Tag: pets

  • Rest in Peace, Gracie

    Rest in Peace, Gracie

    I’m coming clean. I got my dog at a puppy mill. But I need you to give me a break because she was born in 2008, which is basically before the internet and I didn’t know about puppy mills. Alex and I were 6 months into marriage, moving our married life to a new city…

  • How to Be a Bird Nurse

    Welcome and congratulations on the purchase of two cockatiels by your preteen who has been saving his money since the summer. Sure, they’re his birds, but you’re a parent, you know the truth. They’re yours too. No matter that you already have a dog, four chickens, a baby, a preteen, and kombucha to keep up…

  • Conversations Overheard from Our Backyard

    Conversations Overheard from Our Backyard

    SATURDAY EVENING Alex: I haven’t seen Pamela today at all. I haven’t seen her all day. Beth: Did you check the bushes? A: Yeah. The bushes, the nesting box. Unless she’s hiding behind the shed, I think a cat must have gotten her or something.  B: Okay, just wait. Let me check. Sometimes they’re hiding….Hmmm.…