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Dear Rosie
Read More: Dear RosieLast week, we laid Rosie to rest. One of life’s most significant challenges is to say goodbye to a being that you love. Besides the immense emptiness, what’s also painful is knowing whether or not you made the right decision for an innocent being who can’t tell you what they need. I cannot write about…
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My Blog’s Evolution
Read More: My Blog’s EvolutionRetrace. Oh, it has been much too long. The last time I wrote was when our new pup, Lonnie, entered our world. It seems as if I had abandoned this blog considering my last post was in August of 2018. Since my previous post, the world has changed, and there’s no need for me to…
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A dog named Lonnie
Read More: A dog named LonnieA couple of months ago, I found an injured bird in our backyard. After calling around to a few shelters, we were referred to the Burbank Animal Shelter. While waiting for the officer to come and rescue the bird, I started looking up dogs at the shelter where I adopted Butters. Fast-forward to a few…
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Walking with Wolves
Read More: Walking with WolvesTo celebrate Jay’s birthday, we walked with wolves. I really didn’t know what to expect when I signed us up. I thought the event would entail a simple walk with wolves at the Wolf Connection, a wolf sanctuary. But instead, we learned about the special pack; their life stories, their dispositions and more importantly, what…
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It’s never too late
Read More: It’s never too lateI’ve had an awakening. And I can finally articulate why I stopped swing dancing. At first, I thought it was because I didn’t have the time or that I was no longer obsessed. But I realized, that there was so much more to understand. In 2013, when my Dad passed away, it was the last…
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Return to Mecca
Read More: Return to MeccaEaster Weekend, a time for family gatherings and little ones dressed in pastel-colored outfits. My non-traditional ways propelled me to get away with Jay, Butters, Rosie, and Airstream Bambi. But up until the day we packed up the trailer with supplies, I didn’t know where we’d be headed. I guess that’s the beauty and curse…
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Alabama Hills
Read More: Alabama HillsThere’s a destination about 200 miles from Los Angeles, where the landscape is a mix of desert and jagged mountain peaks. I first heard about this place from Keith Skelton, the professional photographer with whom I’ve taken several workshops with over the years. Long before I got Airstream Bambi, I saw Keith’s photographs of the…
