Author Archives: respectthepaw

First Parish Watertown Unitarian-Universalist – Summer Lay Service August 14, 2016 The Stories We Tell Service Leader – Izzy Tappan-deFrees Prelude – Imagine – John Lennon Imagine there’s no heaven.  It’s easy if you try No hell below us. Above … Continue reading →

First Parish Watertown Summer Service – August 3, 2014 Call to Worship We live in an age where life can move too quickly around us, and it becomes easy to feel engulfed in waves of uncertainty. I sense so many … Continue reading →

Hi all – goodness, it has been too long since I have posted. Frankly, I have just been busy grooming! Under the category of ‘When Life Gives You Lemons…’, my old website for Buddybarber.com (my grooming business website) stopped working … Continue reading →

I love my dog grooming clients. And as many of you know, I am also a proud cat parent – we have 3 of the most wonderful, beautiful cats around. We spoil them with an all meat diet (with occassional cookies) … Continue reading →

And there we sit Knowing that Without the hands above Our comfort and survival shifts From leisure, warmth and regal rest To wilds, cold with winds and stalking prey. Gleaming trays descend Like heartbeats Drumming in steady line Meats chopped … Continue reading →

Beneath his legs Where no one seems to see But do perhaps smell The fine spun fur is knitted tight. Egg sacks on vine They pull on tender skin In daily kitchen dance Step here, back there, eyes on bowl. … Continue reading →