Amazing how different life feels when suddenly the power’s gone. We hope you’ll forgive this delayed post about being closed for the day (as we have no internet connection on site). If you don’t live…
Posts Published by Kathy Palmer
I grew up in NJ and Belgium and eventually settled in Portland, ME. Until missing the big city, which inspired a return to Boston in 2010, and the opening of Fish & Bone on Newbury Street. Fish & Bone and its original sibling store Fetch (est. 2000) bring together some of the things I love the most: animals, real food, great design, having an impact, the natural world, urban life, creative solutions, good community, and a good laugh. Zip is all pug, but I'm a cultural mutt.
Calling all Kitty Helpers! Cat Food Donation Drive!
Do you want to do something to help homeless cats? We’ve got an easy way to help. The Animal Rescue League of Boston works with the Boston Homeless Cats Group (BHCG) to manage the population of feral…
Win a Pot O’ Gold & Help Spike’s Fund
We’re running a contest, and for a buck (all of which goes to MSPCA’s Spike’s Fund), you can enter to win a pot of gold! Yes, gold. Well, what gold is to some dogs that…
Dogs and Meat, a Medium-Rare Story
Extra, extra! People feeding raw meat to their pets! Read all about it! Um, we hate to break it to you, New York Times, but raw feeding is hardly news. Way, way back, before Dog…
Cat in An Empty Apartment
Did you, like me, love the Kieslowski 3 Colors Trilogy (Blue/White/Red)? Then maybe you already know that it was inspired by a poem, Love At First Sight, by Wislawa Szymborska ? I didn’t, which is…
Chancer the Wonder Dog
With so much buzz around the Super Bowl you might have missed this story in the NY Times Magazine yesterday. Summary: couple adopts two babies from Russia in 1999. Not siblings, but from the same…
MSPCA Valentine’s Day Sale. All Proceeds to Spike’s Fund…what’s that?
Spike’s Fund is MSPCA-Angell’s stash of cash for the treatment of homeless animals in need of urgent care. They’ve been through car accidents, neglect, abuse, or abandonment. They’re cared for, stitched up, cleaned up, loved…
Food Feature: Nature’s Variety Raw
The topic of feeding raw deserves a discussion, actually several. For now I’m only going to acknowledge that some animal-lovers are pro-raw and some are against it, and many aren’t sure what to think yet….