First of all, let me mention how much I’m loving reading the book conversations taking place in the comments area.  You guys are giving me all sorts of books to search out because one is never too old to discover a new and fabulous children’s book!  (And I’ve enjoyed reading the ideas for “older foks” too!) Keep ‘em coming and also be sure to check…

Edited to Add:  All entries need to be in by Wednesday night; drawing will be Thursday.  I’ve enjoyed all your wonderful book comments so far! A few posts ago, I wrote about a children’s book I had recently bought that was written and illustrated by a father/son team who live here in Manteo. Many of you commented about the book so I have decided that…

  It’s always amazing to me how much has to happen in preparation for any sort of big production.  We’ve been doing behind-the-scenes stuff so long for our Easter Drama that it’s hard to believe we’ve finally arrived at the point where we’re going to actually perform it tonight and tomorrow night. Here are a few photos of what things looked like leading up to…

This morning when Snowy still wasn’t noticeably better I called the vet for an appointment.   While waiting to take him in I looked up “Canine Cough” on the Interet and then discussed with Steve what Snoyw’s kind of bad cough could indicated in a dog of his age, and with his liver, kidney and heart issues. Suffice it to say, I was in tears just ten seconds into the…