Social
The author, Kristene Perron. Now with 50% more goofy grin!
Coconutty Tweets
Error: Twitter did not respond. Please wait a few minutes and refresh this page.
Top Posts & Pages
-
Recent Posts
-
Join 1,674 other subscribers
Archives
Get WARPED!
Categories
Coconutty good blogs that I read a lot and like and stuff!
I Love Indies
I Love Canadian Books!
BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!
Meta
Category Archives: Animals
Two Cats: This is not about cats
I have two cats, Serenity and Ripley. They are sisters, from the litter I fostered five years ago. These two cats have been with me since they were five weeks old. Their lives have been identical, but they are not. … Continue reading
Girl Gone Wild
On Tuesday morning, I climbed aboard a big, yellow zodiac and headed out to watch whales and play tourist for a day with my dear friend Liz and her family from Arizona—son Jeff, and teen granddaughters Katelyn and Lauren. Despite … Continue reading
Stray Dogs and Immigrants
On Friday, February 24th I spent a few hours volunteering for the SPCA’s annual Bake a Difference fundraiser. The event is tied in with National Cupcake Day. Helping animals and eating cupcakes, could there be a better way to spend … Continue reading
Posted in Aitutaki - Cook Islands, Animals, Baja - Mexico, News and politics, Travel
Tagged compassion, immigrants, narrow world view, refugees, SPCA, stray dogs
3 Comments
Happy
I had this idea for a really long blog post about how I’ve been having more and more moments of happiness lately and how I can finally feel the magic power of time starting to do its thing. I thought … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Grief and Mourning, Health and wellness
Tagged grief, happiness, puppies
Leave a comment
Mind Killer
What scares you? Not in the big, metaphorical sense but in an immediate, palm-sweating, heart racing kind of way. Spiders? Heights? Water? In Frank Herbert’s classic novel, Dune, fear is described as “the mind killer”. There is some truth in … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Environment, Health and wellness, Life, Love, Nature & Environment, News and politics, Ocean, Travel
Tagged Conquering fear, fear is good, illogical fear, Syrian refugees
2 Comments
The Good Owner
What heartless person doesn’t think this is the cutest thing ever? Well, me, actually. Over the years, I’ve learned to bite my tongue about everyday instances of animal cruelty. I’ve tried, instead, to be subtle, to slip in bits of … Continue reading
Secondhand Love
My love for animals began early… That’s Tinker you see, my first cat, being oh-so-patient with my enthusiastic affection. My memories of Tinker are all happy – even the time he caught a snake and dropped it in the middle … Continue reading
Posted in Animals
Tagged adopting adult pets, adopting animals, Coconut Chronicles, foster kittens, kittens, Kristene Perron, SPCA, SPCA cats, veterinary assistant
6 Comments
My Ocean, Myself
Hello again from Home!This week’s Coconut Chronicle is short and…well, maybe not sweet but hopefully powerful. Get involved.QUESTION: Can we change?Until next week, I hope this finds you healthy, happy & lovin’ our planet!The Princess
Posted in Animals, Nature & Environment, Ocean
Tagged ocean conservation video, protect the ocean
Leave a comment
Pets Peeved
Hello again from the place where it never stops snowing! The Blizzard Fence is finished!! Hooray! Hooray! Now we just have to get through the “Snow Deck” and all our outdoor work is finished (for now). Sigh. Our life, at … Continue reading
Posted in Animals
3 Comments