Tag: dogs

• With Happy Hearts

  This pillow encapsulates our Christmas season. And our year, actually. A year with painful goodbyes and stitched up hearts. A year of warmth and growth. I’ll remember this year as the one where Wells chimed in reading ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,’ alternating pages with Fitz and I while Gus listened. I’ll recall how Fitz […]

  KellyQAnderson

  December 26, 2019

  Chicago, Holiday, Love

  boston terrier, christmas, dogs, family dinner, gifts, Holiday, holiday party, home alone, new year, seasonal, snow, wonder

• Hello September

  Photo by Matthew T Rader on Pexels.com This month snuck right on in, didn’t it? I awoke to pitch-black skies and a whole lotta rain. Everything seemed different. Somewhere, nature is quietly whispering, “Autumn is coming, you moron.” Today, Gus begins her very last year of preschool! Fitz and I will be celebrating our wedding […]

  KellyQAnderson

  September 3, 2019

  Lifestyle, Parenting

  amwriting, anniversary, boston terrier, Chicago, Chicago north shore, chicago writer, dogs, first day, midwest writer, Parenting, pet adoption, preschool, school, wine, wine country, Writer Life

• City Girl Confessions: Focusing on What Was & What Will Be

  City Girl Confessions is my recurring column via The Glencoe Anchor. A couple months back I recall the idea of a dog park floating around town. There’s just something about that notion that connotes joy: it’s a gathering place to meet new friends and, overall, it’s a cherry on top of the stellar parks already […]

  KellyQAnderson

  June 27, 2019

  Columns, Lifestyle

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