So, this happened on May Day. Snow, glorious snow. Since we’re still running a drought deficit here in Colorado, every flake is very welcome. The birds are a bit frantic, though, and my pastel tulips are pounding on the door, screaming to be let in. Dulcinea loves the snow, but she’s also enjoying the succulents […]
Tag Archives: Dulcinea
The Cruelest Month
Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow, feeding A little life with dried tubers. The Waste Land is not an easy poem to teach, but I’ve always liked teaching it anyway. There’s so much to contend with, even in that overly familiar opening stanza. I love that phrase–“forgetful snow.” We got 12 inches […]
Patron Saint of Puppies
On Saint Lucia’s Day, our puppy Dulcinea had surgery. She’d been listless for days, picking at her food and resting on the floor with the kitties. We brought her to the veterinarian, who discovered a 3-inch mass in her abdomen. So we rushed her in for surgery, and then I lit a candle, as I […]
Puppy and Pumpkin
We bought a dark orange pumpkin for Halloween, and Dulcinea became deeply interested in its flavor. She also sampled the cattails in the marsh near our home, with frothy results. She took just a few moments to pose with the pumpkin, and then she was off again, heading for the aspens. Dulcinea’s first big hike, […]
Birthday Puppy
Our puppy Dulcinea is now a year old. It’s ridiculous, how much we love this little girl. For her birthday, we took her on a stroll through the meadows. Then we explored the woods near the lake. Huge cottonwood trees! Finally, we went out for birthday treats, and Dulcinea tasted her very first ice cream […]
Surpassing Sweetness
Dulcinea really does live up to her name. This weekend, our surpassingly sweet puppy went to CONvergence 2012, her first-ever science fiction and fantasy convention. She didn’t actually attend the Con: she just stood around outside being admired while I finished the last of my panels (more about them in another post). While we were […]
Old Year Out
Happy New Year! I didn’t realize this until a few years ago, but the first week of January is probably my favorite week of the year. I never make New Year’s resolutions right away on New Year’s Day: instead, I give myself about a week to reflect on the previous year. Then, (usually around Epiphany) […]
Winter Solstice
We’ve been so busy with our growing puppy, we’ve barely had time to get ready for the holidays. There were no saffron buns on St. Lucia’s Day, and I never did find any red candles for the Advent wreath. But we did enjoy a little sunshine with Dulcinea on the shortest day of the year. […]