companions Archives — Tovar Cerulli

Gratitude and Google bots

July 8, 2010July 5, 2010 by Tovar

Looking back over this blog’s first six months, I notice three items that need tending. First, a postscript to the loss of my friend Steve’s French Brittany, Kate: He brought home her two-month-old niece this past Friday. Cath and I got to meet her yesterday. Yes, she is as sweet and silky soft as she … Read more

A farewell to Kate

March 27, 2010March 27, 2010 by Tovar

Kate was the only dog I’ve ever known who howled when you petted her. Her human—my good friend Steve—always insisted she was singing. Like him, she loved people. And birds. She stayed with me and Cath a few times over the years, when Steve had to be out of town. Indoors, she always parked herself … Read more