by Mark Saluke | Mar 29, 2026 | New beginnings, Pet Companionship, Site Announcements, Upcoming events
“Is that dog part coyote?” “He’s actually a husky/blue heeler mix,” I responded to the guy standing outside his house on Water Street. This was last weekend, back when it was beautiful, before Indiana’s fourth winter of March set in. “Beautiful dog,” he said. A moment...
by Mark Saluke | Jan 31, 2026 | Author’s Journey, Pet Companionship, Recovery & Sobriety, Uncategorized, Upcoming events
Sometime in late 1977, my sister Michelle got a gift, a brand-spankin’ new album, “The Stranger,” by some guy named Billy Joel. Flashforward to about six years later, when some little kid stumbles across this album and becomes enamored with its cover, pretty...
by Mark Saluke | Oct 26, 2025 | Recent media, Site Announcements, Upcoming events
This is the calm before the storm, in many ways. Here in Indiana, we’ve had a big old cooldown. The days are getting much shorter, and the daylight savings switch is right around the corner as October quickly fades into November. It’s been a great fall. September was...
by Mark Saluke | Sep 22, 2025 | Pet Companionship, Recent media, Site Announcements, Upcoming events
Life with Lucy is about to get busy. From as far north as Ft. Wayne to as far south as Bloomington, including, Marion, Jonesboro, Gas City, Huntington, Kokomo and Noblesville, the Lucy’s Way fall tour is about to touch down in nine spots over the next few months. But...
by Mark Saluke | Sep 1, 2025 | Author’s Journey, Site Announcements, Uncategorized
Welcome to September! What an awesome, joyous, fantastic month! Are you catching the drift that I’m a fan of September? It’s true, I love this month in Indiana, as summer starts slowly fading toward fall but the days and evenings are still long and the weather warm,...
