It’s Cane’s day

Our dog Cane is 8 years old today! He is such a good boy. He herds our children and our… Read more It’s Cane’s day

The birdies are celebrating!

I’ve been wanting to carve out and paint some winter birds for our Yule decorations for a few years now.… Read more The birdies are celebrating!

December’s here! While it’s time for peppermints and reindeer and Joy to the World, it came in a whirlwind of… Read more Snow Turkey

The happiest new animal book is a bestseller! “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Pets, Pets, Pets: 101 Entertaining Stories” hit… Read more ‘Pets, Pets, Pets,’ sends out every bark, meow, and squeak for #1!

We have a new pet in our midst. But it’s not furry, fuzzy, feathery, or scaley! He’s a cricket. I’ve… Read more Crickety

Tomorrow, my latest story comes out in the Chicken Soup for the Soul book: Pets, Pets, Pets! I’ve been reading… Read more Tomorrow is all about Pets, Pets, Pets!

I was just telling my kids about the “good ole days” when we used to show up to our friends’… Read more Unexpected guests are the best

There just aren’t enough happy stories in the world. Sure, there are a lot of fun children’s books, but why… Read more Pets, Pets, Pets!

A couple of days ago, I took the kids out to feed the chickens. We do this every day. It’s… Read more Owl my goodness

Our chicken adoption experiment is proving to be much more than a success. It’s been a joy! Our chicken, Nix,… Read more The chicks are so happy