GOBLIN!
Wild Word Friday! Do you remember when you were a kid and there was something absolutely delicious about being pretend-scared? Not truly afraid, just pretend-scared. When children go out to trick-or-treat, they dress up like monsters and GOBLINs and black cats and ghosts and pretend to be scary, and, when they come to our doors…
Oct. ’12 Book Winner!
Congratulations to SHARMA DARBY, who won our October 2012 Free Book – Ann H. Gabhart’s THE GIFTED. In answer to the question, “Are you a rule follower or a maverick,” Sharma tells us that she follows rules in some areas, but is her own person and does not follow fashion trends. I loved reading all…
Roscoe!
Roscoe, Friend him on FaceBook! I recently asked my friend Arlene Coulter if I could feature her dog Roscoe on Your Pet! Her reply made me laugh, and I thought all the Your Pet! readers would enjoy what Arlene wrote: “My second son was in college when he fell in love… with Roscoe. At the…
FORK
Wild Word Friday! I really, really don’t like to have sticky fingers, which is why I’m so grateful that someone invented the FORK. In the history of mankind – and womankind – the FORK is a fairly recent development, although in 1290 Fra Bonvicino da Riva (from Italy) wrote this advice to diners: “Let thy…
Your Pet! Skyler!
Skylar, Waiting for a Ride! We’re celebrating Skylar today on Your Pet! In the beautiful photograph above, Skylar is four-months-old . (A couple of months older now.) A pure bred chocolate lab, she’s a very lucky dog with three owners , Sharyll, Jack, and Randy. Sharyll says, “It’s been a long time since we’ve had…
SCUTTLEBUTT
Wild Word Friday! If you hear someone say, “What’s the SCUTTLEBUTT?” you know that s/he is referring to the latest gossip. But where on earth did we get a word like SCUTTLEBUTT? Well, at first let’s do a little historical research. SCUTTLE comes to the English language from the Old French word escoutille, which means…
Your Pet! Noah!
Cathy and her Border Collie, Noah! Today we’re celebrating Cathy West’s four-year-old Border Collie, Noah! In addition to celebrating Noah, we’re also celebrating Cathy’s newest book HIDDEN IN THE HEART! Here’s a recap from Cathy’s website: www.catherinejwest.com. Hidden in the Heart Everything Claire wants seems to be beyond her reach… After losing her mother to…
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