Mr. Clete, my first and best dog, once spent the night in the studio of Adelaide Alsop Robineau, the legendary ceramic artist. He slept not far from where her handmade tiles surrounded the fireplace.
I was reminded of this when I took in the “Turner to Cézanne” exhibit at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. [...]
Archive for the ‘Dogs’ Category
One Night with Adelaide
Posted in Art, Dogs on November 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Elinor Glyn
Posted in Art, Dogs, Literature on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
While on another errand, I came across a 1907 letter by Henry Adams to a friend, Mabel La Farge, that mentioned British author Elinor Glyn’s latest novel:
“ ‘Three Weeks’ is the title of Mrs. Glyn’s new purple volume, and the ladies are screaming with laughter at it. I have it, but I guard myself from [...]
A Murder of Them
Posted in Dogs, Literature on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“They sit in the trees and on the electric wires and on the roofs and they watch everything, the sinister little bastards.”
– Enzo the dog, on crows, in The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Sage Advice
Posted in Dogs, Literature on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”
– Groucho Marx
Dogs & Sleep
Posted in Dogs, Naps on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Here is some of what I have found in my bed: mulch, grass, leaves, tiny little black things that seem (thank God) inanimate, brownish streaks I don’t want to examine, feathers, twigs, gravel, muddy paw prints, and plain dirt. I never look closely anymore; I assume the worst…
“I used to feel about king-size beds the [...]
Heart
Posted in Dogs on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite stops on the Web is “The Long and Short of It All.” This photo, “Heart,” is by Aniika.
By Chance
Posted in Dogs, Literature on April 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“A really companionable and indispensable dog is an accident of nature. You can’t get it by breeding for it, and you can’t buy it with money. It just happens along.”
– E.B. White
To Prepare
Posted in Dogs, Literature on March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“For the long ordeal of owning another dachshund we prepared ourselves by putting up for a night at the Boston Ritz in a room overlooking the Public Garden, where from our window we could gaze, perhaps for the last time, on a world of order and peace.”
– E.B. White in “A Report in Spring” (1957)
More from E.B. White
Posted in Dogs, Literature on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Dachshund’s affectionate,
He wants to wed with you:
Lie down to sleep,
And he’s in bed with you.
Sit in a chair,
He’s there.
Depart,
You break his heart.
– E. B. White, who shared his life with three dachshunds
Advertisement for Frankenmuth Beer, brewed in Michigan’s “Little Bavaria,” from The Long & Short of It: For Dachshund Lovers
On a Pet’s Understanding
Posted in Dogs, Literature on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“I’ve never had a dog who understood so much of what I said or held it in such deep contempt.”
– E.B. White, speaking of his dachshund, Fred
