SNOOP (our local spay and neuter charity) is in the running for a grant from Pepsi. This is the biggest opportunity we have ever had to help with the suffering of unwanted animals. We are begging and pleading (as we always seem to be doing) trying to get votes for our project. Can we prevail against the odds of the 1,000 others we are competing against?

The photo is of Wee Willie. We found her after someone abandoned her and she was nothing but a skeleton, so weak she couldn't eat or drink. We didn't think she would live through the night, but her will to live gladly proved us wrong. She is now strong and beautiful. Too many others only suffer before dying which is why we hope with all our hearts we can get the grant, but we've been disappointed so many times before.

Can't trust anyone

With real enthusiasm I planted SugarSnap (eat the whole pea) peas two weeks ago in the enclosed, gated area of the front yard. Every day for two weeks I've looked at the bare, muddy dirt. Yesterday, little green sprouts all in a row! I rejoice, hopping up and down in an interpretative dance called "Productivity is Mine". Stopped in to admire them early this morning on my way to get the newspaper from the box. No, oh no. The gate was standing open. I rushed in dreading what I would find. I knew it, I knew it. Huge doggy pawprints everywhere. Pea sprouts trampled and dug up. The dogs swore they didn't do it but I know they are liars.