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Sep 9

Written By Ilene Starr

Dialogue between Blossie and me this morning:

Me: Good morning my Blossie. What’s new with you?

Blossie: Good morning Mommy. Nothin’

Me: Yeah, me too.

Fast forward to 7:30 pm…

Blossie: So…how was your day Mommy?

Me: It was kind of boring…

Blossie: Yeah, me too.

Me: Oh…except, I just remembered…the best part of my day was when an acquaintance of mine reached out for help. As I listened and offered feedback, a sense of aliveness began to build inside me and I paced around the room as we talked. My soul was buoyed by a burst of energy that replaced the Covid-induced blah I lived in before the phone rang. Being useful to another brings great gifts.

What one thing occurred today that made you feel like something happened?

Blossum really wants to know.

Ilene Starr

Ilene Starr was born in Los Angeles, California, escaped to the Pacific Northwest in 2012 and has never looked back.

At the tender age of 61-3/4 years, after dreaming about having her own dog for decades, Ilene finally got her first dog when Blossum, basset hound, landed in her life and changed everything.

Ilene and Blossum’s first collaboration was a blog called Blossum the Divine Dog, a travelogue of profound, hilarious and deeply touching experiences which occurred in Portland, Oregon during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Then the book, Blossum the Divine Dog, took shape.

Blossum The Divine Dog may be summed up like this: “How I survived the Covid-19 pandemic guided by a gifted basset hound who possesses a wacky sense of humor, a reverent spirituality and lots of opinions. “

https://www.blossumthedivinedog.com

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