http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/ reading a good book with a furchild by my side Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:14:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Anonymous Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:19:41 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/#comment-515 Bonnie - THANK YOU so much! I'm flattered :) Glad you enjoyed both this article and my guacamole article! Bonnie – THANK YOU so much! I’m flattered Glad you enjoyed both this article and my guacamole article!

]]> http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Anonymous Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:06:46 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/#comment-514 I loved this article. I, too, clicked on The Piker Press and read more there. I thought what you wrote about guacamole was delightful. Because of what I've read here today, I have tagged you for the writers meme on your "five strengths as a writer." Details here: http://wordsfromawordsmith.blogspot.com/2007/09/what-are-your-strengths-as-writer.html I loved this article. I, too, clicked on The Piker Press and read more there. I thought what you wrote about guacamole was delightful. Because of what I’ve read here today, I have tagged you for the writers meme on your “five strengths as a writer.” Details here:
http://wordsfromawordsmith.blogspot.com/2007/09/what-are-your-strengths-as-writer.html

]]> http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Anonymous Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:20:21 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/#comment-513 I think they are, Dew! Gizmo is right now parked on my lap (which is where she is EVERY morning), purring and gazing at me as I type. It is nice to be so appreciated! I think they are, Dew! Gizmo is right now parked on my lap (which is where she is EVERY morning), purring and gazing at me as I type. It is nice to be so appreciated!

]]> http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Anonymous Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:16:06 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/#comment-512 Aw, I love animals so much! Maia and Gizmo are incredibly cute. I'm sure they'll be happy in your household. :) Aw, I love animals so much! Maia and Gizmo are incredibly cute. I’m sure they’ll be happy in your household.

]]> http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-511 Anonymous Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:01:01 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/#comment-511 Nan, thank you for your kind compliment :) I agree - bonds between people and animals are very, very special indeed! Nan, thank you for your kind compliment I agree – bonds between people and animals are very, very special indeed!

]]> http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Anonymous Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:59:51 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/#comment-509 Thank you for the compliment, Reader from India! And thank you for visiting The Piker Press and reading my other articles and stories :) I'm glad you enjoyed them! Thank you for the compliment, Reader from India! And thank you for visiting The Piker Press and reading my other articles and stories I’m glad you enjoyed them!

]]> http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Anonymous Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:10:43 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/#comment-510 I loved every word. A wonderful, wonderful piece. And I think the best bond between people is if they are animal lovers. I loved every word. A wonderful, wonderful piece. And I think the best bond between people is if they are animal lovers.

]]> http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-508 Anonymous Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:41:58 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/#comment-508 Hi Wendy, I enjoyed reading this. Your writing is poignant and beautiful, Clint and Kodiak and Caribou seem to jump right out of the article! I followed the link to pikepress and read some more of your work there - Loved the articles on Bear Mountain Fire and Swedish cookies. Hi Wendy,
I enjoyed reading this. Your writing is poignant and beautiful, Clint and Kodiak and Caribou seem to jump right out of the article! I followed the link to pikepress and read some more of your work there – Loved the articles on Bear Mountain Fire and Swedish cookies.

]]> http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Anonymous Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:56:51 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/#comment-507 Myrthe: I know exactly what you mean! Gizmo loves to play hide and seek too - she runs past me making this "mountain lion roar" sound and gets me to chase her. Then she hides. If I walk away, she bursts from her hiding place, runs at me, whacks me with a paw and then flees again! It makes me laugh out loud!! Myrthe: I know exactly what you mean! Gizmo loves to play hide and seek too – she runs past me making this “mountain lion roar” sound and gets me to chase her. Then she hides. If I walk away, she bursts from her hiding place, runs at me, whacks me with a paw and then flees again! It makes me laugh out loud!!

]]> http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Anonymous Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:22:27 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/09/12/journey-with-animals/#comment-506 Thanks for sharing the article and the pictures with us, Wendy! I loved it! It is so true how animals are parts of our lives and families and how much they give to us. It made me remember the pets I grew up with over the years. I grew up with dogs, cats and rabbits around, but after I moved out to live on my own at age 18, I didn't have pets for more than ten years. I didn't realize how much I missed having pets around until I met my current boyfriend almost three years ago. He had two cats (one of them has died since) and I immediately fell in love with them. The boyfriend and I lived together for a while, but that didn't work well, so I moved out. Since then, we have done some sort of shared parenthood. Nirvana, the cat, lives with me now most of the time, because I lead a more regular life when it comes to being home and being able to feed N and clean his litter etc. I miss N when he's not around. He makes me laugh out loud so much and I get some 'exercise' by chasing him around and playing his beloved hide-and-seek. I know now that I will always try to keep a pet if my circumstances allow me to. Thanks for sharing the article and the pictures with us, Wendy! I loved it! It is so true how animals are parts of our lives and families and how much they give to us. It made me remember the pets I grew up with over the years.
I grew up with dogs, cats and rabbits around, but after I moved out to live on my own at age 18, I didn’t have pets for more than ten years. I didn’t realize how much I missed having pets around until I met my current boyfriend almost three years ago. He had two cats (one of them has died since) and I immediately fell in love with them. The boyfriend and I lived together for a while, but that didn’t work well, so I moved out. Since then, we have done some sort of shared parenthood. Nirvana, the cat, lives with me now most of the time, because I lead a more regular life when it comes to being home and being able to feed N and clean his litter etc.
I miss N when he’s not around. He makes me laugh out loud so much and I get some ‘exercise’ by chasing him around and playing his beloved hide-and-seek.
I know now that I will always try to keep a pet if my circumstances allow me to.

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