Summer Lessons for Dulcinea

With a life jacket, a squeaky rubber fish, and lots of love, any dog can learn to swim. Making friends is an important part of growing up. Donkeys can be your friends. There are many dogs in the world, but there’s no one exactly like you.

I promised you wildflowers…

…so there will be wildflowers. Dulcinea is finally old enough to conquer a mountain or two, so we did some weekend hiking this summer. First up in our summer hiking recap, Dulcinea is surrounded by beautiful wildflowers: With Dulcie at Lost Lake, via the Hesse Trail. A clearing near Kenosha Pass, at 10,000 feet. Dulcinea […]

Robin’s Egg Blues

It’s been a remarkable summer. I haven’t been blogging, and I don’t feel guilty at all. Why not? Perhaps because I’ve written 20,000 words in the last month and a half. It’s been fun, pure and simple. People say writing is a torment, an agony. Not true. Sometimes, trying to give voice to what’s in […]