I used to grow a big butt hanging out in Starbucks and writing into threads occasionally trying to provoke folks into having an aneurysm. Then I met G and P, a lovely couple who'd moved up to Alaska thinking they were going to retire and ended up working into entirely new careers, THEN retiring in Alaska. Along the way they acquired a lovely black Lab, and during the pandemic we could no longer hang out in Starbucks, hence we started meeting on a daily basis to walk Ravn. Well, we walked her for over a year, visiting dog parks, local paths, trails, and sidewalks. Ravn passed a week before her 13th birthday, and I was in attendance. She was a lovely animal with intelligence and personality often above that of her human companions.

So now my friends are going on a short road trip after a young pup, and I'm invited!

I'm so excited!