And they call her Sally

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 ~ Tara R. ~ 1 Comment

We have a wee bit of a rain storm brewing in our corner of the Gulf. It's expected to rain for two solid days. (I'll come back to this later.) Hurricane Sally is churning away in the Gulf of Mexico, downgraded to a Cat. 1, possibly growing again to Cat. 2 by landfall, which is … Continue reading And they call her Sally

Side chick

September 8, 2020 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

I’ve become a side-chick, or side-hooman more accurately. Dani is doing well. Other than a couple of days of nocturnal bathroom mishaps, and a slight backslide into heightened wariness, she keeps making steps forward. She has become more timid around me. Instead of jumping up on the couch when I’m sitting on one end, she … Continue reading Side chick

On the move

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

Baby steps have kept coming - sometimes quickly, sometimes haltingly, some a few at a time, some at a run. Dani is now sleeping outside her kennel and has been for nearly two weeks. The Mister and I, mostly the Mister, have been camping out in the living room to monitor Dani’s nocturnal movements - … Continue reading On the move

Another step forward

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 ~ Tara R. ~ 2 Comments

You might not recognize it as such, but this ^ is a baby step forward. Thursday afternoon, when Dani was taken outside for her post-lunchtime potty break, she didn’t instantly bolt for her safe place. Instead, she meandered around the backyard, stopping to pee, to nose around in a pile of wet leaves, and stiff … Continue reading Another step forward

Dani

July 22, 2020July 25, 2020 ~ Tara R. ~ 10 Comments

Not quite two weeks ago, we welcomed a new resident to our Island of Misfit Toys. Joining Asta, Issy, and Mia and Sayuki, is Dani - a 40 pound, 2-year old beagle/dachshund mix. She is very timid. Not just timid, but painfully timid - timorous. The staff at the animal refuge where we adopted … Continue reading Dani

This is why I order out

June 2, 2020 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

We have three cats... the two youngest (ages 5 and 4yo), the mother/daughter team of Mia and Sayuki, are pretty chill. Issy, the matriarch at 11yo, is a bone-deep, shit in your shoes, puke on your bed, curmudgeon. She also likes to get on the kitchen counters. Lately, she has also been jumping onto the … Continue reading This is why I order out