Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you're just a mother. The next you are all-wise and prehistoric.

A cat likes to hear you calling him. He sits in a bush a yard from your shoes - and listens.

A dog wakens your heart to joy and companionship.

It's hard to visualize the toys you had fifty years ago - all save bear. He's as clear as if he were sitting on the desk in front of you...of course...he probably is.

Many a cat can only be lured in by switching off all the lights and keeping very still. Until the indignant cry of a cat-locked-out comes at the door.

The courage of very ordinary people is all that stands between us and the dark.

From serenity comes gentleness, comes lasting strength.