DRESSING THE DOG Chapter 12 (Part One) “Why not have a big life?” – Emily Dickinson For the past year, Mummy and I had teamed up with Ms. Skipper and her furbaby, Maya to plan a HUGE YORKIE JAMBOREE. It was going to be held in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and would take place over four days. The…
DRESSING THE DOG Chapter 11 (Part Two) Mummy had located the perfect little AIRSTREAM trailer on an EBAY auction! It was a 20-foot, (75th Anniversary Edition) Safari. The owner was a doctor who lived in Arizona and had only used it a few times. Although it was 10 years old, it had been kept in a climate-controlled…
DRESSING THE DOG Chapter 11 (Part One) “Every single step you take can, and will change your future. Your whole life is unwritten. You’re the author, make your story count.” – Nishan Panwar Bri and I were spending the day in Cassadaga, Florida… the “Psychic Capital of the World,” and Mummy and I were in the middle…
DRESSING THE DOG Chapter 10 (Part Two) I was home from my month-long visit to Paris, France and trying to re-adjust to being one of FOUR furbabies, instead of the ONLY furbaby. Let me tell you, having ALL of Mummy’s attention for so long, and then needing to SHARE, was not easy. My sisters were stealing my toys…
DRESSING THE DOG Chapter 10 (Part One) “Where we love is home—home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Aunt Helen and Caitlin had only been in Paris for a day when Caitlin announced that she would LOVE to see England while she was over this way. I’m not allowed…
DRESSING THE DOG Chapter 9 (Part Two) We were having so much fun getting to know Ms. Claudia better! She was only staying for a few days, so we were trying to pack in as many things as we could. She and Mummy had registered for a “macaron-making class” and I would catch a few extra winks until…
DRESSING THE DOG Chapter 9 (Part One) “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein Mummy and I had a few days to get ready for our next guest to arrive in Paris. Ms. Claudia…
DRESSING THE DOG Chapter 8 (Part Two) After finishing up our fondue lunch in the Montmartre area of Paris, we hoofed it on back to our apartment to await the arrival of another friend, Ms. Stacy, who would be staying with us for a few days. She had been in Europe on business and knew we were in…
DRESSING THE DOG Chapter 8 (Part One) “Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.” – Plautus It was hard to believe that I was still in Paris with my best friend, Bri! We had done so much in the time she had been here, and eaten at some of the most…
DRESSING THE DOG Chapter 7 (Part Two) We were spending some down-time in a little park area next to the Eiffel Tower, and had become spellbound as we watched a mime walk up and choose a location to begin his performance. He had set himself up on a little milk crate and covered the crate with a white…