Katherine Nicolai

I was on floor duty downstairs, and their dad was on bedroom duty upstairs, and I was pretty sure he'd just gotten to changing the sheets. bird, our rescued hound, the sleepiest boy you've ever met, had just been evicted from the bed.

I was on floor duty downstairs, and their dad was on bedroom duty upstairs, and I was pretty sure he'd just gotten to changing the sheets. bird, our rescued hound, the sleepiest boy you've ever met, had just been evicted from the bed.

I was on floor duty downstairs, and their dad was on bedroom duty upstairs, and I was pretty sure he'd just gotten to changing the sheets. bird, our rescued hound, the sleepiest boy you've ever met, had just been evicted from the bed.

He was calm and thoughtful, stood back while Crumb tore his toys to bits. or marmy strutted through the kitchen.

He was calm and thoughtful, stood back while Crumb tore his toys to bits. or marmy strutted through the kitchen.

He was calm and thoughtful, stood back while Crumb tore his toys to bits. or marmy strutted through the kitchen.

I love my family so much, Each of these souls, so much, had sometimes brought tears to my eyes. I wiped them away, reminding myself that while there was nothing wrong with the tenderness it had brought up, they were here with me now,

I love my family so much, Each of these souls, so much, had sometimes brought tears to my eyes. I wiped them away, reminding myself that while there was nothing wrong with the tenderness it had brought up, they were here with me now,

I love my family so much, Each of these souls, so much, had sometimes brought tears to my eyes. I wiped them away, reminding myself that while there was nothing wrong with the tenderness it had brought up, they were here with me now,

at the sound of the door opening, the squirrel, who was still teasing Marm and Crumb in the window, finally decided he'd probably pushed his luck as far as it could safely go and ran a few feet up the nearest tree. Bird paid no mind to him. just lumbered down the steps to find a patch of sunlight to stretch out in.

at the sound of the door opening, the squirrel, who was still teasing Marm and Crumb in the window, finally decided he'd probably pushed his luck as far as it could safely go and ran a few feet up the nearest tree. Bird paid no mind to him. just lumbered down the steps to find a patch of sunlight to stretch out in.

at the sound of the door opening, the squirrel, who was still teasing Marm and Crumb in the window, finally decided he'd probably pushed his luck as far as it could safely go and ran a few feet up the nearest tree. Bird paid no mind to him. just lumbered down the steps to find a patch of sunlight to stretch out in.

Crumb came hurtling out of the house behind us, and I could see by the look in his eyes that he really thought he had a chance of catching up with his little harasser. Oh, bless, I mumbled as I carried the dust mop over to the compost pile near the fence and started shaking it out.

Crumb came hurtling out of the house behind us, and I could see by the look in his eyes that he really thought he had a chance of catching up with his little harasser. Oh, bless, I mumbled as I carried the dust mop over to the compost pile near the fence and started shaking it out.

Crumb came hurtling out of the house behind us, and I could see by the look in his eyes that he really thought he had a chance of catching up with his little harasser. Oh, bless, I mumbled as I carried the dust mop over to the compost pile near the fence and started shaking it out.

Bird's eyes were already shut, his long legs stretched out in the new grass. Crumb still barked around the base of the tree, his little limbs bouncing him up and down. And Marmalade was once again stretched out on her sill.

Bird's eyes were already shut, his long legs stretched out in the new grass. Crumb still barked around the base of the tree, his little limbs bouncing him up and down. And Marmalade was once again stretched out on her sill.

Bird's eyes were already shut, his long legs stretched out in the new grass. Crumb still barked around the base of the tree, his little limbs bouncing him up and down. And Marmalade was once again stretched out on her sill.

She was an indoor cat who, every year, had a few carefully chaperoned visits. into the back garden.

She was an indoor cat who, every year, had a few carefully chaperoned visits. into the back garden.