Tag Archives: A little personal

Thursday – A Little Personal – Stella Time

“Hi, John.” “Well, Hi, Stella. What you up to today?” “Nothing much. I just wanted to check and see what you were doing.” “I’m putting a finishing touch on a story for tomorrow.” “Isn’t tomorrow the  Thursday post, A Little personal?” “It sure is.” “Doing a feature on the canines?” “No. It is all about […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Play Outside

“So Stella, what are you doing behind that chair?” “Well. John, it’s like this. I can’t seem to find a place for a nap with those canines running around.” “Come out here. That’s no place to nap.” “Okay, John. I’m here.” “What is the problem?” “Whenever I try to lay down those oafs run over […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy’s Agenda

“Hey, Bailey. You hear anything?” “Like what?” “Listen upstairs. Something’s clomping around.” “I don’t hear anything? Hey, Pops you hear anything upstairs?” “I can’t hear anything from here. I’ll go check.” “Thanks, pops.” “Excuse me, Stella.” “Hold on, John. I’m just finishing breakfast.” “Okay. What can I do for you?” “Lucy said there was something […]

Little Personal – Rain Today

“Hey, John” “Yes, Stella.” “I think you better check on the canines. I hear rumbles in the hold.” “The hold?” “Downstairs. You sure miss the humor sometimes.” “Lucy, Stella tells me there is grumbling in the hold.” “The hold, Boss? What does that mean?” “Stella humor. Now, what’s up?” “We were going to go for […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Slow Day

“Hey, John.” “Yes, Stella.” “Where you been?” “I was out taking photos.” “With that iPhone?” “Yes with the iPhone.” “Pretty low-tech I would say.” “Want to see one?” “Well, it is a while before lunch so what the heck. Sure.” “What is that?” “Someone put a flag on the beach with a stick as a […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Stella Tells it Like it Is

“Hey, John. What are you doing?” “I’m proofing my latest book.” “Let me see.” “Here it is.” “Circumstances of Childhood?” “Yup that’s the name.” “Let me be honest. Doesn’t sound like something I want to read.” “I never would have thought differently, Stella. I wrote it for humans.” “Probably low brow then. Show it to the […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Morning with Stella

  “Okay, John. I know you are getting your coffee but I wonder if we could chat.” “Of course, Stella. What would you like to chat about? “Well, it’s a little personal.” “Go ahead. I can keep a secret.” “It’s about those two canines.” “What a shock Stella. What about them?” “Haven’t you noticed how […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Fur Kids in Exile

“Okay, John. Let’s chat.” “Alright, Stella. What do you want to talk about?” “Being a refugee.” “We are not refugees. We are evacuees.” “A rose by any other name is still a rose.” “Okay, I’ll admit this is not ideal. We are better off than a lot of the Harvey Hurricane victims” “Just look at […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Watchdogs

“Hey boss, we have a code red here.” “Code red? Lucy. What’s a code red? “Tell the boss what code red means, Bailey.” “Intruders, pop. Code red means intruders.” “They’re here. We have barbarians at the gate.” “C’mon, Lucy. There is an easy explanation.” “Easy for you boss. You don’t have to put your mouth […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Vacation

“Hi, Boss.” “Hi, Lucy. What is going on?” “Last week Bailey, Stella, and I had time off.” “I know. You guys do anything interesting?” “Well, we took a morning dip in the pool. Of course, a dove interrupted us. Pesky thing anyway.” “Too fast for you huh?” “Then we went for a walk and ran […]