Pet Stories

Goodbye Little Buddy…

I have been avoiding this blog post for the last three weeks…however, with a heavy heart, it is time to share this sad news with all of you wonderful readers and fans of the Dash Man. On Friday, May 7th, our darling bunny Dasher left us and went…

Dasher, the Dashing Floppy-Eared Bunny: A Children’s Story

Happy New Year! I hope everyone is finding themselves happy and healthy in 2021!! We at the Bowers household are staying busy burrowing inside most days staying dry from the windy, wet winter days. I am substitute teaching and working towards my Masters in Law. The class this term is…

Dasher the Christmas Bunny: A Children’s Christmas Story

 Merry Christmas Everybody!! My Christmas card/gift to you this year is sharing my children’s story about Dasher with everyone! I took a sabbatical in 2019 to focus on writing children’s stories, starting my blog, and submitting my stories to agents and publishers. Unfortunately, 2019 did…

Happy Thanksgiving to My Big Brother Ben!

Hey Everyone! Happy Thanksgiving! This year just keeps getting more challenging with each month that passes. I don’t know when it will end, but I keep praying for things to get better. My older brother Ben lives in Hawaii and due to COVID restrictions in Hawaii, we haven…

Wildlife of the West: South Dakota, Wyoming, and the Rocky Mountains

Happy Labor Day Weekend Everybody!!  Sorry, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. August turned into a busy month when we decided to go on a last-minute trip for my birthday!   ( 38 if anyone is wondering…yikes!)  It also became a busy month for…

How We Pets Survived the COVID-19 Lockdown: By Dasher and Grizzabella

Hello, Everybody!! We ( Grizzabella and Dasher ) hope you are safe and healthy and happy! Boy, we sure are! We’ve been doing great in fact! We love lockdown, shut down, quarantine…whatever folks are calling it these days. Why do we love it so much? Well, as pets…

SOME GOOD NEWS!! Mystery Pig Found on Downtown Portland’s Eastbank Esplanade

BREAKING STORY!!! Pig found on downtown Portland’s Eastbank Esplanade in Waterfront Park! A Pig you ask?  What??? How on earth did a pig end up in downtown Portland? Well before we discuss this mystery, let’s go back a few weeks when all hell broke loose in…

Le Chat: The French and Their Felines

Francophile: a person who is fond or greatly admires France or the French Oui! C’est moi!  ( Disclaimer: I am what the French call une technophobe, and I have no idea how to add the proper French accents to french words I use in this post. So please forgive…

Happy New Year!! by Grizzabella and Dasher

Happy New Year Everybody!!! Grizzabella and Dasher and I all want to wish you the very best this new year! It’s 2020, and it’s a fresh start. Like most people, I see the new year as a chance to reset and reboot my mind, body, and…

A Little Bit of History About The Thanksgiving Turkey

Thanksgiving is quickly approaching…turkey day is almost here! I love the holiday season and like most people I adore Christmas. However, if I had to pick one day of the year I love most it would be Thanksgiving. Why you might ask? Well, I love what it stands…

The Grouse Mountain Bears: Grinder and Coola

Greetings Everyone! Sorry, it’s been a few weeks since my last post. The reason for this is that my husband and I traveled north to Canada! We drove up to Port Angeles, Washington, took the ferry to Victoria, B.C., spent a few days there and then took…

How Did Black Cats Become a Symbol of Halloween?

Halloween is in the air! That means all things spooky are out and about! Pumpkins, ghosts, scary movies, and our guest of honor in today’s post…black cats! Why are black cats a symbol of Halloween? And how did they become a symbol of bad luck? True…

My Favorite Cat and Dog Halloween Costumes from Chewy.com

Halloween is almost here! I love Halloween! It’s always been the most popular holiday in my family. We love dressing up, scaring trick-or-treaters (and each other), eating candy, and watching the infamous Halloween horror series over and over! (For me personally, it’s also the…