Category Archives: Creatures

Reviving Dad’s Birdhouses: A Touch of Love in Winter

You can mass produce bird houses that look better. However, you can’t mass produce the love daddy put in each of his creations. Continue reading

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The Life of a Cat: Setting the Record Straight

MEMO: To Whom It May Concern FROM: Shadow, The Cat SUBJECT: The Life of a Cat It has come to my attention that I am being called several malicious names and subjected to false accusations. I hope to set the … Continue reading

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Adopting a Wildcat: Two Weeks from Hell

I wanted a cat and I got one. I named him Shadow but should have named him Satan. He is a holy terror, a wildcat, part panther, I think. “He will settle down,” everyone says. It has been two weeks … Continue reading

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The Journey of Adopting a Cat

I said I was getting out of the cat business when my former cats both died in the same year. Cats scratch up the furniture. They shed on everything. They cost a fortune in food and vet bills. Then, they … Continue reading

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My Ongoing Battle with Household Mice

I can’t ever remember having so much difficulty with rodents. As you recall, I earlier mentioned that a mouse has taken up residence in my house. Even worse, it has chosen my mattress as the perfect abode. I did all … Continue reading

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Ed the Zebra’s Wild Adventure

Zebras are not simply horses with stripes as our local community found out last week. Ed the Zebra jumped a fence and escaped from his owner’s Tennessee farm only one day after arriving. Ed’s owner had intended him to be … Continue reading

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Mouse in the House

It was 3:00 in the morning when strange sounds woke me up. It sounded as if something was scratching the bottom of my bed. “That dumb dog is under the bed,” I thought. “Get! Get out of here,” I mumbled. … Continue reading

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Welcome Home

At first our new dog was a bit skittish. Having a home and being around people was all new to him. He had lived his life in a kennel, and was not accustomed to life as a pet. He was … Continue reading

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The Empty Home

“I’ve never been without a pet,” he said. Honey was so depressed. He had secretly emailed the breeder where we bought Dixie to see if she was still in business. She was and had a new litter due this month. … Continue reading

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I Don’t Want a Dog!

“I don’t want a dog,” I told Honey. Our dog has died after a difficult episode of seizures. She was 14 years old, living with us since she was 8 weeks old. It broke my heart when she passed. Those … Continue reading

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