October 2026 – Page 3 – FIRST DATE, WORST DATE EVER!

Highway Dog

October 2, 2026October 1, 2026 Posted in back ache, Carmel, dogs, highway, memoir, Min Pin, neighbors, Orange County, sale, shopping, thrift storeLeave a comment

(re-run) I’m in my little beach town, up the road a bit from Carmel. At the end of each month, the block of thrift stores in the Barnyard Shopping Center near Carmel Valley put their merchandise at 50% off for a day or two. Yellow Brick Road was on its second day of sale yesterday,… Continue reading Highway Dog

Today I Played the Old Lady Card

October 1, 2026September 30, 2026 Posted in aging, diet, dogs, face masks, Medicare, memoir, rabies, senior discount, stock market, teeth cleaning, veterinarianLeave a comment

(re-run) When your rescue dog needs her teeth cleaned, because no one has brushed them for six years, you can bet it will be expensive. As in $650.00. Ouch! I’d put it off long enough. She’d even broken off an incisor at the gum line and didn’t want to eat. I knew it was time… Continue reading Today I Played the Old Lady Card