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Highway Dog

March 13, 2026March 12, 2026 Posted in animal rescue, back ache, Carmel, dogs, highway, interstate, Iowa, 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

Three Donkeys – Halfway There

April 12, 2025April 11, 2025 Posted in airbnb, California, car accident, donkeys, highway, highway 101, Iowa, memoir, Monterey Bay, Morgan Hill, mule, ocean, plane crash, temperature, violence, weather, weddingLeave a comment

The drive from 105-degree weather in my town to 60-degree weather in my other town takes two hours, door to door, if I go during non-rush-hour times. I leave around ten and get to the other house by noon. It’s 120 minutes, unless there’s an accident, like a jack-knifed semi trailer or a church bus… Continue reading Three Donkeys – Halfway There

Highway Dog

October 2, 2023October 1, 2023 Posted in back ache, Carmel, dogs, highway, memoir, Min Pin, neighbors, Orange County, sale, shopping, thrift storeLeave a comment

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, so… Continue reading Highway Dog