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Charlie Button Gets Around!
Editor’s Note: We first met Charlie at Dog-O-Ween 2013, along with his constant companion, Elizabeth Guare. Charlie and Elizabeth are also regular customers at the Downtown Farmer’s Market, where FoPAAS has a small booth on the street facing the market. While…
Sweet Jasmine Blooms!
Horses Deserve Our Attention and Our Care To many of us who live on the San Francisco Peninsula, horses are not all that familiar. We see them at a distance, as we’re driving in the hills or along Page Mill…
Adventuring With Shilo
If you’re an active person like me, chances are—as the bumper sticker says—your dog is your co–pilot. Many dog breeds are athletic and adventurous by nature. I happened upon my Black Lab–Border Collie mix, Shilo, seven and a half years…
Sandy—A Texas Miracle
We met up in Marathon, Texas. I had cycled there from Corpus Christi, and my brother from San Diego, California. It was March, 2012, and the dreadful heat of the summer was still weeks away. That did not make our…
The Cat Who Loves Leaves
In 2003, my mother and I adopted two kittens from PAAS. We named them Hal and Grady. In 2006, Hal began a practice he continues to this day: during the night he picks up leaves (mostly dried & brown) and…