by Susan Gabriel | Mar 10, 2022 | Life & family
For months, Jack, our 16-year-old sweetheart-of-a-dog had been inching his way toward heaven. It was hard to watch. He weakened. Stopped doing the things he loved. He slowly lost his zest for living. If you’re lucky, once in a lifetime, a dog comes along who opens...
by Susan Gabriel | Mar 1, 2015 | Life & family, Nature
Not that many people know that in my spare time–while not writing–I watch wolves. Red wolves, Mexican gray wolves, and Canadian/Rocky Mountain gray wolves. In fact, don’t be surprised if a wolf shows up in a future novel of mine. For years,...
by Susan Gabriel | May 14, 2014 | Life & family, Nature
It’s chipmunk season here in the mountains of North Carolina, which means our cat, Sammy, is in touch with his primal instincts, much like the story of Quentin and the Cave Boy where Quentin meets his cave boy self. For Quentin, the cave boy comes out of a dream...
by Susan Gabriel | Feb 26, 2014 | Life & family
Check out this Good Life Project! I think you’ll like it. Are you living a good life? I ran across this “Living Creed” at www.dailygood.org and wanted to share it with you. There’s so much about this project that I love. For one thing, I love...
by Susan Gabriel | Dec 17, 2013 | Life & family, Photographs
Dear Readers, happy holiday message from me to you. These photos were taken in Alberta, Canada, by Tanja Askani and are not staged. The deer and the rabbit are friends. Here are a few more: Wishing you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! I’m taking a couple of...
by Susan Gabriel | Oct 3, 2013 | Life & family, Nature
What gives you hope in life? The other night I found myself discouraged, as many people do these days, and I decided to make a list of what gives me hope in this crazy, mixed-up and amazing world of ours. For some reason it feels comforting to make a list, like...