The Long Haul

Oct 21

Blossie is my lifeline. You’ve probably already figured that out. Yet in all this crazy chaos and uncertainty, I’m not sure even The Divine Dog is enough to keep me from falling into a hole.

Enough….ENough… ENOugh….ENOUGH!!!

When I started this blog in May, I had run out of excuses. In what seemed like a nanosecond after I posted my very first blog, the kaleidoscope clicked into clear focus and it became apparent the rest of my Earth journey would be spent in communion with you.

NEVER did I have an inkling (did any of us?) that this season of sequestering would last THIS LONG. I’m starting to feel claustrophobic and constipated (so to speak). Aren’t you?

Holy Crap (no pun intended!)

What I do know is The Divine Dog will continue. On occasion I may not do it gracefully. In fact I may not do it very well more times than I’d like to imagine. That said, I have absolutely no intention of abandoning this magic we have with you. This…this that has given me a sense of purpose, radiant joy and satisfaction I have truly never known before.

So, though I don’t think I have a profound or even valuable mouthful to say this week, I guess what I can share is that Blossie and I are here for the long haul.

Where else would we go??

Ilene Starr

Ilene Starr was born in Los Angeles, California, escaped to the Pacific Northwest in 2012 and has never looked back.

At the tender age of 61-3/4 years, after dreaming about having her own dog for decades, Ilene finally got her first dog when Blossum, basset hound, landed in her life and changed everything.

Ilene and Blossum’s first collaboration was a blog called Blossum the Divine Dog, a travelogue of profound, hilarious and deeply touching experiences which occurred in Portland, Oregon during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Then the book, Blossum the Divine Dog, took shape.

Blossum The Divine Dog may be summed up like this: “How I survived the Covid-19 pandemic guided by a gifted basset hound who possesses a wacky sense of humor, a reverent spirituality and lots of opinions. “

https://www.blossumthedivinedog.com

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