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Karma, a Disgruntled Cat, and the Bob-Tailed Squirrel: Everyday Magic, Day 881
If the windows are Cat TV, the squirrel was a daily reality show designed to inflame cat desires and piss them off. As such, it had high...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 19, 20152 min read
Predictably Crazy in Unpredictable Ways as the Nest Empties: Everyday Magic, Day 864
Daniel showing us the native prairie plant greenhouse on his last day of work there. I knew this was coming, but sometimes knowledge...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 17, 20153 min read
Pairs of Rattlesnakes, Kayaks, and Beloveds: Everyday Magic, Day 856
Mr. Rattlesnake just hanging in his pillow case (outside of course) before moving to his new home. It was a weekend of unlikely pairs....
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 5, 20153 min read
Five Wonders at the End of June: Everyday Magic, Day 855
Mothra! Little wonders abound, and in the last week, here are five I experienced: 1. Mothra! On Sunday we found this guy just off the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 29, 20152 min read
For the Love of Animals and Community: Everyday Magic, Day 851
Vigil for lost animals When we found out about the fire at Pet World, so many of us in and around Lawrence rushed to the scene or to the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 28, 20153 min read
A Mouse in the House: Everyday Magic, Day 816
It was after 1 a.m., and I was struggling to fall asleep. “Go to sleep,” I told my sleepy body and rushing brain. I did my usual trick of...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 9, 20142 min read
Goodbye, Dog of Love: Everyday Magic, Day 759
We found Mariah at the Humane Society when Daniel, his friend Katie, and I went in looking for a special canine pal for Daniel. Mariah...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 13, 20143 min read
The Dog Lives To See Another Day (or Week, or Month): Everyday Magic, Day 758
We’ve never had to put down an animal before. Past ones have vanished, been eaten by coyotes (that’s why we have indoor cats these days),...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 4, 20142 min read
Honey Bear Solstice Salon: Everyday Magic, Day 752
Hanukkah Lenny arrived late and didn’t get a good place to perch, but you can see how much he’s listening intently to his mates. The...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 21, 20132 min read
Adventures of Lenny the Squirrel Menorah: Everyday Magic, Day 749
Lenny deciding which part of the cake he wants (he prefers to eat the part with the candles) We have a new friend in Lenny the squirrel...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 4, 20132 min read
How Cats Tell Stories: Everyday Magic, Day 736
Sid cattily winding his tale around Miyako’s neck, yet another cat story Sidney Iowa Goldberg (aka Iowa lesbian wedding kitten)...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 29, 20132 min read
And Then There Were Four: Everyday Magic, Day 721
For one thing, the vet bill has skyrocketed. Nothing like a very old dog on pain meds and a spanking new kitten who still had his pompoms...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 30, 20132 min read
Beautiful Birds in the Morning, Stuck in the Mud With Potato Salad in the Evening: Everyday Magic, D
Indigo Bunting, you are so lovely! The day began with beautiful birds and ended with me stuck in the mud clutching four pounds of potato...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 4, 20132 min read
Of Mice & Dogs (and One Cat): Everyday Magic, Day 694
Exhausted animals catching up on sleep Lightning, thunder, and one freaked-out dog doesn’t bode well, especially when said dog can open...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Apr 18, 20132 min read
Saving My Dog, Who Was Saving Us, From Coyotes: Everyday Magic, Day 666
Rewind to six hours earlier when, getting ready to go to the home of friends for a special dinner, I asked my family, “Where’s Shay?” No...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 1, 20133 min read
My Dog Ate My Name & Other Adventures of Book Tour Life: Everyday Magic, Day 623
Some of us see our names in lights. For me, it's chalk, and even more miraculously, cookies. When I arrived at Blue Planet Cafe in Topeka...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 7, 20121 min read
Me & My Fur-Covered Assistant: Everyday Magic, Day 611
“I got this, boss.” Shay the dog is right at my side as we step outside to the sleeping porch. “I got this one, boss,” Shay tells me with...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 14, 20122 min read
A 30-Year Reunion, Workshop & Reading, and Dead Bird (All in a Day’s Work): Everyday Magi
Yesterday, Ken and I drove west for 2.5 hours to beautiful Salina, Kansas. Never mind that it was 106 degrees (if we stopped doing things...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 22, 20122 min read
A List of Things Shay the Dog Has Eaten Or Tried to Eat: Everyday Magic, Day 586
“I is bad but very sweet too” Ken’s pants (mostly the waist and some of the back) Three large, eucalyptus-scented candles A box of hard...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 16, 20121 min read
Is Judy the Cat Part of the Coyote Family?: Everyday Magic, Day 581
Saturday night, she looked up at me from the back door, and I let her out. She had always been an indoor-outdoor cat, and she was still...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 6, 20122 min read
