in the beginning, when i had one dog, edith, and i was trying to move out of the cubbyhole under my sister's basement stairs, and i put some little signs up and another dog walker ripped them down, and i haven't advertised since. r. found one of my cards, maybe the last one that exists. i only wanted enough dogs to live by, and i'm very pleased that people and dogs have found me and kept me happy and homey and well fed.

i wasn't looking for a dog, and i didn't know if i could, but directly meeting daphne, i knew i would. i fell in love. it happens quick as natural magic with dogs, and with dogs of course it happens all the time, right, but i'm meeting her again next saturday, and sunday, and i hope a long trail of saturdays followed by sundays to come.

as with my first dog edith, the daphne connection is made possible by my beloved sister, who saved me once and continues to bring me into the circle.