Well… There is something idyllic about a dog and mud. This is a brief reflection on the white mini-schnauzer named Pixie who adored transforming herself into a barely-recognizable blob. And my husband Kevin & I enjoyed her enthusiasm with this most basic befoulment. Of course, not the aftermath of bathing and splattering, but her serene… Continue Reading Dirt and the Schnauzer

The Pleiades? A cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus. To Sluice? To wash or rinse with a stream of water. A Herculean task for sure. And an appropriate one when I think of Mark Doren Rea. I met my ex-husband, the late Mark D. Rea, while attending BU School of Theology in 1978. Mentioning… Continue Reading He’d sluice the Pleiades