I finally sat down and wrote a loose schedule this week. I’m not making myself strictly stick to it at this point, I’m just trying to work towards being a little more organized. Part of my schedule, of course, is spending time with Luke and keeping him busy too. I had started to write a post about the challenges of working from home before we lost Cricket, and I’ll be … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2018
Our New Favorite Treat-Dispensing Dog Toy
One of my biggest worries after losing Cricket was how Luke was going to be when left home alone. From the time we brought him home, he's had siblings to keep him company. Many years ago, we had our beagle Kobi and Lab mix Maggie, and when Maggie died unexpectedly, Kobi completely freaked out the first time we left him home alone. Kobi ended up staying with our neighbors while … [Read more...]
Appreciate the Moments Photo Challenge – “Spring”
We are happy to be participating in this monthly photo challenge hosted by Dog Mom Days and the Everyday Dog Mom. The theme for April is “Spring”. You would think that "Spring" would be an easy photo to find in early April, even here in New England. However, it's been quite difficult to find around here lately, with cold temperatures and even a recent snowstorm (only 4" but … [Read more...]
A Happy Beagle Life
If I had to choose one word to describe our beagle Cricket, many would come to mind: sweet, loving, energetic; and sometimes intense, focused, persistent, bossy, and stubborn. But the one word I would settle on would be “happy”. She took joy in everything she did, whether enthusiastically playing with balls and toys, dipping in her swimming pool, walking at full speed, or just … [Read more...]
Finding Thankfulness
It’s not easy, when you’ve experienced a loss such as we have, to find things to be thankful for. Yet they are there, and as our pain eases just a tiny bit each day, I can find those things as I sit and reflect. So, for today’s Thankful Thursday, I thought I would share a short list of the good things in our lives that are helping us through this difficult time: First, and … [Read more...]
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