. You chose the sun, I chose the shade. I close my eyes. You...