A Loving Card from Bruce’s Sister

April 13, 2026 Very shortly after we said goodbye to Nox, Bruce’s youngest sister sent us a beautiful sympathy card. She understands how hard it is to loose a beloved pet since she has lost beloved pets. I am sharing since the card is so wonderful. I meant to share the card earlier, but somehow […]

Wonderful Gift from a Dear Friend

March 17, 2026 My lovely friend, Jeanne from ajeanneinthekitchen.com, gave me a wonderful gift. We call this picture “The Flying Nox”. It is our favorite picture of her. Bruce took pictures of Nox running towards him and got a picture of her completely in the air. The picture Bruce took right before this one is […]

Historical Marker in Leighton, Alabama

March 5, 2026 After getting home from our donation trip, we rested a bit. I read while Bruce watched YouTube comics. It helps him cope. Reading helps me cope. We had planned to deposit a a check and get the motorcycle insurance card printed out at the library. After donating Nox’s things, we just wanted […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]