Islewood Farm is magical in the winter, and the pond is home to many different types of ducks all year round. Zippy and his pupil, Kipling, patrol the grounds but remain gentle and...
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Kipling turned the ripe old puppy age of 4 months. She’s now 31 pounds and gets her last shots this afternoon. She’s at that awkward stage . . . Kipling is very long...
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Zippy and Kipling made 2011 a year to remember. I used to play Freeze Tag with the neighborhood kids and all four of my siblings. Tag someone. Run fast. They have to freeze;...
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Today is the release of John Lescroart’s new novel The Hunter. Russell Blake shares his comprehensive and fun talk with Lescroart, one of the most revered suspense writers in the business. They...
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The young man has never been afraid of hats before. In fact, he’s recently found himself admiring them. The hats on the heads of the men in this town have actually seemed to...
Read More →In the run-up to the annual chimney crawl, Kipling is in hyperactive Christmas mode. Zippy strives to keep the Santa belief going and distracts Kipling by teaching shepherding tricks! When shepherds come to...
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The chill of finishing a great mystery is in my bones. And it’s a very good thing Kipling can’t get to them with her tiny puppy-teeth! Kiplings’s first snow experience…traversing the...
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Okay, I’ll stop with these two happy Kipling photos and carry on with my recommendation I searched for the anthology The Best American Short Stories 2011, a series that comes out each Fall with...
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It’s raining cats and dogs outside my office window. Kipling is at my feet, and already a great snoozer. I wanted to send out the weekend Kipling Report before I continue working on...
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