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“We Are Not the Only Species Who Grieves.”

By TJ June 8, 2020Books, Nonfiction, Wild Animals

Bison & Calf, Yellowstone N. Park 2010, Dick Forehand (Originally published 7/22/2017 but I am re-pubbing since I loved this reading so much, and since this wonderful author has inspired me to tour Yellowstone National Park this upcoming spring.) Last night I went to a talk at Changing Hands…

THE NAVAJO AND THE ANIMAL PEOPLE

By TJ June 8, 2020Books, Nonfiction

Yesterday we had an outdoors memorial for my friend who passed away, during which a hawk flew overhead. One friend got very excited, saying predatory birds are a good sign according to Navajo custom. I later looked it up and found hawks symbolize a connection to the spirit world.…

Review of BLACK CATS TELL ALL by Layla Morgan Wilde

By TJ June 8, 2020Books, Cats, Nonfiction

This fun, colorful book edited by Layla Morgan Wilde seeks to dismantle the myth that black cats are creatures to be feared. And it does! Not that said myth is not ridiculous to begin with - are we still living in the Medieval Age? Yet it is a sad…

Review of CRAIG AND FRED by Craig Grossi

By TJ June 8, 2020Books, Dogs, Memoir, Nonfiction

I loved this book! I saw it in my local library when I went there to get a novel for a book club. I haven’t read many military books, but how could anyone resist this cover! (BTW: since it’s a dog book, sister Sofia poses with it, and I…

Review of LOVE AT FIRST BARK by Julie Klam

By TJ June 8, 2020Books, Dogs, Memoir, Nonfiction

We loved this short, sweet memoir we happened to find at a special sale at our favorite bookstore, Changing Hands. It’s by the very funny Julie Klam, about what her experiences rescuing dogs has taught her about herself. There are several wonderful stories here about the endearingly-portrayed dogs Klam…

Review of LIVING THE FARM SANCTUARY LIFE by Gene Baur

By TJ June 8, 2020Animal Sanctuaries, Books, Farm Animals, Nonfiction

Our sister Sofia reading Living the Farm Sanctuary Life by Gene Baur with Gene Stone, which we found at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, AZ. We loved this book! It’s a nice, big, glossy coffee table book by the founder of the Farm Sanctuary in Woodstock, NY, Gene Baur.…

Review of DOG MEDICINE by Julie Barton

By TJ June 7, 2020Books, Dogs, Memoir, Nonfiction

I ended up really liking this book. But I admit I had to struggle through the first third of it. It’s not easy for animal lovers because Barton writes about all the dogs and pets she had before getting her beloved Bunker, and they don’t all fare as well as he did.…