Posts Tagged ‘Dogs’
|Endgame
Written by Drusilla on May 29th, 2014
About six weeks ago I announced on FB that our Doberman, Diva, has cancer. The doctor’s prognosis was grim and led us to expect that she would go downhill quickly. Diva has surprised us. I hear her outside my window now, barking at the FedEx truck. If she has a form of fast spreading melanoma, she doesn’t know it. Her energy and personality are blessedly unchanged since the grim day of her diagnosis. Tomorrow that may change and for today we are grateful.
Filed under Family & Friends, Life Matters | Tags: Death, Dogs, Pets, putting down
A Visit from Mum
Written by Drusilla on February 11th, 2013
My mother is coming to spend the week. She lives across town in a cottage behind my sister’s house so the trip doesn’t require a passport, shots or much pre-planning. Mostly what has to happen before she gets here is head stuff. My head.
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Filed under Family & Friends, Life Matters | Tags: Daughters, Dogs, Drusilla Campbell, Jealousy, Mothers
Idyllwild
Written by Drusilla on December 20th, 2011
My hero and I just got home from a getaway to Idyllwild, a mountain community about two hours from San Diego. It had been almost ten years since our last visit to an inn where we’d enjoyed a couple of great weekends, and when I made the reservations, I didn’t know what to expect. Of course, I went online, and was pleased to see that the place looked about the same: a line of handsomely designed “cabins” along a rushing creek. But a mouse-smelling cabin with knot holes in the floor can look fairy tale charming on-screen, so I was ready to be disappointed. What a wonderful surprise to discover that the inn is not only as comfortable and welcoming as it used to be but even more so.
Filed under Family & Friends, Life Matters | Tags: Dogs, Idyllwild, Snow, Southern California