Fable – Happiness Between Tails by da-AL

Guest Blog Post: Mutts and Mistletoe by MACSBOOKS311

December 4, 2018January 4, 2019da-AL7 Comments

Mention a dog in a book and instantly it’s that much better! Do you agree?

Here MACSBOOKS311 revisits us with another great book review…

Let’s Make Every Week Banned Books Week! by da-AL

September 27, 2018March 10, 2019da-AL19 Comments

Does the threat of a book being banned ensure that it’s among the finest books written? Check out the fantastic examples cited by the smart folks in this 29-second video (and pat yourself on the back if you smile when “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is discussed — *see end of this post for why)…

Banned Book Week needs to be every week of the year! Started in the U.S., the now international event has been honored every last week of September since 1982.

* Whereas the girl in the video remembers the story as happening in South America during the 1920s, here’s how Wikipedia tells it: “The story takes place during three years (1933–35) of the Great Depression in the fictional “tired old town” of Maycomb, Alabama, the seat of Maycomb County.”

Once my novels-in-progress are published, I hope they’re not banned! How many potentially banned books have you read?

Part 2: What Has Your Pet Taught You? by da-AL

September 4, 2018October 7, 2019da-AL23 Comments

Close Up Of Washing Five Puppy Dog — Image courtesy of Witthaya Phonsawat at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Deciding…

My husband and I agreed to adopt a dog. This was followed by months of discussion. What type of dog would harmonize best with our two cats?

We settled on these dog requirements:

It should be a puppy, so that it would learn early on to respect cats.
It shouldn’t mature to larger than thirty pounds, so as not to overwhelm the cats.
For the sake of our newly planted organic veggie garden, a female, a dog who squats rather than lifts its leg to urinate, would be best.