BESTIDA “BESSIE” CHAIYO DILL — A PICTORIAL ESSAY

Photos by Al Graham (“Crazy Uncle Al”) Born to proud parents, Jeffrey and Tip Dill on October 27, 2008, Baby Bessie makes everyone in our family’s world complete. As a newborn, she had shown like a bright star and an angel orb. We all knew she was a very special...

GHOSTIE GIRL

By Suzi Lewis Pignataro When I was twenty-four, my boyfriend Eamon and I visited the Pacific Northwest. Our final destination before flying home to the Bay Area was the magnificent Mount Rainier in Washington, where we held reservations at the historic Paradise Inn....

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE SANDMAN

By Al Graham The Sandman is a self-taught artist. His canvas is the city sidewalks of Coronado. Using sand and dirt, he creates colossal images which he calls “dust formations” — a giant panda, pig, clown, dog, cat, elephant, or other animals. However, if you...

THE GREATEST PUPPY I EVER KNEW!

By Suellis Kelley This is a story about the greatest puppy I ever knew! One day I went to the country and saw the cutest puppy I had ever seen, and it was so young, lost, and thin. The way it was trembling, I knew it must have been abandoned. So, I picked him up...

THOSE DOG GONE DAYS!!!

An illustrated tribute to the dogs that have left us and the lovely critters that filled our hearts back up with love.  The Harpst-Koen Family:  Sandy, Boo, Rockit, & Boomer