On the 200th Day of Spark

On the 200th Day of Spark

Christmas marked the 200th day since Spark became our dog. We rescued him from a sad situation and, in turn, he rescued us from the contented, yet flat groove my husband and I had slipped into. So, I co-opted a popular Christmas song to call out his contributions to...
Spark of Love

Spark of Love

Today is our Sparky dog’s birthday. As far as we know. He was rehomed with us because his prior owner was an elderly woman whose decline due tp Alzheimer’s Disease escalated. Therefore no papers were found to verify his birthdate and pedigree. We were Good...
The Existential Exennial

The Existential Exennial

As the old song goes “Enjoy yourselves, it’s later than you think”We were born in the 40’s-50’s-60’s.We grew up in the 50-60-70’s We studied in the 60-70-80’s. We were dating in the 60’s-70-80-90’s. We got...
Father’s Day Gains a New Significance

Father’s Day Gains a New Significance

A late evening text on Sunday, June 18 altered our lives. It was Father’s Day, which is an empty holiday for us, celebration constrained because our dads are gone from this life and we don’t have biological progeny. Each of us sustains a mutually...