My new best friend

It is no secret that I hate mosquitos. On the contrary, I proclaim my feelings freely and often. “Don’t hate,” gentle-souled people might…

Jenny, Riley and the thunder

We took in Jenny and Riley in 2012, after they had a spent a couple of years in the shelter. Best Friends was…

When I left my village last spring the earth was just waking up and bursting from its winter shell. Shoots of bright green…

I love animals. Kitties, puppies — those are easy. Cows and pigs? Sure thing. Pigeons? I feed ‘em where I see ‘em and…

There’s something about cats. There’s something about them that causes many of us to ooh and aah, to want to touch them, to…

When I was a little boy in Houston a cat and a dog lived with us. Lickie the cat was jet black and…