I was slightly miffed yesterday when I was not invited to go on a few errands with Nancy. I guess I have been a bit spoiled lately! Even when I need my space, she drags me along to wherever. Yesterday however, she left without me, with her saxophone. It has not only been months since she has complained about her saxophones needing repair, it has been years. Do you know what that is like to live with…
When life gets a bit overwhelming at our house, we choose to watch the process of the incoming iris flowers. Just about the time that we somehow killed an absolutely gorgeous geranium flower pot, we channeled our frustration to the iris bed. Seriously, after giving the geranium pot a weekly dose of miracle gro, the plant seriously died. We don’t get it! Let’s put that mystery aside and focus on the beauty of blooming plants around here….
It is already Day 10 of my Ten Days of Random Kindness! Like I said earlier in this adventure, there is no particular order of importance in these Ten Days of Random Kindness. As I was taking a leisurely stroll today, it occurred to me that we desperately need perpetual kindness in our world. It will never be enough to talk about kindness because it must be an act. As you all know, Nancy and I have many chats…
There it was staring me down only to show me that PATIENCE is so much a part of kindness. Being patient with someone is not too often random, it is well thought out to allow someone the gift of time. Oh my, I need more coffee this morning. Please be patient with me right now! By the way, I don’t drink coffee in case you are really reading this blog, HA! Most days I seem to have…
For Day 8 of the Ten Days of Random Kindness I requested some assistance. I decided to ask Nancy about the most special random act of kindness anyone has done for her. I was rather surprised by her answers. It was not about any material gift of flowers or other gifts, although those were great. While people were so so kind and compassionate when her husband had a stroke, that too was not the only act…
Today, I am taking time to say that MOMS are part of the definition of KINDNESS. Their kindness is not random, but rather CONSTANT! Happy Mother’s Day Everyone! When I think of the Moms I have known throughout my life, I think of kindness. Moms understand their children more than their children realize. On this Mother’s Day, may we remember all the beautiful Moms in our lives and those that have passed too. A Mother’s love…
The New Oxford American Dictionary defines kindness as “the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.” It occurred to me that I should have shared that definition on day one of my Ten Day of Random Kindness. It’s not like I had to look up the definition of kindness. Because, I really operate on being kind to others, even when they snub me. Contrary to what some people conjure up for a standard poodle’s image, often, I prove them…
Just when I was weighing in on choices for day 5 in my random kindness thoughts, my wonderful neighbors brought their dog, Ole over for a visit. Talk about perfect timing, don’t you think?! In the midst of all the excitement of my unexpected visitor, I forgot to have someone take a photo of our bantering relationship, so just a photo of Ole will have to suffice for now. Obviously, my day 5 random kindness is to surprise someone…
Today, I had a lovely time walking through a field with beautiful blooming daffodils. Of course, since it seems to be Greg’s favorite flower, our adventure had us gathering some of the gorgeous daffodils to surprise him. When was the last time you either gathered flowers from a field or bought someone flowers? Tah-dah, you guessed it that our Day 4 of Ten Days of Random Kindness is bringing someone flowers. We could not walk through a…
Today’s act of random kindness has to be the simplest I could suggest for you. As you are walking perhaps in a busy city or trail, allow someone to go ahead of you when you are slowing everyone down. I could be quite fast on our local trails; but, my humans are not. Often I move over to suggest that those fast bikers or runners, pass us. Why is everyone in such a hurry, anyway? Maybe I should…
Perhaps if you could see me prance on my walks it would give you a clue for Day 2 of random kindness thoughts? Sure, I am rather graceful in my prance which leads me right to my topic of showing grace as your kindness today. I realize that this is a huge topic and I want to say that these random kindness days are not in any particular order. While showing compassion and kindness to everyone can certainly…
Ten Days of Random Kindness: Day One Perhaps you may recall when I did my Ten Days of Gratitude. Now, I have decided to do Ten Days of Random Kindness. How can we all make each others lives better by doing some random acts of kindness? For starters, the most obvious is take time to talk to someone and really listen to how they are? I don’t mean sending a text or e-mail, I mean actually…
Some people speak through their music. Others actually use their dogs as their voice. Now, can you possibly imagine who I am thinking of? I mean, why doesn’t she write her own blog instead of manipulating me into writing a blog every week? The human life can be rather complex if you ask me! But, as you know, I am here to make anything that can seem too profound become extremely simple. So, let me once again say…
First of all, I have to report that I am so pleased that I have gone on many road trips. That all changed when I realized that once again, we missed the PCA (Poodle Club of America) event. I had to search through some facebook posts to relive some of the Musique Standard Poodle PCA events. Jill is my breeder and responsible for so many beautiful dogs. Jill said, “My first ever attempt at performance at PCA this year….
It goes something like this. The weather in Minnesota wasn’t getting any better so I had to do something about it. So I nudged my companions to take a little bit of a day trip. I had to convince them that there was this great house up north to tour. But, I had to go along to approve of it, and of course check out the yard. I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard them talking to the…
Where do I possibly start this conversation about Nancy’s Mom (protecting her identity by not revealing her name) passing from this earth? Even though she was not fond of dogs in the house, she tolerated me to stay under the kitchen table when we visited her. You guessed it, I never took it personally. That is the kind of woman Nancy’s Mom was, one of grace, kindness and integrity. Hello, I may be a dog, but, I always…
How often do I write a blog asking all of you to pray for my human companions?! Well, this may be a first; but, please pray for them. Something happened today that really shook their world to the core. They will survive because that is what they do – they survive. My main mission on this earth is to be there for them. I think I will be taking a break from writing my blog. I don’t…
There is a bit of a disagreement in our home right now about not shaving my long hair until April. But, I think Nancy will win this one because she keeps telling me that she will fully groom me soon. You know the routine, she first shaves my face and paws. Next comes, my toenails being ground down. Before I know it, I will be in the garage with hair all over the place. Yup, signs of spring are…
This week I am choosing to be lazy with my blog. After all, how often is it that someone composes a poem for you? Nancy calls herself a closet poet (whatever that means?) so I hope I don’t get in trouble for sharing her poem! I know she has written a massive amount of music poems, as well as poems about other dogs that have lived here. To say that my heart was touched by her poem is an understatement….
So, by now you may be wondering if we were able to get Nancy out of those boots with cleats? Well, not quite yet! In fact, now we need rain boots to navigate through the huge puddles of water. My muttluk boots are not water proof, so don’t even suggest that we bring those back out from the shelves. Seriously, I like the idea of someone opening an indoor track for dog walkers. Why hasn’t anyone done that…