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Ziggy Tails: Season 2 Episode 3 I Should Have Bought It When I Thought of It
I know I have gone from not writing anything for over three months to a second post in two days. I was going to wait for next week but I...

Emily M Leonard
May 20, 2022


It All Matters
It amazing me that I have managed to actually accomplish things in my life. I get side tracked so easily. I also can be so organized at...

Emily M Leonard
May 19, 2022


Trail Journal
It's here! My newest release. It's a blank slate and you are the author. Just in time for thru-hiker season. Grab your copy or copies now...

Emily M Leonard
Mar 23, 2022


Ziggy Tails: Season 2 Episode 2 Happy Birthday
Wow! You've come along way pup! Who knew what joy and lessons you would teach us, me especially. I can't believe you are one year old....

Emily M Leonard
Jan 27, 2022


Ziggy Tails Season 2 Episode 1
Hmm, season 1 ended July 7th with a promise of Season 2 to be out in the fall of 2021. That didn't happen. The summer of 2021 was...

Emily M Leonard
Jan 14, 2022


Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Sure it's still Christmas, if you go by the Christian calendar and not the secular one. So, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Besides,...

Emily M Leonard
Jan 5, 2022


Go Take a Hike
Don't you wish you could tell certain people to "Go take a hike!" Well, you can do just that today and not get into trouble since it's...

Emily M Leonard
Nov 17, 2021


The truth is not about feelings
I finally ventured out on the trail with my dear hiking buddy, Stacey. I've hiked a ton, but mostly on the Appalachian Trail. Stacey has...

Emily M Leonard
Nov 10, 2021


It's Labor Day weekend already!
No more excuses. My last post explained I would be gone for awhile as we concentrated on our son's wedding. Well, that was over a month...

Emily M Leonard
Sep 3, 2021


Ziggy Tails Season Finale: S1 E10
Oh what fun it is to have a Ziggy in the house, on the trail, or wherever I am. He is turning into such a goofball. At our last lesson,...

Emily M Leonard
Jun 7, 2021


Ziggy Tails: Paws on the Appalachian Trail S1 E9
Road trip! Wednesday, May 26, we packed up and headed South. We generally do not travel on holiday weekends. We live at a...

Emily M Leonard
May 30, 2021


Ziggy Tails: Sorry Fields Pond S1 E8
Well, I am two weeks behind, almost anyway. If I didn’t write today it would be two weeks late. But what’s new. So, that means I will put...

Emily M Leonard
May 30, 2021


It's okay to have ME time S1 E7
Ziggy is turning into one heck of hiking partner. We hit the trails almost every day last week. Mostly just up back on Mollie's Trail. If...

Emily M Leonard
May 17, 2021


Ziggy Tails: Sometimes three is a crowd S1 E6
So far so good, another great week with Ziggy at my side. We even ended the week without having to do the dreaded puppy-hold. Nothing...

Emily M Leonard
May 10, 2021


Ziggy Tails: A weekly diary S1 E5
Monday: What a chillin' day. Not too long ago, we had psycho puppy. Today you wouldn't even know it was the same dog. The day started out...

Emily M Leonard
May 2, 2021


Ziggy Tails: New tools for the training toolbox S1 E4
Challenges accepted. Last week I will admit was brutal, but I didn't give up. I didn't even waiver. I admitted to being discouraged in...

Emily M Leonard
Apr 25, 2021


Ziggy Tails: A Challenging Week S1 E3
I am now Twelve weeks old. I had a great week last week. I found my voice even louder than last week. I can bark really loud,...

Emily M Leonard
Apr 21, 2021


Ziggy Tails S1 E2
Week two at the Leonard's house, my new home. This is my sleeping and quiet time crate. I like it so much when they open the door I just...

Emily M Leonard
Apr 12, 2021


New Series Pilot: Ziggy Tails Week One S1 E1
As promised last week, here is my new series, Ziggy Tails. Last week I briefly introduced Ziggy, our new puppy. We took that marathon...

Emily M Leonard
Apr 5, 2021


Introducing a New Series
Puppy fever has attacked our household. Last week we tried to cure the fever and brought home Zoey. If you read last week's post, you...

Emily M Leonard
Mar 31, 2021

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