Stella: the Flattest Wedding Guest

Well, we did it! Our pack is officially a family! Although Stella didn’t participate in our wedding in person, she was there in cardboard form. Yes, Stella has her own cardboard cut out. We used her as a prop in our flip-book photo booth, and people seemed to be having fun with her (some of them a little too much!). The picture above is a still shot from the little movie David and I filmed with stand-in Stella. I am … Continue reading

Stella’s Recent Antics

Stella has had so many adventures already this fall. Although she always sits and watches out the window, she has had a lot more to look at lately. The squirrels have been very active, running in front of her, going up and down the trees, burying and digging up their nuts. She has been going crazy. Her instincts to chase are too strong to resist. It was raining pretty hard the other morning, and Stella wore her raincoat when we … Continue reading

Stella Loves Life

Stella and I have settled into a routine that cracks me up. Every day, I take her out for a good dose of exercise. We run. We laugh. We dig in the dirt. And after we return home, Stella sits in her window. A few minutes later, she hops down onto the sofa and rubs herself on the cushions like a lunatic. She knocks over the pillows. She knocks over the blankets. She turns herself upside down and makes crazy … Continue reading