This is Fruitycake The Raccoon. Just a reminder that I’m not a real raccoon. I just look like a very cute one. Yesterday, we decided to take a little trip to something called a lighthouse. I have heard of these things. But I never imagined that it would be so tall! I never imagined all the people who would want to see it and climb all of those stairs. It’s just one of those things that take your breath away when you see it in person. Like me. Brickle told me to say that. I’m learning the ropes. The persons took turns climbing it while Brickle and I had a snack and lounged around. They tol ..read more

This is Peanut Butter Brickle. You have two choices…every second of the day. To look on the bright side of life. Or to not. It’s really as simple as that. I know I haven’t been feeling good. But I also have been feeling good. Every day is different. And when I have learned to accept that, I look on the sunshiney side of things. That I will feel good again. You may wonder how I’m so sure of that. I’m not. But I also choose to believe the sunshiney. I choose not to listen to the dark thoughts. I choose the sunshiney side up. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 2 Traveling Dogs (@2 ..read more

This is Peanut Butter Brickle. Age isn’t just a number, no matter what others tell you. There’s a reason we keep track of the numbers. At the end of April, I will be 15 in human years. Who knows how old in dog years. Us dogs have our own system. To us, age isn’t something to be ashamed of. We can count. But we count our blessings. Age isn’t something to to fight against. Age to us is a work of art. It takes a long time to get this good looking. This smart. Age to a dog is truly a masterpiece. What I don’t understand is that we all want to live long and happy lives. But we are embarrassed ..read more

This is Peanut Butter Brickle. Sometimes things happen in life that are unexpected. That’s part of life. But some things are more unexpected than others. For sure. So when we were taking a walk in that Miami, Florida place yesterday, and someone seemingly fell out of the sky, well, it took us by surprise. And it certainly took that lizard by surprise. Now, I expect to see lizards in this Florida place. But I don’t expect them to drop out of trees. And we felt bad for him. We really did. So you know we took him back to where we were staying. And we let him rest. And you know what? It took hi ..read more

This is Fruitycake The Raccoon. Just a reminder that I’m not a real raccoon. I just play one on the internet. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 2 Traveling Dogs (@2travelingdogs) What a few days. We have done more driving than anyone I know. And yet, tomorrow, we drive again. To where? Don’t know. But I know we are done in this Miami place. Once again, the persons were hit with more disappointment about papers. And then Brickle started feeling real bad again. I don’t do well in this heat either. It’s as hot as you can imagine it to be. And since we are in limbo in life, m ..read more

This is Peanut Butter Brickle. I don’t know how many roads that I have traveled on. Just the last few days, it’s been a lot. Can you imagine the roads I’ve traveled on my whole life? None of these roads have been easy. In fact, I remember when persons told us not to travel at all. I remember when persons told me I was too old. Even ten years ago. I also know that the road we are on now…the road we have chosen now…is not an easy one. In fact, many would have given up by now. Many would have quit when it came to that Italy place. And my senior dog road? Many. Many would have given up on me b ..read more

This is Peanut Butter Brickle. You know what? I like snacks. Lots of snacks. I think I may actually like snacks more than I like dinner. Or lunch. Or breakfast. Snacks are life. Digby definitely knew this. I miss him eating all of my snacks. So yesterday, when the persons said we had to head back to that Miami, Florida place, I didn’t ask many questions. I’m used to plans changing. I mean, weren’t we supposed to be heading up north? Seems like we are just turning back around. Because we are turning back around. Our life is like the Hokey Pokey. The only thing I was really concerned about w ..read more

This is Peanut Butter Brickle. Persons say that time flies. And they want time to slow down. But then, they go to sleep. That’s wasting time in my opinion. So when I have my all nighters, I have to wonder what the big deal is. I mean, shouldn’t we want to be with the ones we love as much as possible? I know that I am so handsome though that sometimes you can’t look at me directly for too long. It’s like the eclipse. Yes, its true I get confused on what time it may be. Or when I should be awake. Or asleep. Or eating. Or if I need to eat again. But you know what? The long nights we can nev ..read more

This is Peanut Butter Brickle. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about persons, it’s that they love to talk. They will talk about themselves. They will talk about other persons. Now. I understand the value of talking about yourself. We all need to love ourselves. I love myself a lot. Always have. Always will. But talking about other persons? If you’re saying nice things about them, keep talking. But if you’re saying unkind things or negative things, ask yourself why you feel the need to do that. After all, there is always a reason and a motive behind all we do. Every decision we make affect ..read more

This is Peanut Butter Brickle. Well, it’s seems as if I have worried my persons again. On the days when I feel less than perfect, they feel terrible. It’s like they take all my weight…a whole 69 pounds of it…and carry it around on their shoulders. But you know what I’ve learned in my almost 15 years this time around? That some days you will feel like you can handle the world. Like you can do anything. And some days, you won’t be ok. And that’s ok. Sometimes we try to get out of the not ok times by ignoring it. By pretending it’s not happening. Or by trying not to feel the feelings we need t ..read more