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(In case you’ve ever wondered, as I did, what kind of non-human family members our First Families brought to the Whitehouse) PRESIDENT     FRIEND(S) Washington Polly the Parrot, 36 hounds, multitude of horses Adams           Horses Jefferson       A mockingbird; two bear cubs, (a gift from Lewis and Clark) Madison        Macaw the parrot; sheep (back then, apparently notRead more

Have you ever found your cat on top of some piece of furniture, cabinet or shelving right up to ceiling height and wondered how the heck he/she got there?  I have an antique phone booth in my family room that stands 6’8” tall. This isn’t the type of phone booth you used to find onRead more

By Jody Miller-Young, The Hound Healer, CPHE Is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result, insanity? That’s what we’re told. Yet, that is exactly what many of us do when it comes to our best friends’ health. We fall into the syndrome of problem, vet, medication, vet, more medication, vet, sameRead more

Everyone who walks into a shelter with the intension of adoption should come under intense scrutiny. I don’t mean just the usual background check to ascertain whether they are wanted by the Feds for animal cruelty or have an appetite for such delicacies as “Tiny Tiger,” but actually undergo ridged interrogation to find out whetherRead more

            Being the “have-to-know” nut that I am, I decided to do a little research into animal shelters for this occasion, and here’s what I found. I’ll try to keep it brief.             Animal shelters evolved from pounds which were used in colonial times to round up wandering livestock that could be redeemed from theRead more

            I was told at my last visit to my primary physician that my blood pressure was getting to the place where he is recommending medication to control it, and he wanted a week’s worth of readings to confirm his diagnosis. I borrowed a blood pressure monitor from my son-in-law who also struggles with theRead more

We’ve managed to chalk up another one, but this one won’t be forgotten any time soon.  I hope this finds you and yours well and as protected as possible. I don’t generally try to stay awake to watch the new year come in, but I intend to do so this year only to make d****Read more

Cats’ kidneys can filter salt out of water. This means that cats could drink sea water if fresh water is not available. Apparently kitty doesn’t have to worry about his blood pressure. Killing a cat in Egypt 4000 years ago brought the death penalty. Personally, I think that should apply today as well! Contrary toRead more

            The Web is a miraculous piece of technology and endless source of knowledge and information . . . as a rule.  Staying home due to Covid-19 has given me the opportunity to do research on a gazillion different topics, and I’m discovering that a lot of the sites, evenRead more

What with Covid-19, Asian flu, the hurricane season, property taxes coming due and a critical election ganging up on us all at once, tempers are flaring up much too quickly these days, and understandably so. It’s so easy to let life’s little annoyances blow up to the size of an erupting volcano without giving itRead more