Posts by Joan Courtney
Time to Spring Clean!
Springtime has come early this year. You can feel Mother Nature shifting and changing beneath your feet. The songbirds came back early, and you just heard geese honking this morning. Little green shoots are coming up and buds are forming on the trees. You know what that means, don’t you? Time to spring clean! But…
Read MoreBreakfast Upset
I don’t care how late it is. When I wake up, I’m eating breakfast. —so-relatable-tumblr.com Duff here. The usual Morning Routine goes like This. Mom and I get Up. She takes Me outside, then tucks Me in for a Post-Sleep Nap as She goes for Her walk. When She comes Back, She immediately fixes My…
Read MoreA Disappearing Act?
The truth is, the fear doesn’t go away. Life is the dance of feeling the fear, but doing it anyway. —Anonymous Duff here. I never know where People might go when They Enter the Office Powder room. They go into that Small Room. And close the Door. I listen intently, hearing the sound of assorted…
Read MoreP-Mail Connections
Duff here. I like to get Mail from Others. Some send Me actual Greeting Cards. Can You imagine How excited I am to receive Them? Very! Mom reads Their verses to Me in Gentle Tones and I know I am Loved. A few years back, a Lady called in Tears. We had sent Her a…
Read MoreA Surprise Tumble
Duff here. Last week, the Wind was fierce. I mean, really ferocious. Gusts went anywhere from 20-30 miles an hour, to a whistling 50. Fun to watch the Trees sway from Indoors, but kind of Tricky when a Guy goes out on other Errands. Living unstuck. Such was the Situation when I went out on…
Read MoreCourageous Illusions
If one is lucky a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities. —Maya Angelou Duff here. Uncle Ralph had a Little Buddy, Socks. They were inseparable, sharing Adventures and Exploring the vast Territory of the Back Yard. After all, Socks had very Short Legs and could not keep up with Ralph on those longer…
Read MoreThe Confession
Duff here. Great-Auntie Elspeth was quite Proper. Being of true Scottish origins, She was strongly Religious and very Faithful. All of Her Pups followed in Her Footsteps. Such a Sweet Sight as one by One, They followed Her to Church. They also minded Their Manners, bowing Their Heads in Prayer over Their Folded Paws. Living…
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