Full disclosure: I’m not fully vegan (yet). This is my story about being in-process. It’s a three-parter because one discovery led to another and in the end, it was really a perfect trifecta of epiphanies that led me on the path to long-term change─albeit in baby steps. My perfect trifecta began with some eye-opening facts […]
There’s been no shortage of news coverage about how Bethany Lynn Stephens was mauled to death Dec. 14, 2017 by her two pit bulls in Goochland County, a rural area near Richmond, Virginia. I won’t rehash the story, but if you want to learn more I encourage you to read this article from The Washington […]
This is a conversation I recently had with my Great Dane Thea about her rationale for needing coffee. Reader beware: Coffee/caffeine is toxic to dogs! Unfortunately, one morning awhile back I set my empty coffee mug on the counter and Thea lapped up the remaining drops. She has been in love with coffee ever since. […]
I know. Another gift guide for animal lovers? Noooo! So I wasn’t going to write one. But then I started shopping online, armed with my own gift criteria, and realized another guide might help folks in the same boat as I. These were the criteria I used to produce my gift guide for animal lovers: […]
The holidays can be stressful. Navigating crazy crowds to find that perfect gift, hosting holiday meals that please meat-eaters, gluten-intolerant’s and vegans alike, and otherwise being pulled in a hundred different directions to accommodate all the festivities. What better way to combat these stressors than immersing yourself in a great book? When everyone has gone […]