There is a rumor afoot (ahoof?) that Missy, Arrietty and I are going to get marvelous, magical BATHS on Wednesday! You see, temperatures are due to soar around 80 degrees fahrenheit this week, and that's an opportunity that can't b…
A quick update on me
This has been the Month of FarmWife: she talks about HER new job, HER house repairs, HER dentist appointments, HER PTA obligations, HER very busy schedule. Not a lot about ME on that list, and that's my excuse for being a very quiet mu…
Steel yourselves
Dear Readers, I, Fenway Bartholomule, cordially invite you to steel yourselves against an onslaught of beautiful, affectionate, darling pets, all in desperate need of loving homes, before visiting www.skagithumane.com . This is a website for…
Dog joy is the purest joy
There's no gratitude like dog gratitude. There is no happiness like dog happiness, especially when it's a dog who has been locked in a six by twelve box and is suddenly set free to romp, run, roll, cuddle, and play for twenty minut…
Ode to a mare, my mother
I remember little things:
The taste of milk, your scent.
I don't remember everything—
Just feelings, just a sense.
I don't remember bay or black,
I don't remember gray:
I just remember whiskers, warmth—
Your muzzle in the hay. …
I am the sure winner!
The 2013 annual Race to Shed Out is not over yet, but I am lengths ahead of everyone and sure to win! I have silky dark ears and temples, silky dark shoulders and withers, and silky dark gaskins. I have a residual layer of teddybear fuzz o…
Home
It's funny, but a close brush with opportunity (a job, elsewhere, which would have required a move) really served to ground me here. Coming in a close second after a very protracted series of interviews was a blessing in disguise: it&#…
Here's a fun update!
The shelter where I started volunteering has offered me a paid webmaster/publications editor position, so four transformative things have happened: 1) my volunteering has morphed into halftime work, to my great delight and satisfaction. 2)…
Life is good
I promise I wouldn't miss a week of blogging without a good excuse. Here it is—my transcriptionist, FarmWife, has been very busy getting to know 100 new friends! They're the dogs, cats, and bunny of the Humane Society of Skagit Va…
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