In Memoriam

My friend Tom, from Rekio’s Journey wrote a beautiful obituary for my best beloved Nox. I am sharing his lovely post for Nox. On February 27, a good and loyal dog named Nox passed away after 17 happy years. Miss Nox never met Max the Maltese, but I had no doubts that those … In […]

Donating Nox’s Things to the Colbert County Animal Shelter

March 4, 2026 Yesterday (March 3), we took the Nox’s food and treats to the Colbert County Animal Shelter. We also dropped off a stack of towels since we know animal shelters need towels to help take care of dogs. We dropped her remaining medication off with the veterinarian on March 3. Before Nox was […]

Update on Blackberry Homestead

March 3, 2026 Between Nox’s and my health problems, I didn’t get as much done as I had hoped on Blackberry Homestead. Some of you may remember the post I did on the purple magnolia in front of the house last year. We only got a few blooms due to a bitter freeze. This year […]

Medicine for Dog Arthritis

March 1, 2026 Nox had wanted me to write a post for her a few weeks ago. I was busy and didn’t have time for it. Nox told me how much Adequan helped her arthritis and wanted me to share the information. Nox – My left elbow hurt, but not as bad as my right […]

Buyers of RV Have Called Twice

March 1, 2026 Bruce was very helpful about showing the RV buyer how everything worked. After shaking hands, Bruce told the buyer if he had any questions, to give him a call. The buyer took Bruce up on his offer. The first call was to find out if the RV had a ceramic coating over […]

Heartbroken

February 27, 2026 After 17 wonderful years, Nox is no longer with us. We went to the vet this morning with hope that Nox had improved. Nox’s overnight treatment didn’t work and her kidney numbers went up. She lost weight overnight. Nox’s quality of life had rapidly gone downhill in the last few days. Our […]

Back from the Veterinarian

February 26, 2026 Updated later on February 26, 2026 The veterinarian was able to determine what Nox’s current problem is. Nox has pancreatitis. Unfortunately, Nox’s blood work showed an incredible increase in numbers for her kidneys function. This is bad, very bad! We are taking her to an overnight animal hospital to have drugs administered […]

Nox Is Not Feeling Well

February 26, 2026 We have an appointment with the veterinarian for Nox this afternoon. Nox’s health has taken a turn for the worst. Nox had developed a cough late last year. The vet prescribed medication to help the cough. She warned us that if the cough persisted, Nox was most likely having heart problems. Since […]

Feel Free to Skip This Post, Colonoscopy Prep Commentary Warning

February 25, 2026 After my recent scare that I might be having a heartattack (I wasn’t.), the hospital doctor who looked after me, set up various appointments with other doctors. Since I had a local Gastroenterologist, I went to see him on Wednesday (February 18). The doctor discussed medical routes we could try. I chose […]

Dog Bacon Biscuits Arrive

February 22, 2026 On February 17 (Tuesday), a package arrived in the mail. Nox was very excited to find the package was from her DogUncle, Rekio’s DogDad. Hmm. I guess that makes Nox and Rekio some sort of cousins. I am not going to even try to figure it out. Here is Nox’s thank-you email […]