We have to put Mathilda down soon - our sweetheart lady German Shepherd - probably tomorrow. We have known for a while that something was wrong, but couldn't bear to put both the dogs down at the same time. Cowardice I guess. We've never been without a dog in the 30 years we've lived here ( Read more... )

The car is covered with an inch of ice, and the door is frozen shut!
I guess I'm not going to the groc. store and pharmacy today. Ideas?! Or do I just go to bed with a book?

Some days are for hating - We had to put down our 11 year old German Shepherd today - It just doesn't seem right to do that to a friend who never did anything but love you dearly.

Well, I'm finally drawing the portrait of a lovely young girl with a black hat. I postponed it to do the 3 dogs; dogs are much harder than people.

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He really is ( Read more... )

How do you define abuse? We've all probably been abused by someone at some point in our lives. When do you call it quits with the relationship? Again, how do you define abuse?

Now, Max is kidnapping and chewing up the largest and most expensive of my watercolor paint brushes. Does anyone want a totally evil 7 mo. old white cat?

The other night, I dreamed that my mother and her attendant had moved to a different house - one in a western suburb. I went to see her - I could hear her voice from another room, but when I looked around the house, I couldn't find her. It was very odd and uncomfortable.

Well, We certainly haven't been bored since last Mother's Day. He has taken up bug hunting now - I didn't know that cats could fly. No really, He reminds me of those Asian warriors who chased each other with swords while flying across the trees. The flies and Ladybugs are trying to get in the house to avoid the colder nights - so every time we ( Read more... )