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Old Boy’s New Place

Posted on July 5, 2025 by

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Swirl slept downstairs last night. Coming up the stairs to our bedroom was too much for him, a bridge too far, as they say, even though he has been sleeping on the floor by my side of the bed for as long as I… Continue Reading “Old Boy’s New Place”

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Thunder Shirt

Posted on December 15, 2021 by

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When a storm is approaching, when its clouds are just forming up over the Nebraska plains and giving imperceptible barometric hints of what is to come hours later in Wisconsin, our dog, Swirl, begins his frantic pacing. We are all together in our bedroom… Continue Reading “Thunder Shirt”

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