Posted in Commercial Fishing, Commercial Fishing Family, Jazzercise on March 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Toby had a good day yesterday. He got a nice warm bath, lots of wholesome treats, and time to rest on the couch. I even found him lying next to 8-month old Vincent in the middle of the family room carpet, soaking up the warm afternoon sun that streamed through the window. He also went [...]
Posted in Commercial Fishing, Commercial Fishing Family on March 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Our dog, Toby, does have cancer.
I went into the family room today to ask George about the construction dust layering the house.
“I have some bad news about Bo Bos,” he said.
That’s when I noticed George was sitting quietly next to Toby on the couch, his arm around our stoic friend.
I’m shocked. Toby is only four. So [...]
Posted in Commercial Fishing, Commercial Fishing Family on March 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Last Thursday, I wrote and told you about our dog, Toby, who sustained an injury to his left eye after misjudging a jump into our truck while we were on our spring break. The eye became red, swollen, and misshapen upon our arrival home, so we took Toby to the local vet. The vet recommended Toby [...]
Posted in Commercial Fishing, Commercial Fishing Family, Commercial Fishing Seasons on March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
George expressed mock concern recently that my blog posts don’t always make life at our house sound very fun. Of course, I didn’t agree. And anyway, heck, who wants to read about a perfect life? Not me. Boring! I like to write–and read–about real life.
Because this is a blog that celebrates the commercial fishing life–the good, the [...]
Posted in Commercial Fishing, Jazzercise, Writing on March 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Here is a great opportunity for you Writing Mothers out there.
(And by the way: If you are a mother who likes to write, you are a Writing Mother.)
Here is the link to a call for submission for an upcoming anthology, A Cup of Comfort for New Mothers. The deadline of April 1, 2008, is fast [...]
Posted in Commercial Fishing, Commercial Fishing Family, Commercial Fishing Seasons, Jazzercise on March 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Make room in your family’s life for the dad’s viewpoint and way of doing things.”
(Adapting to Change–Fishing Families, Businesses, Communities, and Regions
1997 by Oregon Sea Grant)
A few days from now, we’ll be embarking on our “Spring Break.” George has about six weeks off in between the crab and halibut/blackcod seasons, so we’re taking one of those [...]
