It’s summer. Too hot to cook. Shoot, it’s almost too hot to eat. As much as my dog loves chomping down on ice cubes, my vet told me that’s not good for her teeth, so how to cool off and
Going to the Dog Cookies (2)
In Going to the Dog Cookies (Part 1), I shared my Bark-B-Que and Pumpkin Butter dog treat recipes. And according to my puggle, they’re delicious, much better than anything I buy at the big box pet stores. But dog cannot
Adopt Don’t Shop — PLEASE!
I recently read a Twitter thread where the poster posited that buying dogs from puppy mills was actually BETTER than adopting because all rescue animals are “broken”. AND people need to stop making her feel guilty for always buying from
Living the Puggle Life
It’s the weekend. No, scratch that, it’s a long holiday weekend! For me, that means WRITING TIME! I’m hard at work writing my next cozy mystery. And when I’m writing, my little writing buddy is usually “helping”. Which in this
Going To The Dog Cookies (1)
I wrote an adorable cozy mystery where the main character (MC) whipped up some delicious, healthy, vegetarian dog cookies in her kitchen. That spur-of-the-moment decision for my MC was backed up by tons of research and experimentation. Unfortunately, that book
Resting Puggle Face
Newsflash – Olivia Blacke is writing! Okay, to be fair, that’s not really “news.” That’s more of a constant state. Even when I’m commuting or sleeping or walking the puggle, at least 49% of my brain is writing. Wait, did