This one is late, but in my defense I wanted to get our family picture taken two days before it happened, but it takes everyone's cooperation to make these things happen. Anyway....

We come once again to Christmas, giving us a hopeful reminder of things to come at the end of a most serious year.

Our guinea pig Tribble beamed out to the ( Read more... )

It's late in the day, but hopefully worth the wait!

Dear family and friends,

Another Christmas is here, and another year almost passed. Let’s review some of the goings-on.

At the start of the year we said goodbye to Baldur, whose heart condition he had since birth finally made things too difficult for him ( Read more... )

Another year, another Christmas, so let’s see what our household has been up to lately!

Our amazon, Casey, died earlier this year, presumably from old age. It’s not easy living on the wrong side of 40.

Our newest household member is Ysera, a cockatiel who loves to sing and imitate the other birds. Her chattiness makes us wonder if she’s really a ( Read more... )

This Christmas we have 14 household members. And that means it's Shakespearean sonnet time!

So, without further ado:

Small Tribble joined our home at year's begin,
And corgi Llyr came later, in the spring.
Our purrinator, Trog-Thor, is pure win,
While Eir relies on looks; brain's aren't her thing.
Though Baldur's heart refuses to say die,
Naomi ( Read more... )

Last year we said, “As we anticipate the year 2020, let it be a year of vision, where all your wildest dreams might come true.” Looking back, let us review the visions we had during this year.

We lost our beloved Senior Pet, Freya, just before her birthday. So our vision of her will always place her at sweet sixteen.

Cookie was an unexpected loss ( Read more... )

As we look back on 2019, we fondly remember Lottie, who lived out her ninth life with us. She may have been simpleminded, but was no less affectionate for that.

Our newest household member is Eir, filling the vacancy left by Lottie’s passing. And like her predecessor, our newest addition is somewhat slow, as witnessed by how unresponsive she is to ( Read more... )

When "The Christmas Song" appropriated the phrase "merry Christmas" it managed to exclude folks outside the 1-92 age bracket. I would also like to say merry Christmas, but far be it from me to make any such exclusions! Here's what our household has been up to this year:

We were very sad to lose Bonk at the beginning of the year. He had always been ( Read more... )

This year we learned there are two kinds of beings in the universe: those who dance, and those who do not. Our household has a bit of both.

Naomi loves to dance. At least that’s what it looks like she’s trying to do when she wiggles to the music.

Cookie is feeling a bit too stoic for dancing. With her age and life experiences, that’s ( Read more... )

2016 was a year of death and despair for many. From David Bowie, to Muhammad Ali, to the Republican Party’s soul, to John Glenn, death abounded this year. Our home was affected by it too.

Seeing how many people were dying to avoid the Kobayashi Maru scenario that was this election season, Cracker decided the dead cart was a better alternative. Our ( Read more... )

It’s been a year of madness! Age-old institutions redefined, favorite heroes gone away, crises of both health and faith in people close to us, while violence and prejudices seize our attention from diverse and sundry places throughout the world. But despite the collective collapse of reason, our family has been blessed with another year of ( Read more... )