Lucky Garvin

LUCKY GARVIN: Saying Goodbye To Lola

Our Lola appears to be deep in sleep on her favorite corner of the sofa, her head resting on out-stretched paws. But to our sorrow, this is not sleep. The...

LUCKY GARVIN: THE BREAK-IN  [from years ago]

Darlin’ wife Sabrina is under the delusion that our pet Doberman Onyx is a guard-dog....

LUCKY GARVIN: The Tale Of The Ugly Christmas Tree

All Christmas trees are beautiful aren’t they? My wife, Sabrina, looked at the artificial Christmas...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Driver

It was nearing Christmas this year; a hard-working Mexican-American family man was driving his fully-loaded...

LUCKY GARVIN: 3 Wildlife Memories

While there are sorrows in the rehabbing of injured, orphaned, or diseased wildlife, there are...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Extraordinary Reality of Animal Intelligence

One of the more fascinating books I have read is: Animals in Transition, by Temple Grandin. Her engrossing narrative embraces animal communication, perception, thought,...

IN MEMORIAM: Diane Huey D’Orazio, DVM 1957-2020. 

She lived amongst us as an angel on Earth, but she left us on May 28th, to fulfill her calling at the highest level.  This...

LUCKY GARVIN: A Long-Life Living Lesson Learned In Fire

Dad was tough as a pine knot, and brave as a bear. We grew up in a very rural setting. Dad felt the need to...

LUCKY GARVIN: Way On Back In The Day

--.  ---,  …---  -.-. -.-. -.--! Each afternoon, my father-in-law and I watch a movie. He especially likes westerns; they take him back and jog...

LUCKY GARVIN: One Wintry Morning [from some years back]

Beyond doubt this has been a strange, an unpredictable season. ‘Tis the first day of Spring, and we’ve three inches of snow on the...

LUCKY GARVIN: Home Sweet Home

A tree was cut down; momma squirrel fled in terror leaving two surviving offspring. They were bought to Sabrina. She checked them over.  They...