I’ll Love You Forever
Today is National Play Monopoly Day which brings to mind a story I wrote over thirty years ago. I think we need to start playing Monopoly with my grandson. One evening, I was playing Monopoly with a family friend and my sons, fourteen-year-old Justin and sixteen-year-old Nicholas. The game was going smoothly until Justin, in a characteristic, major capitalistic move wanted to buy several properties from his brother. This coup, if he could coerce his brother into selling, would give him a monopoly; one entire city block. This was bad news for the other three players in the game; I was perilously close to bankruptcy. So Justin offered his brother an obscene amount of money, to no avail. When that didn't work, he switched to incentives, including, "You'll never have to pay me rent if you land on these." Nicholas, child of my heart during that hard-fought Monopoly game, persisted [...]
The Mud That Wasn’t Mud
Today is National Butter Day and that brings to mind a story from my new book. I Chose You, Imperfectly Perfect Rescue Dogs and Their Humans is a must-read collection of honest, humorous, and heartwarming stories about rescue dogs who found their forever homes. I Chose You reminds us to be grateful for second chances and that the right dog, at the right time, changes everything for the better. You can pick up a copy at Amazon or ask your local bookstore or library to order some so that others can also enjoy this wonderful book. Here's the link to order copies. The Mud that Wasn't Mud “There is no such thing as a difficult dog, only an inexperienced owner.”— Barbara Woodhouse We relocated from Hawaii and hired a licensed, bonded, and insured mover to transport only things that really mattered for our new life in Wisconsin. Besides a few [...]
The Quilt
It's funny writing a book so that you can make a quarterly donation to a non-profit. I would never, ever have written my new book had it not been for wanting to help the owner be able to keep his head above water and rescue more dogs. So now there's this book and the rescue shelter is having their last adoption event tomorrow. By the end of the month the building will be empty. There were so many times I wanted to stop helping, to get a real job and have the money for traveling or medical emergencies, or to give away. We are ill-prepared for retirement. Many seniors are. I've never been a dog person and I know God has a sense of humor having me of all people write about dogs and their humans for five years. This week we went and took down the quilt that [...]
A Book Toast a Day Late
When you publish your book on Amazon there's an excellent chance others will get your book before you even see a copy. Author's copies are ordered differently and it takes ten days before they [...]