Come Meet Peppermint

Posted October 26, 2015 by Barbara Techel

Peppermint (formerly Pepper) was paralyzed and overweight when she came into rescue with Patricia.

They knew she’d eventually need a wheelchair, but first she needed to lose weight.

With the loving care of foster mom, Lori, Peppermint found her girlish figure once again.

And as a reward, a new outfit…this one in the form of a wheelchair, so she could do what doxie’s love to do best, and that is explore, explore, explore.

Here she is at the marina sniffing up all the glorious smells of a crisp, fall day.

Keep on rolling, Peppermint!

Peppermint’s wheelchair paid for courtesy of the Frankie Wheelchair Fund and custom made by Eddie’s Wheels for Pets.

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Autumn Reflections

Posted October 21, 2015 by Barbara Techel

Today I did a search on Google on the meaning of Fall.

It was, in part, prompted by a radio show I listen to often called, the Soul-Directed Life with Janet Conner. All this year she has been studying the Native American Medicine Wheel, hosting guests on her show who share this wisdom. I’ve been learning so much.

I’m very drawn to Fall out of all the seasons as I’ve mentioned a few times here on my blog.

So in my search today from a site called Spirituality and Practices I was drawn to this particular paragraph:

As we watch leaves fluttering to the ground in the fall, we are reminded that nature’s cycles are mirrored in our lives. Autumn is a time for letting go and releasing things that have been a burden. All the religious traditions pay tribute to such acts of relinquishment. Fall is the right time to practice getting out of the way and letting Spirit take charge of our lives.

There was some more wonderful insight too if you are a Fall lover like I am that you may wish to check out here.

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Talking Dogs, No Kids by Choice, & Life as a Writer with Author Jackie Bouchard

Posted October 19, 2015 by Barbara Techel

I’m excited to share with you today my audio interview with, Jackie Bouchard, USA Today best-selling and award winning author of three fido-friendly fiction novels.

Today we talk about her newest novel, House Trained which will be released tomorrow, but if you can’t wait, you can pre-order it here.

One of the themes in her book is about the main character, Alex and her husband who chose not to have children. A subject I’m very familiar with, as is Jackie, as we both made the same choice.

We had an interesting discussion about it, along with Jackie’s writing life, how she comes up with the ideas for her books, and her wonderful sense of humor.

Hope you enjoy!

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