Mt. Diablo’s redeeming views
When I stepped out of the car at the Mount Diablo summit parking lot, my heart sunk. In a thicket of clouds dense with drizzle, the racing wind ripped my just-opened car door from my hand. The wind chill must have been in the low 30s; a brisk morning for mid-May.
Help find George
George is an Australian shepherd missing from Terracina Apartments in Morgan Hill. He can be skittish if scared. If you see him, call Stephanie at 408-679-6029 or the San Martin Animal Shelter at 408-686-3900.
Life of veterinarian is about the little things
Some of you wrote me telling how your pet made an impact on your life. One reader asked me to repeat my story about our childhood kitty-cat, Murphy. She was larger than life to my brothers and sister and me. Smarter than any other feline, she could open doors and find her way inside the walls of our very old house. But more than anything, she changed our father into a devoted cat person. I first wrote about Murphy 17 years ago, when I talked with a 6th grade student about euthanasia. Here, once again, is that story...
‘Blithe Spirit’: A hysterical moment with British humor and an icon
Eighty-nine-year-old theater icon Angela Lansbury delivers her award-winning role in “Blithe Spirit” deliciously—like a magic genie—as Madame Arcati in Noel Coward’s play he claimed to have drummed out in five days in 1941 to become one of the most popular plays of his career.
