Cooper seems to have found in my 9-year-old nephew, Will, a companion he’s never had. And he seems equally accepting of my sister, Hope. I hope he’s not going to be too disappointed when they return to Montana. Oh, I walk with him as much as I can, but I pretty much do my own …
Sadie, above, was the last of a litter from a St. Bernard mother to be taken from the East Side Animal Shelter. She was too scared to leave the cage and I had to crawl in to get her. She quickly adjusted to life in Placitas, however, soon becoming the most fun-loving pup I’ve ever …
Just when I was feeling a little down, a birthday box with a jar of fruit and a CD from sister Hope arrive from Montana.
E. B. White, The Art of the Essay No. 1 Interviewed by George Plimpton and Frank H. Crowther for the Paris Review, Fall 1969, No. 48. “I am restless and would rather sail a boat than crack a book.” – “Feuds did not threaten The New Yorker. The only feud I recall was the running …
Breaking a long anti-social streak, had some nice folks over for breakfast this morning, including stepsister Susan. Cooper’s best friend, young short-haired pointer Sara, came along, too. I am fine, despite the house-cleaning and cooking challenges, but Cooper is flat-out pooped. He was well-behaved and entertaining at the same time, but I am trying to …
As a somewhat straight-laced fan of Santa Fe traditions and a former hurler for the city’s Coronado Kiwanis Little League team, I ask what is going on with Zozobra’s right hand. (The Kiwanis club still puts the thing together, right?)
I’m feeling better already.
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Discovered it helps to read the instructions. Lost consciousness Saturday night almost immediately after proper adjustment of birthday chair.
Have not once dozed off in new, birthday easy chair. Somehow wary of its comforts. Meanwhile, aching joints convincing me that if you don’t use it, you do in fact lose it. Slow learner probably should have put off chair investment a while longer. And combination of chair and sweets perhaps not the best …
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