by billyzh | Oct 9, 2012 | Pets
It was a sunny morning. And as I peeked out the window, a movement caught my eye. In the driveway was a dog. Not just any pup, but the one that supposedly lived across the street in one side of the duplex. People rarely if ever saw this creature, so the fact that he...
by billyzh | Apr 26, 2012 | Death/Mourning, Pets
As the text and Facebook messages rolled in, I was not only touched, I was blown away by the compassion and concern and the prayers. I found myself responding to their “How are you doing?” inquiries with, “I’m just easing my way into my new...
by billyzh | Feb 2, 2010 | History, Holidays, Pets
I remember one of the first first times I saw mustard and pickle relish in my potato salad. “Certainly,” I thought, “someone got this wrong”. In our family, the recipe that’s been handed down from my Pennsylvania Dutch Great-Grandmother,...
by billyzh | Jan 24, 2010 | Career/Job, History, Pets, Politics
Most Americans are aware that the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in Massachusetts. And who doesn’t remember learning about that famous revolutionary rebellion in Massachusetts–the Boston Tea Party. Some might even recall the story about Col. Knox transporting...
by billyzh | Oct 9, 2009 | Pets
There truly is nothing like a Labrador Retriever. Well, to us lab owners anyway. But it may be your precious pup, or kitty, or bird, or bunny. Whatever the creature, at some point we all find ourselves asking, “Just who owns who around here anyway? And who...
by billyzh | Sep 14, 2009 | Death/Mourning, Not-Yet-Married, Pets
Pets for some folks are like family. And, for many of us singles who don’t have kids, we have dogs. Or cats. Or bunnies. Or birds….If you have not personally as yet found that quintessential quadruped of choice, you really should think about it. I was shocked...
