For months I've been driving past a sign that says, "Sunshine State Carnations." Today I decided to drop in. The kind lady who greeted me laughed. "We don't have carnations. Haven't for fifteen years." "Oh." I was really disappointed. But I wasn't about to give up. I'd seen the small riding tractors. The greenhouse webbing. And I wasn't ready to go home. So I said, "What do you have?" She laughed softly. "Come see," she said as she led me to … [Read more...] about Behind That Door…
Courage
Courage–Why Pets Matter So Much to Us in Times of Trouble
As my mother lay dying, I held tight to Courage.No, I don't mean a sense of bravery or a feeling that I could prevail. I mean Courage the Chihuahua, pictured above. (Or as his owner, my sister Jane, calls him, he's Courage the Chee-whoie-whoie.)That tiny dog became my anchor in a rough and stormy sea. Mom's coma happened quite suddenly, and I was without the daily resources I usually depend upon to keep myself going emotionally. I was far from … [Read more...] about Courage–Why Pets Matter So Much to Us in Times of Trouble
