I am a little perturbed tonight. First things first…Last week I found a chinhair on my chin. It came about by accident really. I was deep in thought and I ran my fingers over my chin, my fingers found something…different. It felt like a hair and I wanted to remove […]
Zahra
Every ending is a new beginning. In the story of a dog now named Zahra, no truer words have been spoken. In February 2023, my friend, Amanda, came across a dog that was kept in a small enclosed area. She was sleeping on the cement, and her general appearance was […]
The days are flying by
I can’t watch movies about animals or read books about their life stories and how they came to be. It just makes me so sad. Emotions are always sitting on the surface, waiting to be let loose of their harness and embarrass me, so I try to steer clear of […]
Aboo
Standing in the shower last night I hear a dog howling. Without looking I know exactly who it is. Aboo. We have never been owned by a Great Dane. First time for everything but does he push the boundaries… He entered our lives in a very unassuming way, meant to […]
It’s a busy, busy time.
A hundred years from today nobody will remember me and all the stupid or great things I did. Think about that. With this in mind I ask myself:” Why am I not taking full advantage of living my best life everyday?” Thats why we are going volume 11 this Christmas […]
I need to sage myself.
I have a friend that assists animals with muscular stress release. It is absolutely amazing to witness the techniques that he uses on horses, how the muscles relax under his expert hands and give relief to these huge animals. I had no idea that my horses could be suffering from pain […]
Goals
“You gotta have goals, Yvette,” I whispered to myself as I was climbing the ladder to nowhere at the gym today. I hate the stair stepper. If there was a fire, I hope the stepper burns first. I don’t know who thought of that torture device, but they must have […]
50 Shades of Spay
In 2014, I resigned from serving as the Chairperson of the SPCA Vereeniging after 7 years of active involvement. Impending menopausal moods and animal welfare do not go hand in hand, so the decision was made with the best interests of the SPCA in mind. I can admit that the […]
I did a thing….
Not my own doing but what has been done cannot be undone. After the loss of Grace, I stumbled around in a little darkness for a while. I had made peace with the fact that her earthly body could no longer endure any more pain and discomfort, but I miss […]