No Juan Is An Island

What do you love about where you live?

Most readers might find this answer unusual since it would veer away from describing the best attributes of a physical home or a place. At first, I thought of talking about how lovely it is to live in Baguio (but I remember writing about it and posting it sometime ago). So…

I love where I live now because my dogs are with me. I can’t imagine living in a place without them. They are my stress relievers, happy pills and reasons for living.

I love home because of my Story, my Poem, and my Adage. All 3 were my pandemic babies.

As the Covid pandemic comes to end, I  was diagnosed with a life changing condition that made me depressed, hopeless, and helpless wherein most days I felt  unheard and unloved. My three dogs were my solace.

During these tough times, my dogs have been looking after me. They have been giving me a reason to get up every day, to smile specially in moments where I find myself sobbing, staring blankly and randomly breaking down. Their goofiness and playful demeanor brought tiny moments of joy when that happy feeling was in short supply.

*”*Story and Poem are shihtzu. Adage on the other hand is a groenendael – malinois.

Here are more photos of our family’s canine crew.

Happy International Dog Day, to to this adorable canine crew! 😍😍😍 August 26)

Here is a “then-and-now” collage of Kabbage (who is with my sister) – Story – Adage – Haiku – Poem – Epic (who is with Mam Mich) – Legend – Sonnet ♥️♥️♥️

And here are more photos of my beloved canine crew.