Penelope and Me: Lessons I Learn Walking My Dog at the Beach Lesson #4: Road Closed. Path Opened. by Dyanne Kelley Lately it’s been too hot to take our normal route where we enter the beach at one place and exit at another farther down. There’s a breeze, and...
The Power of Positivity We set out this morning both of us thankful for the pleasant breeze. It’s one of those perfect days. Very few people, the end of the week, vacationers planning their trips home. I love these mornings when I can let Penelope off leash to run and...
We meet families with young children coming off the beach today. Mommy, can I pet the dog, the little girl asks? Sure, she’s friendly, I get used to saying as I stop. On this particular morning, the little girl starts with a friendly pet on the head and quickly...
This is Penelope and me. Sometimes I call her Sweet P for short. We live by the beach where we walk with some regularity mostly on fair weather days but not always. Walking Penelope is a daily exercise in staying present, not letting my mind wonder or get too...