Testing! Testing! Testing! That’s what the experts say is necessary to move the country back to normalcy. Almost daily, local TV stations in New York City where I live run public service announcements urging viewers to get a test for COVID-19. Those announcements tell how to find a testing site and most point out that…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats met Oreo, the new ARF dog.Whiskers: Lots of excitement this past week.Sadie: Got that right. Oreo went to his forever home after several potential guardians met him.Pepper: Both Oreo and the family are very lucky.Sadie: And kittens! Did you hear about the whirlwind of kittens?Pepper:…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats discussed the services offered by ARF to pet guardians. Whiskers: Well, here we are. Sadie: Yep. Just us adult cats and one beautiful gray kitten. Pepper: And that kitten is so darling! I cannot believe he is still here. Sadie: I hope he is…
70 years ago – 1950 Les Selander was directing a Western film in Idyllwild with “so many cowhands in jingling spurs clomping through the village.” 65 years ago – 1955 At Dutton’s Corner Store in Fern Valley, 3 pounds of tomatoes were being sold for 19 cents. 60 years ago – 1960 Despite a move…
Carrying on our focus on effective communication. What supports it and what undermines it? In 1994, John Gottman, Ph.D., published a small book titled, “Why Marriages Succeed or Fail…and How You Can Make Yours Last.” In it, he shared years of scientifically based research on married couples and challenged some long-held ideas of mental health…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats discussed the services offered by ARF to pet guardians. Whiskers: (creeping into the ARF office) Hello? Is anyone here? Hello? Sadie: (following Whiskers) It’s eerily quiet in here. Pepper: (entering) There is a very good reason for the quiet. Maybe you should sit down for…
70 years ago – 1950 Trail improvements, the stringing of a phone line from Tahquitz Peak to Round Valley, campsite maintenance and the building of a well were just some of the projects underway at the Mt. San Jacinto State Park. 65 years ago – 1955 High up on the wooded slopes of Strawberry Valley,…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats discussed the services offered by ARF to pet guardians. Zeus: Kitten alert! Bear: More kittens, again? Really? Zeus: Yes, sir. ARF took in three kittens and their mama, but the mama will head back to the family from where they came. Whiskers:…
70 years ago – 1950 The director of ISOMATA (now Idyllwild Arts Academy) announced that a four-week workshop session was canceled because a number of the male students notified the school they could not attend due to the “unsettled world condition.” 65 years ago – 1955 Ladies of the Guild were hard at work getting…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats learned of the new, safe procedures for Sadie’s Clinic and nail trim clinics. Zeus: (speaking to an empty office) Hello! Is anyone around? Bear: (entering office) I am, but I’m thinking I might be the only one. It certainly is quiet in here. Zeus: Hello,…
