Posts by Joan Courtney
I Love Water!
The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog. —Ambrose Bierce Lil’ Toot here. I love water of all Kinds. In My water Dish, where I splash about. From a faucet when Mom washes her Hands. She soaps Them up so often, I’m surprised She has any skin left. In a Puddle on…
Read MoreThe Motivated Tracker
Lil’ Toot here. It seems that Mom and I are always walking. She keeps telling Me it helps release My excess Energy. Doesn’t She know Puppies are Energy personified? We also have keen Noses, detecting Food from a Long Way off. Living unstuck. This morning, pulling Mom behind Me, I took off on a dead…
Read MoreSurf’s Up!
Hang loose! Stay cool. —Shaka sign Lil’ Toot here. Mom rocks Me to sleep in My pre-nap Slumber most every night. Sometimes, We listen to the White Noise Sound of Waves. Mom also has a soothing Voice and a way of describing the ocean’s Breakers coming in . . . and going out . .…
Read MoreHero Worship
Lil toot here. Uncle Frederick idolized Snoopy, even wearing a long red Scarf, leather Helmet, and Goggles when The Red Baron was at War with His hero again. The Two of Them would have worn the Fellow down. No doubt about It. Living unstuck. But Frederick had to draw the Line when it came to…
Read MoreIndependence Day!
It’s Fourth of July weekend, Or as I call it, exploding Christmas. —Stephen Colbert Dear Gentle Reader, Lil’ Toot here. Happy Fourth of July! It’s My very first Fourth of July. Mom has told Me there are big Celebrations tonight, with loud Noises and flashes of light. Somehow? I think I’ll be tucked securely into…
Read MoreA Sneaky Lizard
Lil’ Toot here. I was meandering along the Sidewalk, enjoying the Scents of early Morning. Do You have any idea about How many enticing aromas drift into My Nose? There’s the neighbor’s breakfast. The smell of gasoline. Grass. The perfume on The Lady who passed by on Her Way to work. All part of living…
Read MoreResistance?
Consider: A new way of eating. Buying a new jacket. A decision to cut back: on what money goes out, frittering time on Facebook, less attention to naysayers. On to: A decision to be more positive. A new direction for the business. And I start by saying to myself, “Okay. Today, the balloon goes up.”…
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