The Accidental Nester

Like most of America, or for that matter, most citizens of the world, we have become accidental “nesters” for the past month and will remain so, most likely for another month. Confined, within certain limits, to our homes, to the grocery store, to the pharmacy. Like many of our peers, the adjustment has not been …

The Accidental Pet Therapy Mom: From One to Many

According to the paperwork, I “rescued” my beagle Emma from a shelter in Franklin, TN, where she had been relinquished by her owners. Through the mercy of a rescue organization that ran a transport to the Northeast twice monthly, Emma and I met at an I-95 rest stop in southern Connecticut. Other dogs were being …