Lenore and Frieda have taken to sharing the same dog bed, something that would cost most dogs dearly. Lenore and Frieda are buds, and Lenore can do no wrong by Frieda. The Hound of Love has power.

This week. Functional, highly affordable art. Selling Bedlam Farm Spring notecards on Redux. Maria is selling potholders, Sparky Bags and other bags on her site.  Mary Kellogg is selling her new book “Whistling Woman” on tbmbooks.com. Story-telling workshop at LARAC in Glens Falls Thursday. Small dinner party at Bedlam Farm Wednesday night. Raining and raining. Warm weather coming. Wedding plans underway.

I am appearing at the Empire State Book Festival (the first) in Albany on April 10. Panel of dog and animal writers.

My daughter Emma returns for a joint reading with her proud father at Northshire Books, May 8, 7 p.m. From what I saw at her first reading, the dog and baseball obsessives have a lot in common.

I’ve learned that good friends are happy for you when you are.