TULIP MEETS BAMBI

TULIP MEETS BAMBI

Every fawn needs a Thumper or a Flower. This little white-tail may have found his Flower not in a Disney skunk but in Tulip, our Norwegian forest cat. The gaze exchanged between the young buck and our Viking cat spoke of a wondrous new friendship. Maybe come summer,...
HEY, WHERE YOU TAKING THE CHRISTMAS TREE?

HEY, WHERE YOU TAKING THE CHRISTMAS TREE?

Tulip has spent weeks in the Big Smoke, helping me with my Christmas Fund for Variety Village and luxuriating in the holiday season. Our intrepid Norwegian forest cat has always had a special relationship with the Christmas tree. For instance, she was a prime suspect...
STROBEL: Swimming saved Ruby’s life

STROBEL: Swimming saved Ruby’s life

Swimming was Vicki Keith’s life. In her storied career, she swam all five Great Lakes, including a double crossing of Lake Ontario, the English Channel, Juan de Fuca Strait, Catalina Channel and Sydney Harbour. I hear she even gazed at the Pacific Ocean with a glint...