5 Tips to De-Stress

By Joan Courtney | 10/23/2023

  Okay, you’re stressed. To the max. Seems wherever you turn, that gooey, messy feeling seeps into your life. The world has turned upside down. New normal? You’ve got to be kidding! What would happen if you take that massive mountain of stress and discomfort, and turn it into little hills. Much more manageable, isn’t…

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The O’Dark Thirty Call

By Joan Courtney | 10/20/2023

One has not lived until one has carried a sixty-pound dog down a sweeping flight of stairs at half past V in the morning. —Connie Wills, To Say Nothing Of The Dog Duff here. A Friend of Ours would tenderly care for His Aging Pooch when there was a Need to go Outdoors at Night…

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Weathering the Storm

By Joan Courtney | 10/06/2023

I’m gonna hunker down like a jack rabbit in a dust storm. —Lyndon. B. Johnson Duff here. Late last month, the breeze was Soft and Mellow. Just right for adventuring. And exploring. And sniffing out all Sorts of Things. The meadow next to My home was beckoning and I couldn’t Resist. I spent a lot…

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What’s Your Story?

By Joan Courtney | 06/26/2023

We all have a story. About our lives, our hopes. Our failures, our dreams. These anecdotes are actually myths we use to guide our future. And these stories have a common thread of understanding that defines how we journey through life. If they’re positive, we can easily move through our world. But if we hit…

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Selective Hearing

By Joan Courtney | 04/03/2023

Duff here. I am a Pro at Chasing Squirrels. I have been working at this Skill since I was a Tiny Puppy. It took Me a while to understand it was Their Way of playing a Game with Me. I would see Them, and They would begin to Chatter. The Fun was On! I roared…

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Where Do Sandwiches Live?

By Joan Courtney | 10/28/2022

I’m glad I don’t have to hunt down my own food. I don’t even know where sandwiches live. —coolfunnyquotes.com Duff here. The other night, Mom created a Delicious Meal for Me. Yes, it’s the Same food She usually prepares. But It was Special this time. First She cooked up My Chicken. At the same time,…

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Dogs and Christmas

By Joan Courtney | 12/17/2021

The shame of that Christmas outfit rendered me immobile. —The Duff Duff here. Long ago, Mom thought it would be a Great Idea to dress Me up in a Santa Outfit. Bright red, it had Fur around the edges. And a cute little Belt with a Gold buckle. And a Santa hat. Mom struggled to…

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