ABOUT SUMMER

Here are some quotes about summer:   “A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.” James Dent “Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the

PRESENTING SIR GALAHAD

Hello! My name is Galahad, sometimes called “the handsome lad.”  I have a couple of other nicknames, too:  Gally-wags, Big Boy or er, um, Galahaddy. I’m a black lab – English, with brown eyes and a big, toothy smile. I’m retired now. For seven years, I worked, guiding my lady wherever she wanted to go.  I

PRISCILLA’S STORY

In the US, National Animals’ Rights Day was June 8. While that particular day is past, it’s still June, so Priscilla would like to share her story: I don’t remember being picked up out of the feed trough; I was still a baby, just 3 months old. I was on a farm, dumped there by

A SUMMER GARDEN

A summer garden Is filled With things that like sunshine and plenty of heat.   Basil and roses Are mixed With flowers, herbs and pine To make a sweet perfume.   Soft, gentle breezes Bring in Warm showers of sweet rain And clean, pungent air.   Bees, birds and crickets Sing out Songs filled with

EVENING

The house is quiet after a busy day. I sit alone on the sofa, Reflecting as I listen to the clock in the kitchen; Tick, tock, tick…   Priscilla, my cat, Joins me at the other end of the couch by my feet. She purrs with contentment; A soft, rhythmic sound.   Friends, family and

Nobuyuki

Nobuyuki Tsujii is a Japanese pianist and composer, who started playing music when he was 2.  He played a tune that his mother had been humming on a toy piano.  He won first prize at the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano competition, and played at Carnegie Hall in 2013. He will be 26 in September.