My mother, a very talented artist whose work I’ve watched evolve since my earliest memories of falling asleep on the floor of her art studio when we lived in Kenya, is having her first professional art show. If you’re going to be in the area, please do stop by and say “Hi!” And tell her that her loving daughter sent you.

The other day, while I was putting on my shoes to take Sprocket for a walk, I was inspired to write a few haiku about her. I share them with you here:

Four-legged smile
The dog of my heart and dreams
Sprocket, I love you

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Good Girl Sprocket
Looks up with loving brown eyes
You are so precious

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I bask, yes bask, in
her glorious dogginess
the dog of my life