How to Make Homemade Dog Food – Recipe and Tips

Homemade Dog Food – It’s Not Hard If you’re like me, you love your pets like a member of the family. You want them to have only the best in their lives and that means you want them to have the best diet too, right? So why buy store bought dog food that sits on the … Read more

Chapter 16 of A Life Worth Living – Making Lemonade

IClick here to read the earlier chapters and learn more about this serial novel Chapter 16 – Making Lemonade (2004) The rest of 2004 was a bit more mundane. Anne, Sassy, and I continued to enjoy life in our neighborhood and we grew closer to our new friends there. I was a quick study in … Read more

Chapter 12 of A Life Worth Living – Ask, and Ye Shall Receive

Chapter 12 of “A Life Worth Living – The Story of Sassy” Click here to read the earlier chapters and learn more about this serial novel Chapter 12 – Ask, And Ye Shall Receive (February, 2004) All dogs are prone to getting into some kind of mischief — digging holes in the back yard, tearing … Read more

Chapter 10 of A Life Worth Living – Always Have a Plan

Chapter 10 of “A Life Worth Living – The Story of Sassy” Click here to read the earlier chapters and learn more about this serial novel Chapter 10 – Always Have a Plan (Mid-2003) Anne, Sassy, and I had been playing house for over a year and a half and things were so great that the … Read more

Chapter 9 of A Life Worth Living – The Wisdom of Your Family

Chapter 9 of “A Life Worth Living – The Story of Sassy” Click here to read the earlier chapters and learn more about this serial novel Chapter 9 – The Wisdom of Your Family (Early 2003) ChiChi would just as soon bite you as look at you — which was a lesson Anne learned the … Read more

Chapter 8 of A Life Worth Living – Nothing Lasts Forever

Chapter 8 of “A Life Worth Living – The Story of Sassy” Click here to read the earlier chapters and learn more about this serial novel Chapter 8 – Nothing Lasts Forever (Late 2002) “This is Gabby.” Liz gushed over a white pile of fur that squirmed in her lap, barking all the while. “We … Read more

Chapter 7 of A Life Worth Living – Too Much of a Good Thing

Chapter 7 of “A Life Worth Living – The Story of Sassy” Click here to read the earlier chapters and learn more about this serial novel Chapter 7 – Too Much of a Good Thing? (Late 2002) Although we avoided a tragedy with Sassy’s little swim in the swamp during the summer, we got another … Read more

Chapter 4 of A Life Worth Living – The Lost Get Found

Chapter 4 of “A Life Worth Living – The Story of Sassy” Click here for more information about this book, its online format, and the introduction… Chapter 4 – The Lost Get Found (Flashback – 2000) Although this book is about our time with Sassy, I suppose it would also be helpful for me to … Read more

Chapter 3 of A Life Worth Living – The Power of Persistence

Chapter 3 of “A Life Worth Living – The Story of Sassy” Click here for more information about this book, its online format, and the introduction… Chapter 3 – The Power of Persistence (2001) We never saw Dr. Avery again. Not because we weren’t happy with his care – quite frankly he may well have … Read more

Chapter 2 of A Life Worth Living – There is Goodness in the World

Chapter 2 of “A Life Worth Living – The Story of Sassy” Click here for more information about this book, its online format, and the introduction… Chapter 2 – There is Goodness in the World (Jan 31, 2001 and the following week) Sassy rode on my lap on a baby blanket on the way home … Read more

Chapter 1 of A Life Worth Living – Find Your Voice

Click here for more information about this book, its online format, and the introduction… Chapter 1 – Find Your Voice (Jan 31, 2001) “Come on, Anne, this place is a dump.” I said to my girlfriend as I reluctantly pulled our vehicle into the driveway of a rundown bungalow. “Let’s turn around and wait for … Read more