A World Without Labels
Most of you know I am raising my beautiful and very intelligent, 13-year-old granddaughter named Samaya. She paid me to say the italicized so I could use her name in this article. Anyway, last week […]
Tag: pets
A Cylon Dog?
When it was time to get up the other day, Emily sent the dog upstairs to wake me. When Bae wouldn’t go through the door, she texted me a photo of him waiting outside the […]
I’m Dreaming Of An Evergreen Christmas
Check me out at the Kendallville Mall: http://www.4countymall.com/mark-hunter—slightly-off-the-mark/im-dreaming-of-an-evergreen-christmas-slightly-off-the-mark SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK When we put up the Christmas tree last year, our dog became very puzzled. “Dude, there are all kinds of trees […]
It’s A Wet Dog’s Life
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Sometimes I wish my dog could talk. Other times I realize how very, very good it is that he can’t. Bae—we named him Beowulf, although for all I know he […]
A Dog’s Life – What a Lie
There is no bigger lie than the phrase, “Working like a dog.” Mojo naps on her plush doggie bed, snorting dreamy sighs before her evening walk. Collapsing on the couch, my husband and I […]
Who Put This Banana in the Drawer?
I have a way of finding things in unusual places. Take, for example, the time I found one of my socks on the kitchen floor, next to the door. It was just one gray and […]
The Ten Commandments for Cats
1. Thou shalt acknowledge thy human as master, obey her in all things, and neither bite nor scratch thy master for as long as thou shalt live. 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any […]
Kathy’s Points to Remember: Cats and Christmas
Any and all Christmas decorations may be turned into cat toys, at the discretion of the cat. WARNING: This includes Nativity figurines. The cat doesn’t know that knocking the Holy Family to the floor is […]
No Kitty Noses in the Banana Bread!
Dear Cat: 1. Cats cannot taste sweetness in food. Your taste buds are not built that way. Mine are. 2. Cats don’t like bananas. 3. Therefore, cats do not like banana bread, which is sweet […]