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Poodles Are Dogs

Poodles Are Dogs

By Elizabeth Enslin on February 5, 2010

I try not to blog about my pets too much, but I came across a blog post this morning that prompts me to defend my dog’s honor….

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Eagles and Dogs

Eagles and Dogs

By Elizabeth Enslin on March 5, 2009

A sore throat, stuffy nose and cough inspire me to play with images instead of  words today.  Okay, there are some words, but not too many.
Django and I headed out to the Sandy River Delta a few days ago.  We go there at least once a week when we’re in Portland and have seen bald  

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Snow Inspiration

Snow Inspiration

By Elizabeth Enslin on January 27, 2009

Snow on Mt. Tabor

Is it routine or breaks in routine that give me inspiration?  I can’t be sure, but I do know that another unusual snowfall today invited me out for a morning walk with Django and invigorated my work the rest of the day.

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Being Here

By Elizabeth Enslin on December 19, 2008

I came across a haunting essay, “Am I Still Here?” by  Anthony Doerr in the January/February issue of Orion.  It begins like this:
I HARBOR A DARK TWIN INSIDE. He’s a sun-starved, ropy bastard and he lives somewhere north of my heart. Every day he gets a little stronger. He’s a weed, he’s a creeper; he’s a  

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Balancing Work and Play

Balancing Work and Play

By Elizabeth Enslin on December 17, 2008

It’s snowing here in Portland, Oregon, and I’m wondering whether or not to start a blog. Django – my eighty-two pound, chocolate, standard poodle- doesn’t care. He’s been hinting at other activities all day with barks, yawns, groans, hopeful looks, nudges, playbows. I’ve been ignoring him to work on this fledgling website, respond to a literary journal interested in one of my essays, send another essay on its first submissions round, eat lunch, answer phone calls, wash dishes, read some blogs to see if I really want to become one of millions sharing the minutiae of everyday life….

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