Tagged With: Animals
Of Dreams, Coffee, Food, Art and Love
Homegrown will appetize a sense of family and community into our downtown, and will awaken every atom of your senses. This Saturday September 10th, coinciding with the James Street North Supercrawl, my brother’s dreams will come true. Although I have known him all of my life, we were well into our twenties before … Continue reading
A Home For Christmas
Some of you may remember an add I had put out last year, looking to find a home for a stray cat that our family had become attached to. I had a Facebook Group under the name ‘A Home For Buddy’, as well as a Kijiji ad and a story I posted on my blog, … Continue reading
Province of the World – A Home for Haitians
I have been very bothered this past week, over the images and stories related to the disaster that is Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It breaks my heart. It’s a mess. I feel so helpless. Watching people on the news, step over dead bodies on the street like you might a squirrel or racoon. The fatalities; the human … Continue reading
A Home for Buddy
Teddy was the first cat that truly caught my heart. I have always been an animal person, but before I met Teddy, I really had no desire to own a cat. Even when I was first asked if I wanted a new housemate all those years ago, I was sceptical. My cousin however, in his … Continue reading
Fearing for the future of our pets
Now that Rottweilers attacked a young boy, will they be the next dogs to be muzzled or phased out? First published in the Hamilton Spectator January 5th, 2007. Re-published with permission. One minute. That’s all it took. Now, lives are changed forever. First and most importantly, the life of a little boy who was brutally … Continue reading