Transcending the Past
I must have been the first one up the next morning... at least the first of the humans. The sun was streaming in through the big picture window, Julie and Gwen were still snuggled together on the floor. Sometime overnight Reggie must have joined them...
Arguments, Concerns, and Love
Arguments, Concerns, and Love Zack and I went down to the basement level and got a couple folding chairs out of the storage room, then headed up to the terrace. I set up one near the door for Zack and one for myself near the partition between the...
A Day Off Part 1
A Day Off Part 1 Even though I should have probably done my check on Honey, or put Big John through his paces, I spent the majority of the day whittling away at the pile of paperwork that had accumulated on my desk over the past week and some whose...
A Day Off Part 2
A Day Off Part 2 "We'll see about that in a bit, Zack. But for now, you best be helping Chet with the wood, ok?" I smiled at Zack. "Sure thing, Mr. Peters!" Zack smiled. I'm sure he guessed that he'd just added something more to the list for the...
Subject of Inquiry
Subject of Inquiry Nothing of any real consequence happened over the next week or so - merely the mundane drollery of life. A letter did arrive from Abu Hilotep, containing a bank draft for "$3,000.00 dollars US", just as advertized. I deposited it...
New Friends and Old Battles
New Friends and Old Battles I woke up still cuddled with Julie, Cleo having moved to a different spot overnight. I nuzzled Julie's neck some and kissed her nosie. "Good morning, sleepyhead." Julie wriggled and gradually gained consciousness. She...
Vet Visit Interlude
Vet Visit Interlude Sarah woke me by getting up to change position, and I figured we must have napped long enough since I knew I had other things to do today. Sitting up, I looked around and Sarah was back in the holding pen getting a drink from the...
That Place 3: My First Night
I was awoken by the sound of a key in the lock of the rear door to the kennel that wasn't too far from my run. I lifted my head and soon the whole kennel was jumping and barking as the door opened and then shut quickly. A few of the lights came on,...
The Legend of a Sleepy Hollow
Later that morning I got up and pondered while dressing. I put on casual clothes and then fed the dogs and headed out to see how my guests were doing, the morning chill a little brisk but I didn't really mind, being mostly a cool-weather person myself....
I Love a Parade
The intervening days just flew by... I'd arranged for the use of the parking lot of an auto dealership at the head of Main Street for some of the collector cars and vintage tractors. I moved my Case and the cage/water wagon into town and parked it in a...
Stormy Weather
The following day dawned dark with heavy looking clouds, if one could say it dawned at all. Cleo was snuggled around her cubs at the foot of the bed, and Julie was snuggled to me IN the bed. I looked out the window for a time, thinking about the events...
Tales of Ishim 1: Home at last
Snow. Well... that would figure, since everything else had gone wrong for him today. The young jackal pulled the stolen blanket tighter around his shoulders as he plodded on. Here he was walking away from a world he didn't want to be kicked around...