The Big Question

Most of us don’t get to our fifties without contemplating big questions like “Who am I?”  “What is my purpose?” and  “What is my relationship with the Divine?” For my mom, the questions she asks have changed considerably in...

Walking with DJ

Mom likes to say that she and her friend, DJ,  brought the neighborhood together. She met DJ and her fat schnauzer, Maggie, about ten years ago when we first moved to Twin Lakes and the two have logged a lot of miles walking together since then. In the early days,...

Don’t Say Squirrel!

Two and a half years ago we adopted Rudy, an eight year old, 90 lb. chocolate lab. His former owner had raised him since he was a puppy but could no longer care for him. At our first meeting I thought Rocky, a super neat freak,  would say, “No way” when...