With the New Year approaching, I took the opportunity to have a serious conversation with Pepper. She was settled in comfortably on the loveseat in the kitchen – napping, actually – and I sat down next to her. She perked right up….
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Last week, Pepper snagged the remainder of my my turkey sandwich from Jersey Mike’s off the kitchen counter while I was working at the computer. She was well into it when I discovered the crime. “Pepper!” I cried. “You know…
Last weekend, my husband and I slipped into the back row of a Thanksgiving chapel service at the boarding school our daughters attend. Hundreds of students loudly filled the underground stone chapel, the boys in their coats and ties and the…
Pepper and I often putter around the yard these days, crunching the dry brown leaves. I throw a frisbee and she sometimes bothers to catch it. Often she is more interested in the local wildlife – especially the squirrels. Peppy…
I’m at the beach and Pepper is at a farm near Ashland City for the weekend. It was awkward, but I called. I needed to talk. “How’re you doing Pep?” I asked. “Great!” she said. “This morning I wrestled with…
Early yesterday morning, we were surprised by a vision of golden beauty at our front door. Pepper didn’t see it that way. She flung herself at the storm door with ferocious barks, woofs, and yips. The golden retriever smiled and panted,…
A hard rain came tearing through this afternoon, whipping everything outside into a hot frenzy of wet green. Pepper went crazy, and not with fear. She ran around the sunroom, herself a hot frenzy of black fur, barking at every…
The 5th of July is a great day to take a nap with your favorite toy, a squeaky mummy. Especially if it may be your birthday! (Since Pepper is a pup of uncertain parentage, we’re really just making a guess…
Each year, I feel utterly inadequate to Memorial Day. I feel that there is no way I can remember or honor the day in any way that is sufficient. I worry about this. I was thinking about it while Pepper…