Category Archives: Nellie the Dog

Christmas Cards for Nellie

Tweet Hello Friends, Nellie and I are feeling a bit blue this holiday season (we miss our home, our mountain, our meadow…) so I have an idea that might cheer us up. Would you like to send Nellie a Holiday … Continue reading →

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Andi
Posted in Nellie the Dog | 12 Comments

Trauma Insomnia

Tweet December 1st, 2010 Almost Three Months After the Fire In a recent meeting organized for Four Mile Fire survivors, the speaker asked how many of us were having trouble sleeping or were taking something to help us sleep. Nearly … Continue reading →

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Andi
Posted in Friends, Nellie the Dog, PTSD | 9 Comments

A Little Look Into My Life Right Now

Tweet “They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known…”  – Billy Joel, “Summer, Highland Falls.” Hello Friends, This afternoon I took a break from working at home in my cottage, … Continue reading →

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Andi
Posted in Chautauqua, Friends, Good Moments, Nellie the Dog, The Kindness of Strangers | 4 Comments

Lost and Found

Tweet November 7th, 2010 Two Months After the Fire English mapmakers used to place the phrase “Here There Be Dragons” at the edges of their known world. If you sailed past this point, they said, you would end up in … Continue reading →

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Andi
Posted in Chautauqua, Nellie the Dog, Yellowstone | 29 Comments

Nellie’s Little Halloween Adventure

Tweet October 31st, 2010 Believe it or not, there is another small fire burning in Boulder Canyon today, about two miles from us. It started on Friday, and is now about 70 percent contained.  My friend David could see the … Continue reading →

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Andi
Posted in Chautauqua, Good Moments, Nellie the Dog | 13 Comments

Nellie Has a Very Bad Day

Tweet October 14, 2010 Five Weeks After the Fire Hello Friends, Yesterday when I woke up, Nellie was lying on the bed, shaking.  I jumped out of bed and tried to rouse her, but she just shook and whimpered. Oh … Continue reading →

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Andi
Posted in Nellie the Dog | 35 Comments

Dancing in the Dark

Tweet October 10, 2010 Thirty-Three Days After the Fire Hello Dear Friends, I was talking to someone today, and she asked, “How are you doing?” I stopped and said, “That’s a rather complicated question right now.” It’s amazing how complex … Continue reading →

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Andi
Posted in Friends, Nellie the Dog, PTSD | 42 Comments

The Nellie Has Landed

Tweet September 13th, 2010 Six Days After the Fire Hi All, Nellie and I have landed safely in Boulder, after a long, windy drive across Wyoming. As we came down from Cheyenne, I saw a pillar of smoke and thought, … Continue reading →

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Andi
Posted in Friends, Nellie the Dog | 2 Comments