Shortly after my mother died, a very good friend gave me a tree that would grow and blossom as a beautiful reminder that Janet would always be with me.  Well ... it's a Magenta Tree and let's just say my strongest obsessive compulsions are reaching ridiculous heights....

We have two dogs; Zoey and Stella.  Same breed (Wheaton Terriers) same gender (female) same breeder.  Zoey is seven and Stella is five. Zoey is perfect.  Stella (appropriately named) does whatever she wants and whenever she wants.  She consistently defies all rules...

Not to start the day on a bad note, but yesterday would have been a very close friend's birthday.  One of the tough things about growing older includes growing apart from others that used to "get me" or at least tried. There's suddenly so many voids in the sturdy...