December 27, 2018

A 4 Yr Old Is Not The Same As A 6 Yr Old

Y'all.  Not even close. You are permitted to laugh.  I do. Encore was halfway through his sixth year when I got him .  He was a sens...

December 23, 2018

Somebody Bet On The Bay: Solo Finds A New Friend

This time of year is hard for me: ghosts do not respect pleas for quiet or mercy.  I mostly just hunker down & grit my teeth until it...

December 7, 2018

Encore Moves On

A lot can change in a year. Longtime readers know that Encore's sport career was declared officially over in March of 2016, with the d...

November 25, 2018

Something Good Happened

It's been so long since I've said those words out loud, I have to say them again. Something good happened.  And it looked like thi...

August 12, 2017

Hope And Home

Before proceeding, I cannot say thank you enough for all of your kind words & support - I have read & re-read them, each one a mini-...