Posts by Joan Courtney
Lost and Alone on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day! Red hearts, candy, and flowers are everywhere. On TV. In the grocery store. At the florist shop. Everyone has a sweetheart . . . but you. You are alone. Maybe you just broke up with someone. Or another loss has come your way. Heartache has you down. If you wrote a letter to…
Read MoreIs Spring Here Yet?
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. —Dalai Lama Duff here. Did You notice? Last week felt like Springtime. The Days were beautiful and the Breezes so mild. Mom and I went on a Jaunt in the Fields to Soak up a Bit of Sunshine. Of course, I checked out…
Read MoreGet Excited!
Duff here. The Super Bowl is over. Peace and silence have descended on Our Place. My Ears can rest. Mom no longer yells at the Television. No longer Coaches Teams from the Couch. No longer second Guesses the decisions made on the Field. I told Her: The Coaches and Players can’t hear You. But She…
Read MoreYour Long Weekend
And just like that . . . Poof! Long weekend. Gone. —lolalambchops.com Duff here. The Last Long Weekend for what seems an Eternity will pass. My naps will be heavenly. The Grub? Scrumptious. Playtime in the Snow? Absolutely magnificent. Enough about Me. How will Your Weekend end up? Do Something fun? Travel to a Fabulous…
Read MoreLove Yourself?
Duff here. Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. Hearts and Flowers all the Way. Such fun! But this Loving Feeling doesn’t have to be Only on One Day. It can be throughout the year! I do this, for We Canines are quite Loving. As I sat on Mom’s lap this Morning? Every time I breathed a…
Read MoreA Worried Thought
Don’t believe every worried thought you have. Worried thoughts are notoriously inaccurate. —Renee Jain Duff here. Mom gets forgetful (and erratic) at times. She is well-Intentioned, but there are Days when That doesn’t go as well as We both hope. The other day, She was leaving the Office, and Her way to see Me in…
Read MoreFlow Restored
Duff here. As You may remember, I was under the Weather last week. Somehow My Gastrointestinal Tract was not functioning properly. (Have You ever had that Issue? Oh My!) Coming in and then back outside . . . a lot. We had a few Mishaps. Not really living unstuck. Mom was concerned and Googled the…
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