Caren Krutsinger Poet Kimo

The Joy of Owning a Dog

Digs all day, making a bit of progress

Plant forty-two tulip bulbs

Dog digs them up all night













Every Good Friday I think about this. It happened to me in 1998.  Three dogs - Happy, Go and Lucky - sat and watched me as I patiently dug 42 holes, and planted 42 tulip bulbs. The next day....

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Deborah Guenther Beachboard April 1, 2018 at 8:44 PM I have 5 of the little darlings. All I can say is everyone should be as happy to see me come home as they are! Caren Krutsinger April 1, 2018 at 10:45 PM Exactly right but no one loves a human as much as her pup!

Daniel Turner March 30, 2018 at 10:40 AM Very funny! They saw you digging and wondered what you found. Thanks for smile this morning, Caren. Caren Krutsinger March 30, 2018 at 11:50 AM I aim to please; glad you liked it Daniel. Thanks for visiting! Happy Easter!

Line Gauthier March 30, 2018 at 7:27 AM There's no winning, Caren. He obviously thought it was an Easter egg hunt. Caren Krutsinger March 30, 2018 at 11:50 AM All 3 of them - Happy, Go and Lucky.