Category: Pearl Bailey, The Dog

We keep a pretty tight schedule around here during the work week. While the Professor keeps things humming in his office, I am down the hall in my studio. Pearl Bailey loves to keep me company during this time, and this arrangement makes me quite happy. Throughout most of the day, but particularly during these

Of course, we are speaking about Miss Pearl Bailey – she was five months old in this photograph. Just take a look at her, at first glance; you would think ‘what an adorable puppy’, I mean…so did I. When she was a pup she was a “looker” that’s for sure. Now, I ask you to

Those of you who are ardent fans of Pearl Bailey know she is full of antics on most any given day. Her escapades are almost legendary. I am not quite sure how a routine-driven gal like me ended up with a Retriever with such a talent for foolishness, but alas she was the spirit who

Today is Wednesday, also known as “Hump Day”. I thought I’d issue a little humor by sharing a classic Pearl Bailey story with you. Disclaimer: may cause you to laugh out loud! Early one morning as I was about to step in the shower, Pearl Bailey showed up with an unexpected surprise. There I was,

It was a quiet Sunday morning and I thought it a great time to get some laundry done. I gathered everything up and headed to the garage. In Florida, it is common for the washer/dryer to be located outside the walls of the main living space – you will commonly find them in garages, carports,

Pearl Bailey has done it again, but this time she’s in the ‘dog house’ with the Professor. After taking a long walk yesterday late morning, the Professor and I decided to take a ride. We rode out to Blue Skies Landscaping to see our friend, Claudio, to purchase some replacement plants for the garden boxes

It is not uncommon for Pearl Bailey and me to wake and descend the stairs at the same time each morning. So, one can gather from this togetherness, that some conversation would take place ~ even if it is a one-sided one at that! After an hour of gradual exchange between the two of us,

Pearl Bailey is now a robust ten year old and still frolics with the best of them. But back in the beginning of our relationship we spent our time sequestered in an idyllic cottage nestled by a riverbank on a horse farm in the quaint antique town of Royal Oak, Maryland. Without the benefit of

Does one really ‘own’ a dog – or do they ‘own us’ like “…this is my master…” Or, are they, instead, simply on loan to us — to take care of us and guide us, amuse us and call upon us to deliver our best humanity and grace through their unconditional love and acceptance? To

Another day, another dollar and another morning hour spent in exasperation with Miss Pearl Bailey. So, this morning Her Majesty shows up looking like waif. I mean, how does she do it? I looked down at her with dismay and said “Is this to be your Halloween costume – are you going as a One-Eyed