No Scaredy Cats This Halloween – Safety tips for pet parents
Tweet Animal costumes have become quite an attraction for Halloween festivities. As adorable as they are, playing pet dress-up can be a big mess-up for many of our four legged friends. Certain pets won’t mind at all and some may even prance around proud and delighted. Obviously the first step is making sure you have [...]
Read More →Embracing grief
Tweet In a society that values strength, how do we deal with an emotion as vulnerable as grief? Licensed psychologist Robin Walsh says that there are seven stages. First, shock and denial – numbing and disbelief; numbing keeps a person from being too overwhelmed. This stage can last for weeks. Second, pain and/or guilt- shock [...]
Read More →Circus is no fun for animals ~ A lesson in gentle relations
Tweet (photos by Phat Teddy http://phatteddy.com) I literally gasped aloud when I saw that first dreadful stack of blue and white “admit one child for free” coupons announcing the circus will soon be marching back into town. Of course this circus is the horrid kind with animals in chains and cages. This is just one [...]
Read More →Nuts on wheels – Nut Roll rolls in
Tweet On Sept. 12, the Pecan City Pedalers’ “Nuts on Wheels” will host their 6th annual Nut Roll, a fully-supported, well-organized event starting and ending at the Parks at Chehaw. Ride options are 30-, 42-, 62- and 102-mile loops that gently twist and turn through scenic country roads lined with mossy oaks, old barns, cotton [...]
Read More →Brown bagging it, For on the go “health conscious” families
Tweet A Healthy Albany, written by Kristen Taylor. It’s a cozy thought to send your child to school every day with a homemade meal lovingly packed in their lunchbox. Sweet, yes. However, with today’s hectic mornings of single parents or both parents working, finding the time to get quality food in that Hannah Montana pouch [...]
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