I'm still here...barely...

I'm slowly recovering from the loss of Ripley.   This has hit me extremely hard.  Maybe it is because I'm older now?  Maybe because, after 5 male dogs, I FINALLY had a female and we bonded?  I don't know.   I've really been in a dark world.   I am trying to carry on my normal routine:  feed the birds, water the plants, make a couple journals.  My heart wasn't into making happy butterfly ones, so I made a grimoire and an interactive one.  I'm BORED making stupid happy ones with flowers and butterflies.  I want something dark...brown or black.  I've been spraying coffee on paper and I like the way it looks.  I'm taking a week off...I just can't seem to be creative right now.

We took a weekend and spent the night with our son and his family in Temecula.  It was good to get away and to see their 3 kids, ages 9, 3, and 8 months.  Then, we came back home...sigh...

We eventually would like another dog.   The house is so empty without one.  Any suggestions for a couple in their mid 60's?   We both don't want another German shepherd...too many health issues.   Ripley, being a mutt, lived the longest and she was never sick until the end of her life. 

Any shelters we should visit?

Thanks, in advance.

~~Cheryl Ann~